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1 – 10 of 13Lebanon is even more reliant on remittances, lacking other sources of capital amid economic collapse. Digital payments have sped up transfers and reduced transfer costs, while…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB288538
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The economy is not showing serious ill effects from the overspill of the conflict in Gaza or recent aid cuts. The government may even have derived some additional financial…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285958
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The disaster that has left over 40,000 people dead in south-eastern Turkey and north-western Syria has given Assad an opportunity to bolster his position through deeper political…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276106
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SYRIA: Gestures to the Arab League face limits
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES279085
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The demonstrations were triggered by Assad’s mid-August announcement of big fuel price increases, only partly mitigated by rises in salaries and pensions. However, they have been…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281840
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SYRIA: Damascus faces an economic ‘perfect storm’
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES253085
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Prospects for US foreign policy in 2019.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB240086
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SYRIA: Damascus will prioritise southern normalisation
The Syrian pound's exchange rate fell by 40% in the first week of June before recovering slightly. After nine years of ruinous conflict, the struggling economy has been brought to…
Politicians will increasingly look to presidential polls due in 2021, further weakening the incumbent. The external environment remains largely unfavourable.