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This episode could have a significant impact on South Sudan's government, which derives almost 90% of its revenue from oil.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286085
ISSN: 2633-304X
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In particular, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has indicated it hopes to renegotiate a USD6.5bn minerals-for-infrastructure deal signed with two Chinese state-owned…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279252
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The measure provoked much speculation about whether it reflected renewed resource nationalism, amid increasing geopolitical competition for access to resources such as lithium…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275943
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The DRC is the world’s largest cobalt producer by far, accounting for some 70% of total world production. The outcome of the dispute therefore has significant implications for…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272336
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This reflects an increasingly interventionist government effort to promote local value addition in the coffee sector. However, the approach has been controversial.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278667
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The claim appears somewhat unbelievable given that the US Geological Survey estimates existing global gold reserves at just 244,000 tonnes. Nevertheless, the aggressive marketing…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272370
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However, with FDI flows expected to be much reduced amid the global economic slowdown, especially for ‘riskier’ frontier or developing markets, ease of doing business is likely to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB254043
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However, China’s insistence on negotiating debt relief bilaterally and on a loan-by-loan basis will delay efforts to reschedule borrowing, jeopardising Angola’s debt…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257502
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Somalia's oil ambitions.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB242840
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The new facility is to be built by Emirati state-owned logistics firm DP World and will become the first deep-water port in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), if it opens…