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Tunisian public wage bill will limit state investment

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TUNISIA

Tunis is wary of cutting state jobs -- and thus its salary burden -- which is hampering capital expenditure

States benefit from US defence spending

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UNITED STATES

The US Senate takes up the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) this week and is expected to approve it

Economic woes threaten Tunisia’s ‘Arab Spring’ success

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TUNISIA

Tunis is struggling to deal with a stagnating economy and unrelenting civil unrest

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

Russia's low real incomes present insoluble challenge

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RUSSIA

Incomes have fallen in real terms for the fifth year in a row

Weinstein scandal may raise rape reporting in the West

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INT

Removing barriers to reporting sexual assaults will be a first step to enhancing women’s security