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1 – 10 of 12Large quantities of the critical minerals needed for the green transition are found in Central Africa and this has spurred a boom in mining and infrastructure, of which the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB289480
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Ethiopia applied for IMF support in September 2021 but the ensuing negotiations were difficult. However, up-front implementation of major reforms eventually convinced the IMF to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB288982
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IRAQ: Drug trafficking will challenge the government
EGYPT: Government is preparing for devaluation
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES285129
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Its actions included floating the currency, which triggered a major devaluation, and a 600-basis point increase in its benchmark interest rate to 27.75%. Meanwhile, the government…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285730
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: FATF decision aids finance
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES285473
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LIBYA: Tunisian border closure will undermine Tripoli
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES285990
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More recently, this has involved widely publicised claims that Russia is skirting international sanctions by using African gold from mines seized by proxy forces to help finance…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286368
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South Africa’s crime rates have long been among the world’s highest. Much of this constitutes interpersonal violence, where the victim and perpetrator know each other. However…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284409
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The initiative follows the passage of a new monetary and banking law in June that enhanced the central bank’s independence, which included authorisation for it to introduce…