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Policy flip-flops increasingly isolate Turkey abroad

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TURKEY

A series of foreign policy miscalculations has left Turkey with few friends although it still has interests in common

Migration through the Mediterranean will rise

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EUROPE/NORTH AFRICA

Rising food prices, political instability and poor economic prospects will drive migration upwards despite obstacles

Middle East currency weakness will fuel inflation

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MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA

The currencies of Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon and Syria have weakened sharply since September; Turkey’s is still exposed

Ponderous policies mean integration will lag migration

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INT

Migration will worry European Parliament election voters in May, but policy can adapt to use inbound workers effectively

Privacy and security policies lag biometric data use

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INT

People are submitting vast amounts of biometric data to governments and private firms, knowingly and unknowingly

Jobs look like Hungarian governing party success story

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HUNGARY

More Hungarians have been brought into the work force but the reserves are nearly used up requiring a new labour policy

Africans will increase digital payment use

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AFRICA

Digital transactions are on the rise, even where internet access lags

Policy and technology are key to full financial access

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INT

Nearly 70% of all over-15s are ‘banked’; at least 76% of them have also made a digital transaction

US row over use of Colorado River water may intensify

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UNITED STATES

The falling volume of water in the Colorado River is creating political as well as economic problems

China’s policies aim to erase Uighur culture

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CHINA

China describes its repression in Xinjiang as a campaign against terrorism, separatism and religious extremism