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PHILIPPINES: Geopolitics will impact nickel ambitions
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES286968
ISSN: 2633-304X
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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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The trade surplus surpassed USD61bn, and another new record high is expected this year. However, results have been mainly boosted by sharp increases in commodity prices, the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272938
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The country has been slow to develop its substantial lithium reserves, focusing its efforts on producing lithium batteries, but the Chinese deal promises to accelerate the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278766
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In recent decades, the focus for Ottawa has been on Russian interest in the Arctic, but Beijing has been showing increased diplomatic and military interest in the region. Canada…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276866
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The policy involves restricting exports of certain raw materials in an attempt to encourage greater value-added processing domestically. The government banned exports of nickel…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273964
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The DRC is the world’s largest cobalt producer by far, accounting for some 70% of total world production. The outcome of the dispute therefore has significant implications for…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272336
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Russia remains an important producer of precious, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, as well as fertiliser feedstock, where the market had already been affected by the sanctions…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276279
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PERU: New election bid will struggle to advance
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES275727
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This drop has taken oil into its second bear market in the space of just over a year amid a broader rout in the prices of commodities, notably copper and gold. The commodity…