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The semiconductor demand/supply imbalance will persist

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INT

Semiconductor supply is failing to keep pace with surging demand for use in electronic devices, telecoms and automobiles

Russian vaccine programme in race against time

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RUSSIA

Concerted manufacturing and vaccination drives come as total fatalities have doubledsince mid-December

Car-driven Central-East European economies risk smash

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CENTRAL EUROPE

Record Czech car output could go unsold if another slump in Western Europe prompts buyers to delay new car purchases

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

Latin America: Odebrecht probe claims regional victims

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LATIN AMERICA

The US Department of Justice reached a record plea bargain with construction giant Odebrecht over bribery charges

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

Rising debt will expose Africa to interest rate shocks

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AFRICA

Debt has risen to dangerous proportions; costlier payments will constrain indebted countries as monetary policy tightens

Colombia’s new drug strategy faces major challenges

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COLOMBIA

As the president looks to garner support for a new drug strategy, UN data show coca and cocaine output are up again

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