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Prospects for Venezuela to end-2017.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB221348
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Opposition to mining, sometimes violent, has proved a deterrent to investment. As mineral prices, especially for copper, have increased substantially, the mining ministry hopes to…
A new minister for mines has announced his intention to push ahead with projects which so far have been blocked by their failure to attract a ‘social licence’. Private-sector…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285809
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A weakly constituted government, facing high levels of public disapproval, is adopting hard-line procedures to deal with dissent and citizen insecurity, with increasing resort to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279099
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This builds on efforts by former presidents Rafael Correa (2007-17) and Lenin Moreno (2017-21) to develop the sector. Liberal economic reforms under Lasso have fostered…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB267954
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Meanwhile, part of the area remains under a state of emergency in an attempt to contain a surge in the violence that has plagued it for over two decades.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274923
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The new government will bring a much-needed easing of tensions following the widespread protests that met the short-lived presidency of Manuel Merino. Sagasti should be able to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257722
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The easy win of the pro-impeachment camp suggests Rousseff will be removed permanently after her judgment, which now senators must finish in no more than 180 days. However, this…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB211097
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On May 8, Vice-President Roxana Baldetti resigned, following high-profile allegations that she was involved in a corruption network linked to the national tax agency. However, her…