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Transparency in extractive industry commodities trading

The paper reviews the debate about transparency in extractive industry commodities trade. It examines the obstacles to improved transparency...

Transparency Commodity trading Extractive industries
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Pandemics and their impact on oil and metal prices

We examine the effect of pandemics on selected commodity prices—in particular, those of zinc, copper, lead, and oil...

Pandemic Commodities Prices
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COVID-19: macroeconomic dimensions in the developing world

The COVID-19 pandemic represents an unprecedented global crisis. The task for economic policy is to help keep people alive, enterprises afloat, and households out of poverty. The pandemic has macroeconomic dimensions...

Commodities COVID-19 Debt
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