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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

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

US-China tariffs will prompt supply chain switching

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INT

Industrial policy in both countries aims to stimulate indigenous manufacturing

Stimulating skills is key to emerging markets growth

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INT

Human capital will become as key to low-to-mid-income countries as it is for high-income ones

US pipeline hack to make ransomware risks a priority

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INT

US Colonial Pipeline’s operations have yet to be restored after last week’s crippling ransomware attack

The job dislocation of COVID-19 will reduce global GDP

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INTERNATIONAL

The more jobs that are lost worldwide this year, the more disjointed the economic recovery will initially be

ASEAN-Australia ties to deepen on various fronts

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ASEAN/AUSTRALIA

ASEAN and Australia are eyeing deeper trade, investment, security and diplomatic links

Africa's anticipated internet boom could disappoint

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AFRICA

Lacklustre investor interest, lack of electricity and poor network infrastructure could hamper mobile internet growth

The looming pensions crisis requires policy attention

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INT

Straining pension systems, 25% of people in high-income nations will be aged 65 or more by 2040, twice the share in 2000