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Europeans work longer but also live longer

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EUROPE

An aspect of Europe's demographic crisis is that years in work are rising but life expectancy is rising even more

Large African economies to shoulder migration burden

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AFRICA

Political volatility will drive African asylum-seekers to rich states, but overall migration is mainly intra-continental

Turkish birth rate will resist government policy

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TURKEY

Underlying Turkey’s slowing population growth in 2020 is a steady decline in both the crude birth and fertility rates

Major drought may drive new East Africa hunger crisis

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EAST AFRICA

Fears of a major food security crisis in the wake of a multi-year drought are rising

Low participation rate points up Croatia’s slow reform

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CROATIA

Croatia’s low labour force participation rates stem from a relatively unreformed economy with a large informal sector

Steady property downturn will weigh on China’s GDP

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CHINA

Evergrande owes USD305bn to millions of people, firms and banks, but the state is ready to step in to prevent a collapse

US healthcare spending continues to grow

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UNITED STATES

Health spending looks set to become part of the current discussion over the US debt ceiling

Africa faces obstacles to achieving its vaccine goal

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AFRICA

As the developed world begins to consider booster shots, African vaccination programmes have been left far behind

Many middle-income states face a fragile recovery

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INT

The G20 summit pledged vaccine equity to help low-and-middle-income nations, but not broader economic commitments

Gender equality is a distant but achievable goal

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INT

There has been a robust rise in women’s access to non-agrarian employment and top political offices