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1 – 10 of 41The government proposes banning new contracts for thermal coal exploitation, shortening timeframes for mining exploration and introducing new environmental regulations that could…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285869
ISSN: 2633-304X
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ARGENTINA: Economic package will bring near-term pain
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES283979
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ARGENTINA: Anti-inflation moves will not ease crisis
At the same time, private businesses have been allowed to import as never before. New privately owned shops caters to those with hard currency, but for most people the economic…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281234
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC/HAITI: Border move to worsen crisis
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES281993
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Negative growth was seen across all major sectors, including agriculture, services and construction. On the demand side, the situation remains grim, with private investment…
The country’s poverty rate stood at 52.4% in 2020 according to the World Bank, a 5-percentage-point increase on the level prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The World Bank…
Exports last year reached record levels, although imports were almost as high. President Luis Arce's government has had some success in reducing the fiscal deficit, but this too…
Petro is uncomfortable with public-private partnerships, but appears willing to look beyond that in pursuit of broader development goals; improved infrastructure is considered…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274590
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Although growth has remained positive this year, it slowed in the second quarter and total output has not recovered from the collapse of economic activity in 2020. Poverty remains…