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Journal Article: Tax-motivated transfer mispricing in South Africa - direct evidence using transaction data

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Indonesia's huge fires and toxic haze will cause health problems for years to come

Indonesia is currently in the throes of an environmental emergency. Thousands of hectares of forest are burning across the vast country, causing toxic smoke to be released into the atmosphere...

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Climate change and the extractives sector

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From CoP15 to CoP21 – Three crucial changes in the climate mitigation landscape

The 21 st Conference of the Parties ( CoP21 ) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is rapidly approaching...

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Climate change and developing country interests: Cases from the Zambezi River Basin

We consider the interplay of climate change impacts, global mitigation policies, and the interests of developing countries to 2050...

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Climate modelling for improving development strategy – The case of South Africa

Through the Development Under Climate Change (DUCC) project UNU-WIDER supported efforts by the government of South Africa to develop an integrated approach to assess the effects of climate change on the national economy...

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