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Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban want production to expand to 19,000 b/d shortly. They are counting on the extractives sector to help boost revenue and shore up the flailing economy.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284299
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Constitutional change could keep him in power until 2037, providing an opportunity to transform Uzbekistan’s socio-economic conditions. However, significant domestic and foreign…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280766
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At the same time, private businesses have been allowed to import as never before. New privately owned shops caters to those with hard currency, but for most people the economic…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281234
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Some observers fear Nepal could soon end up in a full-blown economic crisis such as that now affecting Sri Lanka, which recently suspended external debt servicing. Kathmandu, like…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB270224
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The government nevertheless remains under pressure from domestic critics and external stakeholders because of dwindling foreign exchange (forex) reserves and a growing debt…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263250
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The attacks may be unofficially linked with the beating of a Tajikistani student in Vahdat and the August 28 banning of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT). The…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB203181
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EL SALVADOR: Bukele promises political overhaul
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES244284
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At a plenary meeting in October, the FATF urged Islamabad to complete a remedial action plan by February 2021. Previous threats to relegate Pakistan to a ‘blacklist’, which would…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258000
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Central Asia's currency problems.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB199904
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In late May, it approved a three-month, USD200mn currency swap with Sri Lanka to help ease Colombo’s foreign exchange woes. The move underscores its growing economic strength…