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1 – 10 of 51Precision and medical equipment has been the country’s largest export sector since 2017. It maintained that position in 2023, achieving 28% growth year-on-year and contributing…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285928
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Catholics are a sizeable minority religious group in the country, numbering roughly 7 million out of a population of nearly 100 million. Vietnam and the Vatican have not had…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286468
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The 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
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PISA measures, internationally, 15-year-olds’ ability to use their reading, mathematics and science knowledge and skills to meet real-life challenges. For the Visegrad Four (V4 -…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284467
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Eastern EU countries are facing long-term development challenges related to institutional capacity and the quality of governance, in addition to more immediate concerns about…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280799
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Economic growth has been meagre for decades despite increases in the working-age population.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280685
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However, more than half of employed Saudis work in the public sector, with their pay absorbing about 45% of the state budget. Increased employment of Saudi nationals in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274926
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While the crisis damaged the economy, compounded by the lack of fiscal response, Mexico has suffered from sluggish growth for the last four decades. Productivity, on average, has…
Central project planning and its impact on regional finances.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB249883
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She made changes in nine of 23 cabinet posts, including the Interior and Finance Ministries. A series of revelations about illegal political financing triggered the reshuffle but…