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1 – 10 of 12Operating restrictions on Western firms since 2022 have expanded into expropriation risks over the last year. This month Putin signed a decree to authorise the seizure of US…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287272
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Iran’s increasingly skilled sanctions evasion (aided by less intense US enforcement) has made it the second-largest contributor to higher global oil output over the past year…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286770
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Strong household demand, now restored to pre-war levels, mitigated the impact on GDP of falling exports last year. The consumer market is profoundly changed, with new brands from…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286565
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War, sanctions and a mutual desire to overturn US-led regional security orders have pushed Moscow and Tehran closer together. Moscow desires to turn what has historically been a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284914
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Parallel imports have played a crucial role in securing the supply of goods for the Russian economy. The creation and management of parallel import channels is now an important…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286497
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Economic growth in Central Asia has been strong since the COVID-19 pandemic. Shifts in trade and financial flows due to the war in Ukraine have boosted output. Rising investment…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB288939
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Germany’s trade and supply-chain dependence on China, and its sizeable corporate investments in the country, are at odds with pressure from both Brussels and Washington to take a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287353
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Tensions between opposing political forces rose last month when the government triggered impeachment proceedings against the president. Although this failed, strains between the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283153
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The spat masks growing US concern over Cartes’s overwhelming domestic political power and international activities. Cartes’s dominant Colorado Party faction has been quick to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB289536
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Vostok is expected to produce 2 million barrels per day (b/d) by 2030, with all exports going via the strategically important Northern Sea Route (NSR). The Kremlin hopes it will…