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1 – 10 of 11However, cuts to the social grants budget and a continued focus on the planned three-year wage freeze for civil servants has annoyed (among others) the ruling ANC's ‘Tripartite…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259790
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Such impacts look set to worsen, affecting biodiversity and human society alike. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Atlas suggests, in its worst-case scenario…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273461
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The government has changed hands only once since independence in 1966: in 1992 the People's Progressive Party (PPP), led by Cheddi Jagan, assumed power following 26 years of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB199348
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Sandu called for "maximum vigilance", although it is unclear when the coup attempt was due to happen. The announcement follows Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilita's surprise…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276002
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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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Eastern EU member-states, especially in the south-east, have lagged in both pollution reduction and transition to the carbon-neutral economy, largely thanks to aspects of their…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB271508
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Oil and gas major Total has suspended work on its nearby liquefied natural gas (LNG) site, while a humanitarian crisis has worsened. Pressure for an external military intervention…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261375
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One of the major challenges for the government in the short term will be protecting the most vulnerable sections of the population from food insecurity, amid rising prices…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273201
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Yet market sentiment remains sceptical of Pretoria’s ability to deliver on the package, implement steep and politically contentious expenditure cuts and boost growth. Meanwhile, a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257441
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Tax reform update in the Philippines.