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Security crisis will drive up emigration from Ecuador

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ECUADOR

The emigration trend nevertheless stretches back long before the pandemic, reflecting poverty and increasing pessimism about the country’s future. The United States remains the…

Gulf monarchies may update power structures

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GULF STATES

Succession in Gulf Arab states.

Family planning improves global development outlook

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INTERNATIONAL

The impact of contraception use in countries.

Italy’s coalition faces tough battles on fiscal policy

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ITALY

Fiscal policy is one of the government's key challenges, both in terms of popular support and coalition unity. There are serious doubts over whether the coalition will be able to…

New lockdown would dampen Japan’s growth again

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JAPAN

Household consumption fuelled half of the rise as government grants to families supported purchases and jobs. The usual comparison with year-earlier figures is blurred because the…

Risky Polish spending plans will boost PiS support

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POLAND

The PiS government's first four months.

Falling marriage rate frightens Chinese government

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CHINA

The consequences of China's growing population of unmarried people.

Centralised Saudi rule will help meet economic targets

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SAUDI ARABIA

The ruling Al Saud family historically cultivated support for their leadership by granting the wider royal family, business elites and religious clerics, access to economic and…

Islam will play growing political role in West Africa

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WEST AFRICA

However, although the relationship between Islam and politics in the Sahel is changing, its prospects reflect local and national environments. The growing and multidirectional…

Multiple drivers will sustain north Somali migration

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SOMALIA

The drivers of migration for northern Somalis are diverse. In the urban centres of Puntland and Somaliland, two northern regions, many young Somalis are undertaking tahriib -- a…