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1 – 10 of 75It has the per-capita highest wheat consumption in the world. A significant proportion of the region’s wheat imports comes from Ukraine and Russia, where war has created…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB270995
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Some economies will benefit, and others will not. However, even the countries that benefit will incur a downside from those same high fossil fuel prices. The beneficiaries…
NORTH AFRICA: Ukraine wheat effect may be unsettling
MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA: Wheat supply challenges
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES268235
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Cross-border electricity trade in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has historically been very limited, and mostly confined to quantity-based balancing and small amounts…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB267507
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The war in Ukraine threatens supply of important commodities to the Middle East and North Africa. The region is highly reliant on Russia and Ukraine for wheat and barley…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB268218
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The kingdom was previously seen as withdrawn from and largely peripheral to the wider Middle East. However, two issues -- the Israel-Morocco normalisation agreement in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266422
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Domestic politics will be particularly unsettled in Tunisia and Libya. International dynamics are set to dominate the outlook for Egypt, especially on human rights and the…
Biden looks set to renounce the previous administration's isolationism and confront global challenges, which in the North African context risk exacerbating long-standing…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259669
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The economic impact has been massive for all apart from Libya, where conflict dynamics are more important. Meanwhile, politics is moving to its own tune in each country.