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1 – 10 of 10This comes shortly after Ethiopia and Somaliland in January signed a deal offering Ethiopia a naval base in Somaliland in exchange for Ethiopia’s recognition of Somaliland as a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285621
ISSN: 2633-304X
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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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That represented a 1.9-percentage-point (pp) rise in import share and a 0.4-pp fall in export share. Turkey's economic and commercial ties with Europe (EU and non-EU) are strong…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280284
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Russia is encouraging a rapprochement between Turkey and Syria that does not explicitly include Iran, a key economic and military backer of the Damascus government. Tehran worries…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275797
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Economic pressure on Maduro is mounting as foreign companies and banks respond to the August 5 US executive order tightening sanctions to prevent material assistance to his…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB245909
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Prospects for Syria in 2020.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB247564
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Several Australian and international banks have declined to provide the Carmichael project with financing, and Adani is seeking a loan of 1 billion Australian dollars (743.5…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB216580
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The PYD controls the US-backed Kurdish-led administration in north-east Syria. It was the target of an October 2019 invasion by Turkey, which equates it with its own rebel…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253541
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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…
Rail upgrade and expansion plans in Turkey.