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Costa Rica’s pension system faces crisis

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COSTA RICA

Pension pressures in Costa Rica.

Reality will fall short of Abe's 'womenomics' goals

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JAPAN

Japan's female workforce.

Romania will not meet OECD goals by date set

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ROMANIA

The government regards joining the OECD as a national objective. Having opened accession negotiations in January 2022 and received its roadmap that June, the publication last…

Romania's tax collection inefficiencies will persist

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ROMANIA

Romania’s failings in VAT collection.

Atlante will be no panacea for what ails Italy's banks

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ITALY

Italian banks and Atlante fund.

Albanian premier faces tough year ahead of elections

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ALBANIA

The PD has started healing some of the rifts that have divided it for nearly three years. Nevertheless, Prime Minister Edi Rama’s Socialist Party (PS) is favourite to win…

Poland, Czechia and Hungary may join euro, but not yet

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EASTERN EUROPE

The Denkov administration that took office in June has set adopting the euro as a top priority, and blames the previous interim government for Bulgaria’s unpreparedness to join…

Uruguay's challenges mount despite pension reform win

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URUGUAY

Standard & Poor’s (S&P) had already raised Uruguay’s rating to BBB+, with a stable outlook, citing “prudent fiscal management”, but warning of still-high inflation. Despite…

Myanmar civil service reform risks a two-tiered system

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MYANMAR

Outlook for civil service reform in Myanmar.

Greater financial awareness aids post-crisis economics

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INTERNATIONAL

The state of macroeconomics.