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1 – 10 of 28The theme it has chosen for its chairmanship is ‘enhancing connectivity and resilience’. The reference to ‘resilience’ is apt, as Laos is attempting to manage severe economic…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284173
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Gusmao was inaugurated as premier at the start of July, after victory for his party in the May parliamentary elections. At the inauguration ceremony, President Jose Ramos-Horta…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281292
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UKRAINE: New post will help in struggle against graft
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES281834
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The theme it has chosen for the group for 2023 is ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: One Earth, One Family, One Future’ (the Sanskrit phrase means ‘the world is one family’). The one-world…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274914
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Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, one of the world’s few remaining absolute monarchs, faces a tough challenge to turn around the pandemic-hit economy. Brunei is struggling to make up for…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274971
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The leaders held talks on a range of issues, including economic cooperation. Kishida afterwards described India as an “indispensable partner” in Japan’s attempts to realise its…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278223
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In human terms, these indicators represent lost income, financial insecurity and a fall in present and expected future living standards. The wave of protests last month…
Bangkok and Manila are Washington’s only treaty allies in South-east Asia. Thailand took offence at President Joe Biden skipping the APEC event. Washington-Manila ties have…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274465
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Available second-quarter data indicate a shallower recession in most of the eleven eastern EU member states (EU-11) than the rest of the EU in January-June. This may be due to a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB254471
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FDI reached USD40bn in April-September 2020, a 13% rise compared with the corresponding period in 2019. FPI totalled nearly USD23bn in 2020, up 58% from 2019.