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Fed Chair Jerome Powell is lukewarm on digital currencies but the multiple impacts of COVID-19, and the progress of China and other states on CBDCs, have reignited calls for a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256845
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Bitcoin is benefiting from the growing institutionalisation of the investor base for digital tokens, and the appeal of crypto-assets as a hedge against the debasement of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258935
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The IT sector has been an unmitigated success in recent years and formerly coexisted with the government, but internet shutdowns raised operational risks, and the industry's…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256766
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The government hopes to benefit from the flattening of the COVID-19 pandemic and a relative calm in the Tigray conflict to push ahead with its flagship privatisation programme…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB267978
ISSN: 2633-304X
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A central figure is Yassar Ibrahim, who has been connected to takeovers at Latakia container terminal and in the telecoms sector. Ownership of Syriatel, one of Syria’s most…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266923
ISSN: 2633-304X
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However, amid ongoing conflict in Tigray and considerable political uncertainty around the upcoming elections, the outcome may be disappointing.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260439
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Military business interests and economic reform in Myanmar.