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COVID-19 crisis will hurt Africa’s informal sector

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AFRICA

Domestic policies and international aid designed to counter the economic impacts will have only limited reach into informal economies, despite their key role in continental…

Algeria’s informal economy will test Tebboune’s power

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ALGERIA

The reforms were intended to address the deterioration in state finances caused by the slump in oil prices since 2014. However, the fiscal outlook has altered dramatically in…

New premier will struggle to fix Algeria's economy

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ALGERIA

The proposal presents a reasonable diagnosis of the multifaceted problems facing Algeria, but it lacks data, priorities, timeframes or medium-term forecasts. The lack of…

Nigerian border reopening would offer some respite

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NIGERIA

Nigeria’s land borders have been closed since August 2019, officially to check indiscriminate smuggling of goods into the country. The closures have been blamed in part for rising…

Expanding East African tax base will face resistance

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EAST AFRICA

Member states' national budgets include plans to increase taxation of the informal economy. Governments have several reasons for broadening tax bases: budget deficits, increasing…

Russia's untaxed shadow economy is expanding

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RUSSIA

Russia's burgeoning grey economy.

Pandemic takes tough toll on informal women workers

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INT

Policy measures taken in response to the economic crisis created by the pandemic have largely been gender-blind, exacerbating the long-standing economic precarity and gender…

Gig economy risks Latin American virtual brain drain

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LATIN AMERICA

The gig economy.

Egyptian wage rises will increase economic disparities

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EGYPT

Planned pay increases in Egypt.

Mexico's digital economy faces labour reform pressures

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MEXICO

The bill will be debated when the new legislature elected in the June 6 mid-term elections is sworn in and starts sessions in September. Besides this bill, the Senate (upper…