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1 – 10 of 47The IMF recently recommended structural reforms to bolster the economy, which has struggled to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Brunei has long been reliant on…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284691
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The 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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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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Israel’s economic ties with China have flourished over the last decade. China is now Israel’s third-largest trade partner behind the EU and the United States. Since the two…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274828
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Vietnam has a policy of ‘cooperation and struggle’ towards China. The two sides have robust economic ties, but there are long-standing political and cultural tensions between them.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274172
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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…
The fire has exacerbated electricity black-outs amid widespread shortages of food and other basic items. The government response to the crisis has so far included opening up…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272389
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Priority groups -- including health professionals, indigenous people, the elderly and those with co-morbidities, teachers, security and prison staff, prisoners and the homeless -…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261453
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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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Outlook for Portugal.