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Latin American employment will not recover in 2016

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LATIN AMERICA

The outlook for unemployment in Latin America.

New measures will not boost formal-sector jobs in Peru

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PERU

The pandemic appears to have further increased the size of Peru’s large informal sector, in which productivity and remuneration are both low. Earlier economic growth did not feed…

Latin American pandemic impacts will be long-term

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LATIN AMERICA

The near-term measures needed to address the social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the region include support for recovery of the labour market and, in particular, women’s…

Latin America informal labour brings benefits and woes

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LATIN AMERICA

Defining the informal sector in Latin America.

Informality will limit tax options in Bolivia and Peru

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BOLIVIA/PERU

Labour informality and the tax base.

Peru's growth will remain sluggish this year

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PERU

The economy is increasingly dependent on the mining sector and on mineral sales to China. The domestic economy remains hampered by depressed internal demand.

Dualism in Peru's agriculture may increase

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PERU

Agricultural challenges.

Venezuelan migrants are long-term Latin American issue

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LATIN AMERICA

The impact of Venezuelan migrant outflows in Latin America.

Labour informality may increase in Latin America

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LATIN AMERICA

The informal sector in Latin America.

Peru's productivity challenges will not be resolved

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PERU

A technologically advanced ‘modern’ sector coexists with a ‘traditional’ sector in which productivity is low, technology basic and employment precarious. The government has…