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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
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The 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
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This sector has grown substantially with the rise in recent years of the world gold price, contributing to the rapid deforestation of the rainforest in the north of the country…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283617
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Bond markets have responded positively to Milei’s victory, followed by the announcement that he would re-privatise state oil company YPF and other companies, but domestic exchange…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283523
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A technologically advanced ‘modern’ sector coexists with a ‘traditional’ sector in which productivity is low, technology basic and employment precarious. The government has…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272711
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COLOMBIA: Petro presidency will be transformative
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES271975
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Informal mining accounts for a large proportion of employment in an industry otherwise dominated by large-scale capital-intensive operations. Most small-scale miners are engaged…
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…
He faces pressure to deliver on ambitious promises regarding systemic reform, economic prosperity, wealth redistribution, environmental conservation and peace. However, his…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272098
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The epicentre of Maoist insurgency in India lies in neighbouring Chhattisgarh state’s southernmost division, Bastar. Naxalites accuse the Indian government of dispossessing tribal…