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Population trends pose development challenges

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INT

Just 2% of global population gain in 2016-40 will be in advanced countries; 56% will be in Africa and the Middle East

Changing diets challenge sustainable global growth

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INT

Emerging markets are eating more animal based products; the shift has vast implications for trade and the environment

Positive trends will boost Moroccan economy

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MOROCCO

Economic prospects are looking up for Morocco, but the country has a long way to go

Gender gap for mobile access may widen with COVID-19

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INT

Rising mobile phone use has helped advance multiple development goals

Development risks augur demographic nightmare in India

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INDIA

GDP growth and social spending are beginning to diverge again... Since 2011-12, fiscal consolidation has moved apace

Global governance reform will be hard in the Trump era

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INT

Voting at international financial institutions does not reflect GDP trends, leaving emerging markets with little voice

Acute and chronic risks threaten China’s stability

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CHINA

Temporary circumstances, inexorable trends and systemic factors put China’s stability and prosperity at risk

Policy on ‘globesity’ epidemic must shed urban bias

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INT

Approaches to tackling the rise in overweight and obese populations have tended to ignore alarming rural trends

Intra-regional migration set to grow in Latin America

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LATIN AMERICA

Between 2000 and 2010, Latin American and Caribbean migration declined to destinations outside the region

Global oil price is set to stay subdued in 2015

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INTERNATIONAL

US crude oil inventories show no signs of decline despite the slump in the operational rig count.