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Guyana and the next economic wave
By / Guyana's economy is projected to grow by 26 percent in 2020, but the country will need more than just money alone to affect much needed changes in ...
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Guyana: “Oil don’t spoil,” but …
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Guyana's recent oil windfall has been well-documented, but successfully harnessing the opportunity it brings will require a combination of transparency, ...
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From pandemics to floods: Inequality as a comorbidity
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Similar to the COVID-19 pandemic, environmental disasters hit marginalized communities the hardest. Not just because they are more exposed to risk, but ...
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Navigating Guyana’s muddy waters
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On the eve of a massive oil windfall, Guyana finds itself in the midst of a political power struggle, forcing the United States to walk a careful path ...
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Guyana at Risk: Ethnic politics, oil, Venezuelan opportunism and why it should matter to Washington
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A no-confidence vote in the parliament has triggered new elections, at a time—not coincidentally—that the country is grappling with how to manage its oil ...
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The collapse of the Venezuelan oil industry
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In 2018, PDVSA’s production capacity dipped to its lowest level since 1950. It’s the nadir of a debacle that has escalated under Maduro but started under ...
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Why President Maduro may have just killed bitcoin fever
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When Rex Tillerson was first floated as a possible pick for Secretary of State, many red flags were raised.
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Venezuela’s inevitably doomed plan to save its economy by issuing its own kleptocurrency may well undermine the fragile foundations of other booming ...
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The oil connection
When Rex Tillerson was first floated as a possible pick for Secretary of State, many red flags were raised. Read More