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1 – 10 of 62The government closed the borders in December to avoid further spread of COVID-19, subsequently extending the closure through January. The move implied the loss of the entire…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259237
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Financial constraints on public research and development (R&D) have been worsening over years. The suspension of tax-free imports in late May adds further uncertainty to ongoing…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262614
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US President Joe Biden’s administration is under mounting international and domestic pressure to reverse the decision by the outgoing Trump administration to suspend Venezuela’s…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260505
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MEXICO: Diversity of supply to support vaccine effort
BRAZIL: COVID will limit recovery from sharp 2020 fall
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES259951
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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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A rise in cases and deaths has increased pressure on the government over its sluggish vaccine roll-out. Despite an announcement recently that a local laboratory will soon begin…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261206
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MEXICO: New vaccine will not end dengue
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES207252
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Thanks to early evacuations, there were no deaths or injuries, but thousands were displaced and perhaps 10% of the 110,000 residents made homeless. Significant support was…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261459
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The pandemic appears to have further increased the size of Peru’s large informal sector, in which productivity and remuneration are both low. Earlier economic growth did not feed…