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Regressive tax bill may offset rising US minimum wages

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UNITED STATES

Minimum wages rose in 22 states in 2017, adding impetus to rising wages for the lowest earners after years of stagnation

Total foreign firms leaving Russia will rise further

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RUSSIA

A compulsory bureaucratic bottleneck and a 50% discount on the sale price have slowed down firms’ departure

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

Russian arms sales mix political aims with pragmatism

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RUSSIA

Moscow sells its best weapons to a select few but the rest are available to anyone who can afford it

East Asia’s fortunes show enduring COVID-19 threat

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EAST ASIA

The countries of East Asia vary widely in their rates patterns and vaccine roll-out

Russia's low real incomes present insoluble challenge

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RUSSIA

Incomes have fallen in real terms for the fifth year in a row

Inequality will be more salient as Russians feel pinch

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RUSSIA

Russia’s richest own much of the wealth while the majority are only just getting by

Congo’s siege tactics may fail to bring stability

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CONGO-KINSHASA

Two of the country’s conflict-affected eastern provinces have been placed under military control

New Panama Canal highlights ambition of Nicaragua plan

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NICARAGUA

The expansion of the Panama Canal gives a sense of both the opportunities and the risks facing the Nicaraguan project