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Member state differences to hamper EU migrant response

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EUROPE

EU states' diversity and unwillingness to cooperate conflicts with the right to free travel

Demographic change will put pressure on Europe

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EUROPE

Societies are growing older, creating challenges for welfare systems and economies

Pandemic response threatens climate funding shortfall

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INT

Low- and middle-income states must spend more than 1% of GDP a year on environmental protection but budgets may narrow

Budget and climate pressures affect the growth outlook

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INT

OECD economies will be under increasing strain to decarbonise while also keeping their budget balances sustainable

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

Oil reliance will fall in Middle East and North Africa

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MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA

Dependence on oil and gas revenues has fallen in the Middle Eastern and North African hydrocarbon-rich states since 2010

After two strong years, US states see slowing revenues

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UNITED STATES

As most states and localities prepare to start their fiscal year on July 1, they anticipate slower revenue growth

Official aid is under pressure; private aid is growing

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INT

Large US budget cuts risk squeezing public foreign aid, but more private co-funding may fill some of the gap

New NASA administrator faces challenges

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UNITED STATES

President Joe Biden has nominated former Florida Senator Bill Nelson to be the next NASA administrator

Mexico: September budget may prove somewhat optimistic

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MEXICO

US hostility appears less of a threat than initially believed, but Mexico’s economy faces other, unforeseen, challenges