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Russia's welfare policies need change to cut poverty

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RUSSIA

Families with children have been the main beneficiaries of expanded government support during the pandemic. This has helped sustain consumption and mitigated the fall in real…

Deficit will rise absent labour reform in Argentina

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ARGENTINA

The outlook for pension reform.

Seoul’s next leader will be a non-centrist outsider

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SOUTH KOREA

Neither is from their party’s mainstream, and has never been elected as a lawmaker. The conservative, Yoon Seok-youl, is a former prosecutor general. The liberal, Lee Jae-myung…

Gulf Arabs step up investment in Egypt

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EGYPT

It is the most recent, and largest, of a series of similar deals involving investors from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other Gulf countries. UAE investors have been…

Egypt's social policies will depend on deeper change

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EGYPT

Egypt's social protection programmes.

Ramaphosa’s government faces social relief dilemmas

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SOUTH AFRICA

The pandemic has sharpened questions about the role of South Africa's extensive social grants system in wider economic policy. In particular, emergency provisions have focused…

Nigeria faces widening inequality and poverty crises

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NIGERIA

With the economy expected to contract by at least 5.4% this year, government measures to cushion the effects of the crisis are unlikely to be enough to stem worsening hardship for…

Gender gap in workforce needs a multipronged approach

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INTERNATIONAL

Workforce gender gap.

Polish teachers’ strike will not damage ruling party

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POLAND

The strike's impact on the pre-election situation.

South African relief plan will not halt further slide

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SOUTH AFRICA

South African relief package.