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US STEM skills are unevenly spread

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UNITED STATES

A National Science Board report this month on US science and engineering stresses the importance of STEM education.

Latin America growth gloom persists

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LATAM

With modest exceptions, GDP forecasts for Latin America and the Caribbean continue to decline for this year and next

Stimulating skills is key to emerging markets growth

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INT

Human capital will become as key to low-to-mid-income countries as it is for high-income ones

Jobs look like Hungarian governing party success story

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HUNGARY

More Hungarians have been brought into the work force but the reserves are nearly used up requiring a new labour policy

Greece will struggle to reverse ‘brain drain’

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GREECE

Net emigration of Greek nationals is slowing, but weak economic fundamentals are pushing out others, too

US pipeline hack to make ransomware risks a priority

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INT

US Colonial Pipeline’s operations have yet to be restored after last week’s crippling ransomware attack

Car-driven Central-East European economies risk smash

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CENTRAL EUROPE

Record Czech car output could go unsold if another slump in Western Europe prompts buyers to delay new car purchases

Problems of obesity will spread in the EU’s east

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EU

EU member states in the east are failing to tackle the growing problem of populations defined as overweight

Government is yet to stem rise in obesity among Turks

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TURKEY

More Turks than ever are overweight despite government’s awareness of the problem

More Eastern EU migrants may leave as Brexit nears

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UK/EU

Turnaround in Eastern EU migration appears due to declining UK attractiveness, as a workplace and as somewhere to live