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Post-pandemic inequality will endure in Latin America

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LATIN AMERICA

The pandemic has undone much recent progress in poverty and inequality figures, possibly for some time to come

Latin America gender divide persists

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LATIN AMERICA

Despite some recent advances, gender violence and inequality have improved little in Latin America

COVID-19 crisis will worsen poverty in Central America

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CENTRAL AMERICA

Accuracy of death figures will vary dramatically depending on testing; economic impacts will be substantial regionwide

Russia’s high employment masks widespread poverty

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RUSSIA

The ‘working poor’ are far more common among state employees than in the private sector

Vaccines lag will slow Latin American recovery

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LATIN AMERICA

Economic recovery this year will not compensate for last year’s sharp fall

Latin American flashpoints have small spillover risk

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LATIN AMERICA

Poverty, political tensions and crime make Latin American instability endemic but contained

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

Global governance reform will be hard in the Trump era

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INT

Voting at international financial institutions does not reflect GDP trends, leaving emerging markets with little voice

Mexico Maya Train poses major challenges

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MEXICO

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO)’s Maya Train poses serious social, financial and environmental risks

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