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1 – 10 of 40The French government is using its emergency powers to break a two-week strike at five of the country's eight refineries, which has caused fuel shortages nationwide. Union action…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273321
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Separately, the IMF’s Executive Board on March 20 approved a four-year, roughly USD3bn Extended Fund Facility for the country. The approval came around ten months after Sri Lanka…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278564
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After two months of street protests across the country, social pressure for immediate elections remains potent. The Boluarte government is caught between giving in to pressure…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275807
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The legislation, which is due to take effect from September 1, will see the French retirement age increase from 62 to 64 while the years of social contributions will increase from…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278477
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A violent clampdown on the opposition and civil society groups in January and February prompted the US government to renew sanctions, while the UK government has put cooperation…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB242610
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Russian leadership's preparations for possible unrest.
The proximate reason is the Supreme Court’s decision that the Cerar government’s referendum campaign backing a second railway line between the state-owned port of Koper and the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB230501
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A squeezed economic climate, growing challenges from rivals and uncertainty over its relationship with the ruling ANC present the federation’s leadership with an existential…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB238469
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A profile of Pedro Castillo.
President Jair Bolsonaro on February 19 announced the change on Twitter. There was major market turmoil, as investors interpreted it as a sign that Bolsonaro was abandoning the…