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The country's nascent mining sector is encountering both challenges and new opportunities as large-scale mining operations come in. Last month, four companies were granted…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB222240
ISSN: 2633-304X
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This builds on efforts by former presidents Rafael Correa (2007-17) and Lenin Moreno (2017-21) to develop the sector. Liberal economic reforms under Lasso have fostered…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB267954
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The win secures Conde a second five-year term. However, opposition parties allege widespread fraud. They refuse to recognise the result and threaten large-scale protests.
The decision of President Ollanta Humala's government to send in troops to deal with protesting farmers in the Islay province of Arequipa reflects frustration at a conflict that…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB199577
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The policy aims to position the country as a leader in the clean energy sector by strengthening local manufacturing and innovation. Tax breaks will be available for the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287338
ISSN: 2633-304X
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By suspending output at Las Bambas, Chinese consortium MMG raised the stakes in a long-running conflict, putting pressure on the Castillo government to act to lift blockages on…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266377
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Long droughts and longer summers due to climate change are lengthening the wildfire season. Yet wildfires are just one in a series of environmental crises that highlight the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263273
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The decision of the three rating agencies not to downgrade is a welcome reprieve for Pretoria after months of uncertainty and severe fluctuations in the value of the rand. South…