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Global social shifts threaten maternal mortality gains

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INTL

Maternal mortality has decreased significantly since 1990, but in some countries the trend is reversing

Children suffer as Lebanon’s economy collapses

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LEBANON

Child poverty indicators have worsened sharply since the economic crisis started in the second half of 2019

Emerging markets growing old faster than growing rich

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INT

Emerging markets are ageing at lower incomes than advanced markets, a policy challenge that will influence GDP prospects

Demographics further darken Italy’s economic prospects

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ITALY

An ageing population and weak demand for legal migration pose risks to Italy’s long-term economic outlook

Population change will have an uneven impact in Europe

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EUROPE

Ageing population dynamics will pose different social, economic and political challenges for European governments

Russia's low real incomes present insoluble challenge

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RUSSIA

Incomes have fallen in real terms for the fifth year in a row

Educating more women further will help Turkey develop

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TURKEY

Turkish women who have reached further education are highly employable but there are not nearly enough of them