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1 – 10 of 45This is 123% more than in the same week in 2023 and 200% more than the average of the last five years. Climate change is exacerbating the difficulties governments face in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB288451
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Latin America’s population is ageing rapidly amid declining birth rates and rising life expectancy. This is driving a need for urgent action to prevent demographic changes…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285438
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Precision and medical equipment has been the country’s largest export sector since 2017. It maintained that position in 2023, achieving 28% growth year-on-year and contributing…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285928
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It does so in a complicated migratory environment. Migration flows are diversifying and show no sign of abating, anti-migration movements are vocal, press coverage of the issue is…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279674
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Latin America's most serious health challenge -- obesity.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB209576
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Admission to the group demonstrates international confidence in Costa Rica’s economic management, even as the government struggles with the prolonged negative impacts of the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262115
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CENTRAL AMERICA: Eta will compound pandemic challenges
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES257304
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COSTA RICA: Marijuana bill could have several benefits
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES267703
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This appears to reflect high levels of disillusionment with established political parties, possibly exacerbated by several public sector corruption scandals that have emerged in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266374
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Elsewhere in the region, only Panama has so far received a first vaccine shipment, suggesting roll-outs initially will be patchy. Central American governments are sourcing their…