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1 – 10 of 50Millions of Venezuelans have fled their homeland in recent years as living standards have deteriorated rapidly, with the vast majority settling in other South American nations…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286469
ISSN: 2633-304X
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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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Efforts to attract foreign investment to Northern Ireland have so far failed to bring about the desired results, owing to long-term issues that undermine investment, including low…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284758
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GDP appears to have remained flat, quarter-on-quarter, in January-March, while there was a significant fall in industrial production in March and in investor confidence over the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279144
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This will limit the country’s capacity to satisfy social demands. Moreover, a number of obstacles are likely to constrain growth beyond 2025.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280099
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The demographic survey also revealed that the centre-west -- whose economy is largely powered by the long-booming agribusiness sector -- is growing more quickly than any other…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280567
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In defiance of expectations following the imposition of severe sanctions, the unemployment rate has hovered around 3.2%. Yet rather than a sign of resilience, low unemployment…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280931
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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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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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Real wages are now falling at a record pace and the economy is close to recession. While some of the determining factors of the current low-growth, high-inflation environment are…