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Ever-rising Turkish population needs fast GDP growth

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TURKEY

Turkey’s population has trebled in 60 years but the rise in its labour force is partly driven by more women taking jobs

The world economic downturn will be mild but prolonged

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INT

Core CPI is easing towards 2% official targets in major nations, but not fast enough for rate cuts to boost 2024 growth

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

Brexit will exacerbate UK regional inequality

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UNITED KINGDOM

Prosperous regions will be most affected by Brexit but will also recover faster, similarly to after the 2008-09 crisis

Multiple COVID-19 vaccines will aid distribution

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INT

Early vaccines may not be easily scalable, but later ones could be produced faster

This downturn will be more job-rich than past slumps

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INT

Employment recovered far faster from the pandemic global recession than past crises, and remains historically strong

China’s cyberactivity draws spotlight as 5G spreads

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INT

With its faster speed, lower latency and higher bandwidth, 5G holds the future of the Internet of Things

Flatlining incomes to slow African poverty alleviation

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AF

Economic expansion is insufficient to provide for fast-growing populations

Rumours and crackdowns may dent MENA virus resilience

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MIDDLE EAST

Fake news and scams are proliferating across the region as fast as COVID-19

South Caucasus entangled in Russian-Turkish standoff

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ARMENIA / AZERBAIJAN

Armenia and Azerbaijan, locked in frozen conflict, now find themselves part of a fast-evolving wider confrontation