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1 – 10 of 19The deal builds on the recent ten-year agreement on maritime defence cooperation. Somalia is believed to have significant onshore and offshore oil and gas potential. However…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286121
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Forty-two people including officials, businessmen and judges have been arrested over the last fortnight. The arrests are concentrated around PDVSA and the heavy industrial complex…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278210
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The outlook for Petrobras.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB236356
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The largely peaceful demonstrations are the latest chapter in the deepening political crisis. This has been triggered by the ever-expanding 'petrolao' corruption scandal centred…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB209940
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The regime is being stung by a recent upsurge of critical reports on its poor human rights record, in particular from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB201287
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This follows several days of growing tensions between Kyiv and the oligarch over the control of two energy companies. (Two deputy governors, Hennadiy Korban and Svyatoslav…
State-controlled oil company Petrobras's CEO, Maria das Gracas Foster, and five senior executives resigned on February 4 in the wake of the so called 'Carwash' corruption…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB198107
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A lagging economy, declining global commodity prices and the crippling corruption crisis affecting state-owned oil giant Petrobras (estimated at 17 billion dollars in losses) have…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB201217
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A key factor in determining the prospects for Brazil's fragile economy is the state of its huge oil industry. This is dominated by Petrobras, itself beset by problems arising…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB214503
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Although an annual regional problem, this year's haze is particularly severe, and implies growing risks for businesses and governance.