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1 – 10 of 106Faced with the diminution of foreign currency reserves, the government has taken steps to encourage exporters to repatriate the dollars they earn abroad and place them within the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286561
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The economy is increasingly dependent on the mining sector and on mineral sales to China. The domestic economy remains hampered by depressed internal demand.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286471
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BURKINA FASO: Mining revenue growth may face obstacles
Nevertheless, for the first time since the war broke out, the central bank has presented a monetary policy strategy and the finance ministry a budget.
A new minister for mines has announced his intention to push ahead with projects which so far have been blocked by their failure to attract a ‘social licence’. Private-sector…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285809
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The code allows the state to take up to a 30% stake in new projects, a substantial increase over the 20% stake allowed under the previous (2019) code. The revised legislation aims…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282384
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They highlighted the impact on industry and banking, especially in the capital, Khartoum. The three-month war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280627
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The ‘new gold rush’ in the Amazon almost trebled between 2017 and 2020, boosted by international gold prices and insufficient surveillance and law enforcement. This trend has…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279699
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Colombia is yet formally to endorse China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), but may do so under President Gustavo Petro. Although Chinese investment offers major potential…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279281
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Such smuggling represents not only an opportunity for personal enrichment, but reflects Zimbabwe’s pressing need for foreign exchange (forex) and inability to access conventional…