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Jokowi’s job law will lack impact absent more reforms

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INDONESIA

The job creation law, designed to improve ease of doing business in Indonesia, is an ‘omnibus law’ -- a single law that revises several other laws. Petitions have been launched…

Automation to have uneven impact on Sub-Saharan Africa

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AFRICA

This is significant since the region is projected to need 16-20 million new jobs each year to keep pace with population growth.

Place-based economic policies see political resistance

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INTERNATIONAL

Place-based policies.

New airport will boost Mexico City's economy

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MEXICO

The new Mexico City international airport project.

India’s budget plan risks being self-defeating

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INDIA

Total expenditure is projected at INR39.5tn (USD524.4bn), about 5% higher than the revised estimate for 2021/22. However, capital expenditure (capex) is expected to be more than…

EU steel sector woes pose China challenges

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EU

The EU steel sector.

Labour reform will not end social unrest in Panama

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PANAMA

Several workers’ unions launched protests in July in anticipation of the reform’s approval, claiming it undermines labour rights. The protests are symptomatic of growing…

Turkey letting Syrians work will not change much soon

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TURKEY

The regulation on work permits for 'foreigners under temporary protection'.

Costs rise as urban climate harm outpaces policymaking

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INT

Cities account for 70% of the carbon emissions from global energy use according to UN-Habitat, and more frequently are suffering increasingly visible and disruptive climate…

Domestic factors will weigh on Central Europe’s autos

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EUROPE

Central Europe’s car industry.