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EU fiscal policy effectiveness can be better shown

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EU

Measures of AIC per capita at purchasing power parities (PPS) show goods and services consumed by households and individuals, an indication of their material welfare. Some of the…

Changing EU employment spotlights poverty measurement

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EU

EU measures of poverty in a context of rising unconventional employment.

Pandemic will worsen Latin America's gender inequality

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LATIN AMERICA

However, according to the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the coronavirus pandemic may undo more than a decade’s progress on labour…

Japan's government will cushion exchange rate impact

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JAPAN

It has also been trading at year-long lows against the euro, pound and other major currencies. Japan's leaders used to assume that a weaker currency was good for the country…

Teacher protests to impact Poland and Hungary politics

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POLAND/HUNGARY

Hungary and Poland have since 2022 seen a powerful wave of protests and strikes by educators and students. In both countries, teachers have challenged the overhaul of national…

Russian economic strategy will mix diverse approaches

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RUSSIA

The Kremlin is open to a range of viewpoints, and various plans are being drafted to avoid stagnation and reignite the growth rates of the 2000s.

Russian economic stagnation heightens instability risk

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RUSSIA

Russia's economic outlook.

Gender gap in workforce needs a multipronged approach

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INTERNATIONAL

Workforce gender gap.

Cleaner GDP as nations grow helps to cut CO2 emissions

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INTERNATIONAL

The energy intensity of production declines as economies become more prosperous, and since 2000 emissions from energy production have fallen. The extent to which these trends will…

India's climate goals are conflicting and unrealistic

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INDIA

The alliance aims to rally over 100 developing countries in Asia and Africa and source 100 billion dollars per year of financing from the developed world by 2020 for solar energy…