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1 – 9 of 9An agreement in principle in 2018, to modernise a 2000 trade deal to deepen trade and investment, is yet to be implemented. At the same time, controversial energy reforms pushed…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263003
ISSN: 2633-304X
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On May 12, Duterte's transition team released an eight-point economic plan, following a bravado-fuelled election campaign that was light on policy content and unnerved investors…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB211302
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Parties' pre-election promises on the economy.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB199866
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Such a move could especially suit national parties like Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), as national issues would likely take precedence over local ones at poll time. In…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258189
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Legislation dividing it into two union territories -- Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh -- was passed in early August, concurrently with the revocation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB247514
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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, only appointed in May, has also said he will quit. Wickremesinghe has played a key role in talks with the IMF over a desperately needed…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB271412
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The collapse of Northern Ireland's power-sharing executive on January 16, coupled with the prospect of a policed border after Brexit (for the first time since 2005), removes two…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB218048
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Peru’s previously buoyant economy has been badly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, contracting by around 13.38% in the first ten months of this year. Investment has been hit, as…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258234
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Fears that the draft would be overly left-wing have proved largely unfounded but there are gaps that cause concern. Polls show the draft may not be approved in a plebiscite on…