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Tech will alter both paid and unpaid work

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INT

Digital services and new technologies will dramatically alter the nature of work

Africa’s development may hinge on investment in people

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AFRICA

Rapid population growth is challenging African nations to create jobs for their swelling working-age populations

Emerging markets growing old faster than growing rich

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INT

Emerging markets are ageing at lower incomes than advanced markets, a policy challenge that will influence GDP prospects

Worker shortages and skills mismatches will hit growth

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INT

High youth unemployment and rising worker retirements are straining labour markets and productivity

Some may escape EU joblessness in tertiary education

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EUROPE

High tertiary education rates in unemployment blackspots will not necessarily mean a more highly skilled workforce later

Investing in people is key to a sustainable recovery

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INT

The pandemic has damaged human and social capital; both are key to economic prospects but under-recorded in GDP accounts

EU measures are curbing Mediterranean migration

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MENA

Notwithstanding the human cost, Italian and EU policies to stem migration are working

Social cohesion is vital to promote long-run growth

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INT

Strong social and human capital can offset costs such as technologically stranded workers

Global demand for tech talent is uneven

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INT

Mass layoffs at ‘big tech’ firms have disrupted the tech labour market