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Dependency ratios overstate economic impacts of ageing

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INTERNATIONAL

The standard measure of the challenge -- the ratio of the non-working-age population to those of working age -- can vary considerably from the actual number of non-workers to…

Colombia’s high emigration rates will continue

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COLOMBIA

While the country has received record intakes of Venezuelans escaping the political and economic crisis there, net outflows of Colombians have risen since the end of…

Risks to China from unemployed youth rise

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CHINA

The timing is suspicious: urban youth unemployment hit an all-time high of 21.3% in June. This is around 6 million people aged 16-24, double the number before the pandemic. For…

Gender-based rifts spotlight social media role

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INT

The leader of the UK National Education Union has called for an independent inquiry into the rise of sexism and misogyny among boys and young men. Similar concerns have been…

Iran will temporise over the broken pensions system

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IRAN

The country’s system of pension funds has long been close to bankruptcy, but awareness of the urgency of the issue has increased over the past year. Nonetheless, proposed pension…

Reform failure may strengthen centrist hopes in Chile

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CHILE

This followed the rejection of a left-wing proposal in September 2022 and marks the failure of efforts, initiated in late 2019 in response to widespread social protests, to…

Labour supply constraints will dampen Russian growth

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RUSSIA

Although the Russian economy is performing well, future growth will be at risk if current imbalances in the labour market are not resolved. Labour policies are being adjusted to…

Wages weigh on Japan’s monetary policymaking

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JAPAN

The time may be right to move on from what was designed to combat deflation, and attention is being given to wages for guidance. However, rising prices are not feeding through…

Quebec voter shifts do not presage independence

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CANADA

The PQ currently leads Quebec’s fragmented political parties and would be on course to form its next government if present trends continue, despite having won just four seats in…

China’s domestic activity will slow modestly in 2024

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CHINA

Private consumption contributed 4.3 percentage points (pps) to 2023 GDP growth, while fixed investment contributed 1.5pps and net trade subtracted 0.6pps as export volumes fell…