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Publication date: 20 February 2024
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The crisis of insecurity in Ecuador, in particular, has raised concerns in neighbouring countries about the activities of drug trafficking mafias as well as other forms of illegal…

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Publication date: 27 November 2023
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This sector has grown substantially with the rise in recent years of the world gold price, contributing to the rapid deforestation of the rainforest in the north of the country…

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Publication date: 12 June 2023
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The ‘new gold rush’ in the Amazon almost trebled between 2017 and 2020, boosted by international gold prices and insufficient surveillance and law enforcement. This trend has…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279699

ISSN: 2633-304X

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Publication date: 12 May 2023
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Such smuggling represents not only an opportunity for personal enrichment, but reflects Zimbabwe’s pressing need for foreign exchange (forex) and inability to access conventional…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279001

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Publication date: 30 November 2022
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The same month, customs officers in the Seychelles seized more than 20 kilogrammes of gold in transit from Madagascar. These follow a series of seizures of smuggled Malagasy gold…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274361

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Publication date: 26 August 2022
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The claim appears somewhat unbelievable given that the US Geological Survey estimates existing global gold reserves at just 244,000 tonnes. Nevertheless, the aggressive marketing…

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Publication date: 24 August 2022
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Informal mining accounts for a large proportion of employment in an industry otherwise dominated by large-scale capital-intensive operations. Most small-scale miners are engaged…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272292

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Publication date: 27 September 2021
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So far this year, gold sales to India have seen that country displace Brazil as Bolivia’s most important commercial partner. While providing employment for workers in the sector…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB264348

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Publication date: 2 October 2020
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Some traditional forms of trafficking, such as cocaine, are somewhat contracting, while new ones, for instance counterfeit medicines, are booming. None has disappeared; instead…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256629

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Publication date: 9 March 2020
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