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The summit marked the tenth anniversary of the government’s flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Beijing revised the BRI’s emphasis from large-scale infrastructure projects to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283518
ISSN: 2633-304X
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It includes large federal stimulus spending to spur economic growth and to alleviate the worst impacts of the collapse in global commodity prices, particularly oil. The budget…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB210194
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The start-up of Astravets's first reactor on November 3 was a rare public relations win for beleaguered strongman Alexander Lukashenka. Safety concerns surrounding the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259454
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Non-economic priorities such as nation-building and partisan political interests have often shaped large developmental projects in the Western Balkans, facilitated by…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266666
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Despite controversies and Western push-back, Beijing remains involved in infrastructure development across South-eastern Europe. Chinese investment is also flowing into the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278061
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Turnbull's governing Liberal-National Coalition is currently neck-and-neck with Leader of the Opposition Bill Shorten's Labor Party in opinion polls. If Turnbull is defeated…