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1 – 7 of 7The economy is not showing serious ill effects from the overspill of the conflict in Gaza or recent aid cuts. The government may even have derived some additional financial…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285958
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The disaster that has left over 40,000 people dead in south-eastern Turkey and north-western Syria has given Assad an opportunity to bolster his position through deeper political…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276106
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Economic pressure on Maduro is mounting as foreign companies and banks respond to the August 5 US executive order tightening sanctions to prevent material assistance to his…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB245909
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A violent clampdown on the opposition and civil society groups in January and February prompted the US government to renew sanctions, while the UK government has put cooperation…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB242610
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Despite a series of IMF programmes since 1989, public sector debt levels have climbed to worrying heights, driven by deficits on both fiscal and current account accounts. Jordan’s…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB270291
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It includes large federal stimulus spending to spur economic growth and to alleviate the worst impacts of the collapse in global commodity prices, particularly oil. The budget…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB210194
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Citing the US trade deficit as a sign of an "economic war" waged by China, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has made protectionist appeals to attract supporters from…