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South Africa's universities face major funding crisis

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SOUTH AFRICA

Outlook for higher education in South Africa.

Pandemic fallout to drive deep recession in Belize

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BELIZE

Quarantine measures coupled with prolonged dry weather conditions, which have affected energy production and agriculture, have taken a substantial toll on growth already this…

Sweden’s new government sparks political realignment

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SWEDEN

Sweden's new government.

Labour policies may contain Turks' disenchantment

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TURKEY

Piecemeal measures to boost employment, job security and incomes.

Ending endo risks Philippine labour and employer anger

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PHILIPPINES

Endo is a colloquial expression meaning end-of-contract and refers to the practice of hiring and re-hiring workers on contracts lasting less than six months, the period after…

Greek firms will struggle whether ‘competitive’ or not

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GREECE

The controversy over declining competitiveness.

South African government faces public-sector showdown

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SOUTH AFRICA

The negotiations follow the government’s refusal last year to pay the final annual tranche of a previous three-year deal. Containing the public-sector wage bill is seen as key for…

'Brexit' fallout could hit EU financial assets widely

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EU

The potential fallout from 'Brexit' on both UK and EU-wide financial assets.

Saudi Aramco IPO holds key to diversification plans

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SAUDI ARABIA

This development is at the centre of 'Vision 2030', the kingdom's new medium-term strategy for reducing reliance on crude oil revenue and improving economic efficiency. The…

Skills gap will hinder South African growth plans

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SOUTH AFRICA

Last month, the budget increased education spending from 296 billion rand (22.8 billion dollars) to 321 billion rand (24.7 billion dollars), remaining constant at 6.8% of GDP and…