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1 – 10 of 25A rise in cases and deaths has increased pressure on the government over its sluggish vaccine roll-out. Despite an announcement recently that a local laboratory will soon begin…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261206
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Meanwhile, its programme to vaccinate the population against the coronavirus is proceeding slowly: fewer than 160,000 of its roughly 98 million people are fully inoculated. The…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262419
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However, this recovery remains below global growth for the second consecutive year, further widening global income disparities and possibly undermining crucial domestic spending…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265776
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Roll-outs are proving slow and uneven, putting recovery at risk
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-GA259636
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Real GDP growth is on track to be at least 6% in 2020, following a 7% contraction last year. Most sectors have bounced back, though not tourism. High levels of vaccination against…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262854
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A second wave of the pandemic is currently under way and will prolong these impacts, delaying recovery this year. The slow roll-out of available vaccines will further extend the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259733
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As in other parts of Latin America, Washington is keen to push back on Chinese influence in Peru, but its options in this respect are limited.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257245
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Public investment halved in comparison with 2019 while on the supply side, mining, manufacturing and construction posted major slumps. All sectors contributed to the overall…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261795
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In early April, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat announced that he was stepping aside as Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s designated successor. The key challenge in foreign…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262326
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Rising Chinese imports and falling inventories point to demand exceeding supply at present. However, concerns over how quickly, reliably and fully oil consumption will recover…