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Argentina has followed Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Peru and Venezuela into the AIIB as President Mauricio Macri seeks increased foreign investment. With the arguable exception of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB221581
ISSN: 2633-304X
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At the same time, private businesses have been allowed to import as never before. New privately owned shops caters to those with hard currency, but for most people the economic…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281234
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US development policy.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB219830
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In late May, it approved a three-month, USD200mn currency swap with Sri Lanka to help ease Colombo’s foreign exchange woes. The move underscores its growing economic strength…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262788
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Ukraine had been a significant grain exporter, much of it to poor countries, accounting for about 10% of world trade. The invasion stopped that. In July 2022, Turkey and the UN…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280736
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This follows President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo’s order in a July 21 speech that law enforcement personnel should summarily shoot suspected drug dealers who resist arrest, with a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB223852
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Living standards are set to decrease further, with the number of Africans in poverty projected to rise for the first time in two decades. Current debt relief initiatives look…
Cuba's energy troubles.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB249246
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Latin America's fiscal challenges.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB198314
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Some hard-right members of the Republican congressional caucus argue that allowing federal spending to lapse and threatening a government shutdown could force legislators to…