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EU 'circular economy' will boost resource efficiency

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INT

Circular economy in the EU.

Dearth of data access rules hurts developing economies

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INTERNATIONAL

The increasingly key role of data access and trading for international development.

Latin America informal labour brings benefits and woes

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LATIN AMERICA

Defining the informal sector in Latin America.

Canberra may need to split workplace reform efforts

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AUSTRALIA

These changes, which focus particularly on casual workers, faced particular lobbying from parts of the business sector, which described them as costly and unnecessary, but they…

Uber taxi model will face more resistance in Europe

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EUROPE

EUROPE: Uber taxi model will face more resistance

Central Europe banks face low risk

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EASTERN EUROPE

Banks in the four Visegrad countries (V4) countries -- Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia -- are generally sound and well-capitalised, but regulators are vigilant in…

Indian corporations are unlikely to set up banks

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INDIA

The government and central bank are looking for ways to strengthen the country’s banking system, which is beset by low capital adequacy ratios (CARs) and rising non-performing…

New Brazil legislation may bolster Petrobras

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BRAZIL

A key factor in determining the prospects for Brazil's fragile economy is the state of its huge oil industry. This is dominated by Petrobras, itself beset by problems arising…

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…

US entrepreneurship may be on the rebound

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UNITED STATES

Entrepreneurialism and dynamism in the US economy.