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COVID-19 crisis could force Caribbean tourism rethink

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CARIBBEAN

As the English-speaking Caribbean countries attempt to reopen their economies in the aftermath of the initial COVID-19-related lockdown, policymakers, business leaders and think…

Trade will not drive Latin America recovery this year

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LATIN AMERICA

These include a reorganisation of global value chains, an increase in intraregional trade in the other regions and a resurgence of economic nationalism. The report urges increased…

Tourism will settle to a new normal after the pandemic

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INTERNATIONAL

Tourism outlook.

Jordan’s tourism hopes depend on visitor management

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JORDAN

Although the large hike reflects pandemic recovery, the 940,000 tourists arriving in the first two months also significantly exceed those recorded in the last ‘normal’ year of…

Egypt tourism sector will grow, dependent on security

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EGYPT

Mashat emphasised the importance of the event in the context of Cairo's recent initiatives to boost the tourism industry, long a pillar of the economy. Last November, the Ministry…

Mauritius faces economic diversification challenges

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MAURITIUS

Clouding the outlook further, public debt remains close to its 2021 peak of 96.2% of GDP and tourism has been slow to recover. Meanwhile, the World Bank has warned that the…

EU gender strategy will struggle to close rising gaps

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EU

Her Commission is making a concerted push to advance gender equality. To that end, it has brought forward an integral element of its 2020 Gender Equality Strategy (GES): a draft…

Hurricane highlights Bahamas socioeconomic pressures

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BAHAMAS

The impact of Hurricane Dorian.

Decarbonisation to test the boom in business aviation

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INTERNATIONAL

Though the level of increase is disputed, it is unarguable that emissions per passenger on private jets are a multiple of those for passengers on commercial airlines. Partly for…

France’s economic plan focuses on short and long term

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FRANCE

Amid one of the steepest economic contractions in Europe, with GDP expected to shrink by 11% this year, the relaunch programme aims to reduce the tax burden on business and to…