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1 – 10 of 20Almost all DRC’s copper and cobalt exports, representing some 40% of GDP, are shipped via Zambia and the border closure therefore represented a major escalation of a minor crisis…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB289072
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Issues such as soaring inflation, currency depreciation and debt repayment problems are having a major impact on the economy. The World Bank estimates that GDP grew by 3.7% in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287447
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Mineral exports from the Central African Copperbelt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Zambia are rising and existing export routes via South Africa do not have the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285523
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As well as exposure to the El Nino phenomenon, Peru is one of the Latin American countries most susceptible to climate change. Erratic rainfall patterns threaten agriculture…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283373
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The firms aim to extract gold, lead, zinc, iron ore and copper across several Afghan provinces. Earlier this year, Afghanistan agreed a major contract relating to oil extraction…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282083
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Millions of Russians (close to 10% of the population) still live in depressed 'monotowns' – single-factory (or single-industry) towns built in the Soviet era. Many monotowns are…
Canada's main opposition parties -- the Conservatives and the NDP -- are entering a period of reconstruction and reinvention in the wake of October's election victory by Prime…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB210447
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Nearly 50 million tonnes of electronic waste (e-waste) was generated last year but only 20% was recycled. China generates the most but the EU leads both e-waste per person and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB242578
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Policy responses to the global recession have the potential either to accelerate or retard the energy transition. Economic and social behavioural change as a result of forced…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253028
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Bilateral ties between Canada and China under the Trudeau government.