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Banking sector profitability surged from RUB199bn (USD2.2bn) in 2022 to around RUB3.3tn in 2023. Rising profitability was generated by robust credit expansion, lower loan…
Security officials blame the spike in violence on the influence of drug trafficking organisations (DTOs), which have long transited the country but which increasingly are vying to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285078
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The ruling leaves Uganda at odds with Western donors that have criticised the law and leaves Uganda’s LGBT community facing the prospect of potentially intensifying persecution.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286372
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The economic situation is challenging: unemployment was 16.4% in the fourth quarter of 2023, and work and business opportunities are limited. The government has avoided a debt…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287273
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The plan covers six priority areas: agro-industry, health, infrastructure and mobility, digital transformation, bio-economy and defence. Most of the BRL300bn (USD60bn) in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285480
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President Nayib Bukele is highly popular, having implemented hard-line security policies that have reduced murder rates dramatically. He was re-elected in February by a landslide…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286620
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The entry into BRICS of Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) -- all major importers of grain -- gives Russia an opportunity permanently to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287099
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Markets in the region are characterised by the dominance of a small number of large firms, and the Bank believes that governments can spur growth by strengthening competition…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286983
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The new rules, which include steeper taxes on foreign purchases of existing domestic properties, are part of a Labor strategy intended to free up more housing stock. The…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284915
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Both sides vowed to coordinate their responses to what they describe as a US-led policy ‘dual containment’ directed at Moscow and Beijing, strengthening the impression of a united…