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1 – 10 of 78With water levels at hydroelectric dams low, the government has taken emergency measures in an attempt to prevent cuts, including contracting a floating electricity station from…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB289348
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Price hikes for petrol, electricity, water and gas are among several adjustment measures that will drive up living costs, compounding already high inflation. Meanwhile…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285006
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ECUADOR: Crises offer Noboa political opportunities
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES284509
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Wealth, inheritance and ‘solidarity’ taxes are being considered -- with the latter recently flagged as one solution to pay for COVID-19 vaccine procurement and pandemic-related…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258902
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MEXICO: Tourism recovery is fragile
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES263412
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The explanation lies in a government scheme offering subsidised mortgages, which drew prospective buyers to move faster than they might otherwise have done. While housing demand…
Amid a surge of COVID-19 infections, however, the government appears focused on the health rather than the economic aspects of the crisis.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253988
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These shocks will sustain already heightened reform pressures on the government during a period of diminishing public revenue. Security crises across various states and regions…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257599
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INTERNATIONAL: US summit to help reboot climate action
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES261061
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The handover was one of several changes to the politburo that have brought to an end the leadership of the 1959 revolution. The new politburo is nevertheless dominated by familiar…