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MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA: Growth will slow in 2023
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES278812
ISSN: 2633-304X
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MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA: Wheat supply challenges
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES268235
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Dust storms across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have increased in recent years, disrupting day-to-day life and creating significant health issues. The Levant has borne…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB271168
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The war in Ukraine threatens supply of important commodities to the Middle East and North Africa. The region is highly reliant on Russia and Ukraine for wheat and barley, with…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB268218
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Cross-border electricity trade in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has historically been very limited, and mostly confined to quantity-based balancing and small amounts of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB267507
ISSN: 2633-304X
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COVID-19-driven economic turmoil is unlikely to translate into political change
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-GA258576
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The region is particularly vulnerable to climate change in terms of rising sea levels, water and food security, desertification, extreme weather events and socio-economic impacts…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281055
ISSN: 2633-304X
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In the region’s distressed and dysfunctional economies, cryptocurrencies have often become a lifeline for ordinary people, despite volatile prices and a risk of theft. By…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274583
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Personal income tax take by regional governments is very weak due in part to the size of the informal economy
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-GA278255
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Foreign direct investment (FDI) to the Middle East is limited by high barriers and political and security concerns