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1 – 10 of 13The SVP increased its vote share by 2.3 percentage points to 27.9%. The main losers were the Green Party and the Green Liberal Party, which collectively lost eleven seats. The…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282978
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The demonstrations were triggered by Assad’s mid-August announcement of big fuel price increases, only partly mitigated by rises in salaries and pensions. However, they have been…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281840
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Central-East European (CEE) economies grow faster than most in good times but are more vulnerable in bad times, lacking the political and financial capital and competences to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274456
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This follows several strike actions in November, including a general strike of November 9 and an unprecedented three-day rail strike on November 28-30. The action is the most…
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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IRAN: Stated subsidy plans will prove unsustainable
Data released by Statistics South Africa last week also showed economic growth declining by 2.2% quarter-on-quarter, a reminder of the economy’s continued fragility. New President…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB235396
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The appointment follows Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan's reconstitution of the Eskom board in January, aimed at restoring credible governance to the utility, which…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB234040
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The impact of the Russia-Ukraine war is worsening the existing humanitarian crisis. Already 17 million of Yemen's 30 million people are living at an emergency level of food…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB271688
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France's economic outlook.