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1 – 10 of 148In his swearing-in speech, he said “the more experienced ministers” would “provide continuity” but also warned that Singapore would be “vulnerable to external influences” pulling…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287150
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The Economic Development Board (EDB), the country’s investment promotion agency, announced in March that its ‘golden licence’ scheme of incentives for local and foreign investors…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286570
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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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Previously, in December 2023, South Korea signed a landmark free trade agreement (FTA) with the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), only the bloc’s second with a major…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285843
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After being targeted by Western sanctions, Russia’s high-tech sector has been boosted by the new opportunities created by the government’s import substitution programme, the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284668
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Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and subsequent Western sanctions caused a severe crisis in the automotive sector. Supply chains were severed, output collapsed and exports…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284401
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The market-oriented, technocratic approach that Li pursued contrasts with President Xi Jinping’s expansion of state control across sectors such as finance and prioritisation of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283281
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These stem from the continued autonomy of private-sector firms and the transnational systems they operates through. The EU may exert some influence through targeted policy…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281141
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The proposals contain some new risk management processes, plus additional focus on dual-use exports and consideration of outward investment. Its significance lies less in the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280265
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The strategy is an attempt to define a more coherent approach towards China, taking into account changes in China’s foreign and domestic policies. While being strongly critical of…