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1 – 10 of 28Many Middle East and North African (MENA) countries view CBDCs as a solution for a host of money-related issues and, led by the UAE, are at various stages of CBDC development…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB289095
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Turkey seeks to narrow its large trade deficit with China, which contributes to an unsustainable current account deficit. Falling imports last year and in 2024 have eased the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287641
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Separately, the IN’s presence in the Arabian Sea has increased markedly since December, in response to threats associated with the fallout from the Israel-Gaza war. Defence…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285680
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India has refused to criticise any Israeli actions in the Gaza war, but at the same time, it has reiterated its support for a two-state solution to the wider Israeli-Palestinian…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283738
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Most of Russia’s hydrocarbon export revenues are generated from oil now that gas sales have collapsed. Ambitious state spending plans are based on oil revenues rising this year…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284811
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Indonesia hosted the 43rd ASEAN summit and related events, including the 18th East Asia Summit (EAS). India held its first-ever G20 summit. ASEAN’s chairmanship now passes to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281866
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The investment reaffirms OCP’s central role in the kingdom’s accelerating plans to become a major producer of green hydrogen feedstock. The government has foreign investors signed…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275094
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That represented a 1.9-percentage-point (pp) rise in import share and a 0.4-pp fall in export share. Turkey's economic and commercial ties with Europe (EU and non-EU) are strong…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280284
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The EU on March 10 set a deadline of 2027 to “achieve independence” from Russian gas. Iran, which has the world’s second-largest gas reserves, has the potential to become a major…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB268371
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Brexit vote's impact on the Middle East.