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Partial or complete lockdowns are taking a heavy toll on activity, with a pronounced impact on construction (down 70.5%), manufacturing (down 29.5%), hotels and restaurants (down…
The challenges facing special economic zones.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB212718
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Doubts over the extent of recovery from a double-digit contraction this year are complicating efforts to renegotiate debt with the IMF and present a plausible economic policy…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257353
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Prospects for Mexico in 2019.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB240173
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Although this scenario had already been contemplated in the official decree that established the GN in 2019, the new terms for military deployments are notably different.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253108
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Spearheded by Labour Minister Gloria Ines Ramirez, the 'Change for the Elderly' bill proposes a new system, centred on the principle of solidarity. Critics claim the proposals…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278251
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Quarantine measures coupled with prolonged dry weather conditions, which have affected energy production and agriculture, have taken a substantial toll on growth already this…
The strike, held in protest over the government’s economic policies, took place as the World Economic Forum (WEF) held its Latin America regional meeting in Buenos Aires for the…
While this seems improbable, worsening tensions relate in large part to the COVID-19-related lockdown, now the world’s longest and recently extended through August 30. Concerns…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB254800
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The country’s poverty rate stood at 52.4% in 2020 according to the World Bank, a 5-percentage-point increase on the level prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The World Bank…