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MEXICO: Volcanic ash threatens widespread disruption
The deal also appears to have satisfied official creditors, which had blocked an earlier deal on the basis that it granted bondholders more favourable terms than official…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286478
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Issues of funding and accessibility were nevertheless left unresolved and efforts to phase out fossil fuels stalled. The latter issue looks set to become a major bone of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274268
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The government has changed hands only once since independence in 1966: in 1992 the People's Progressive Party (PPP), led by Cheddi Jagan, assumed power following 26 years of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB199348
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A lack of fiscal buffers to mitigate the pandemic’s dramatic consequences has increased Haiti’s dependence on international financial assistance, while a recent earthquake has…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263879
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African illegal wildlife trade.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB239872
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ZAMBIA: Drought will add to economic and debt crisis
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES285600
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As of May 13, 147 people had died, another 127 were missing and some 800 were injured as a result of the heavy rain that started in late April and the subsequent floods. Over…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287035
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Affected communities face long-term economic consequences, and their governments -- already resource-poor, and with budgets stretched thin by insecurity, corruption and COVID-19…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256255
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The natural disaster has overshadowed recent developmental gains, including the construction of the country’s first toll road. Despite the approval of a new three-year IMF…