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African governments may face growing climate pressures

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AFRICA

Facing extreme weather events, Africans want more action to limit the impact of climate change

Moscow needs strong revenue growth to fund spending

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RUSSIA

Russia plans to increase federal revenues and spending to record levels to fund the war in Ukraine

Global spending needs will undermine austerity call

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INT

The IMF urges “decisive fiscal consolidation” to guard public budgets and rebuild buffers, but spending needs will rise

Ukraine relies on external aid to resist the invasion

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UKRAINE

External military and financial aid is critical to Ukraine’s efforts to resist the Russian invasion

COVID-19 will hold back longer EU life expectancy

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EU

The COVID-19 pandemic interrupted the trend adding years to average life expectancy, especially in the eastern EU

Future climate scenarios highlight rising risks

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INT

Climate change impacts will not be avoided, but can be managed and eased to some extent

Wealth shifts across ages will exacerbate inequalities

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INT

Huge wealth transfers from those currently over 60 to the under-60s in the coming decades will have broad implications

African states will struggle to increase revenue

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AFRICA

The average tax intake of African countries remains markedly low

Caribbean countries face looming challenges

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CARIBBEAN

After strong post-pandemic recovery in many countries, growth will slow this year and next

US, China on changed GDP growth trajectories

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INT

US GDP has outperformed pre-pandemic expectations, while China and other Asian giants have fallen short