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Chile’s retail sector is reeling from the successive impacts of the social unrest that erupted in late 2019 and, since March, the COVID-19 pandemic, which has also affected the…
However, the COVID-19-related lockdown was a heavy blow, especially in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA). Despite government support measures, the assistance has not…
President Nayib Bukele is highly popular, having implemented hard-line security policies that have reduced murder rates dramatically. He was re-elected in February by a landslide…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286620
ISSN: 2633-304X
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This is the latest incident in which US tech firms have been confronted by non-US governments looking to assert control over how data is managed in their countries. For example…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB196999
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Decade-long drought in Mendoza.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB247942
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Finance Minister Alfonso Prat-Gay described it as "based on the truth", but it relies on several optimistic assumptions, in particular on growth and inflation rates. Government…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB213692
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Argentina's twin fiscal and trade deficits.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB230003
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Water troubles.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB246951
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The long-postponed move is essential but will send shockwaves through the economy. Inflation and currency flight will soar. Salary and pension hikes will be quickly eaten up by…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258191
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Unforeseen losses of BRL43bn (USD8.2bn) discovered in its balance sheet in early January prompted a sharp fall in the company's share price. Uncertainty regarding the undeclared…