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Slow Latin American abortion reforms will be divisive

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LATIN AMERICA

Protests in favour of legalising abortion are set to mount across Latin America but opinion is sharply divided

Czech population will rise as others in region fall

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EUROPE

CEE is notoriously depopulated, particularly by emigration, but the most successful transition states buck that trend

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

Building African vaccine capacity will take time

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AFRICA

Efforts to build production capacity are emerging as supply deficits leave just 1% of Africans inoculated against COVID

US mass shootings will see more gun law reform calls

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UNITED STATES

Three mass shootings, two this month and one last, have spurred fresh calls for gun law reforms, but disagreement awaits

The scope to increase global productivity is immense

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INT

Global growth is picking up, but the lack of structural reform from 2007-17 is holding back countries across the world

High youth unemployment will destabilise Croatia

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EU

Joblessness is alienating many younger Croats; apathy may play a part in the November 8 elections

South-east Asian tax variances imply mixed outlook

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

As South-east Asia integrates, governments must factor tax regimes and competitiveness, and other structural reforms

Demography and past austerity raise the COVID-19 risks

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INT

COVID-19 particularly threatens the elderly; ageing populations and years of post-crisis austerity leave nations at risk

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