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However, sectoral mismanagement and elite-level corruption has meant that this resource is allegedly enriching a handful of politically connected individuals, while impoverishing…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259659
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Kenya plans to increase the share that mining contributes to the GDP in the coming decade
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB211683
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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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This builds on efforts by former presidents Rafael Correa (2007-17) and Lenin Moreno (2017-21) to develop the sector. Liberal economic reforms under Lasso have fostered…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB267954
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Badly affected by the COVID-19 lockdown, production in Peru’s mining sector is now beginning to recover as mines resume operations. The mining industry has been among those…
The ‘new gold rush’ in the Amazon almost trebled between 2017 and 2020, boosted by international gold prices and insufficient surveillance and law enforcement. This trend has…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279699
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HONDURAS: Mining ban could bring long-term benefits
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES267670
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Mining sector and investment in Myanmar.