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South Korea's conglomerates are symbols of national pride and jobs with them are highly sought after, but their faults are roundly criticised. Samsung, the largest, is widely…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258019
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The poorly publicised law provides for an entirely new visa system, focused on streamlining guest-worker and skilled worker permits from third countries. It addresses an…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285183
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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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The plan includes investment in the skills needed for the transition from heavy industry to a greener, smarter and more electric future. Those skills are in short supply thanks to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282403
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Tourism is a key sector for Uruguay, which received some 3.5 million tourists last year, the majority from neighbouring Argentina and Brazil where case numbers remain high. This…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257077
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Manufacturing plant shutdowns and plummeting demand for new cars cut into output and sales. The continuing decline in real disposable income is shifting customers to the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB254892
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Inflation is lower than in other major EU economies and unemployment is falling, albeit from a high base, as the country approaches presidential elections in April.