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Brexit will continue to undercut UK public policy

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UNITED KINGDOM

UK public policy.

Abe's ambitious plan targets Japan's key risks

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JAPAN

The Abe government's new fiscal plans.

Australia’s economy will recover slowly from COVID-19

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AUSTRALIA

Australia is battling COVID-19, which has necessitated social and economic lockdowns which have hit the economy. Parliament passed the budget measures on October 9, with little…

Israel’s 2019 budget assumptions have long-term risks

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ISRAEL

The Knesset (parliament) approved the 2019 state budget on March 15, over nine months early. The 480-billion-shekel (138-billion-dollar) spending package is mildly expansionary at…

Strikes will increase political pressure on Rabat

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MOROCCO

There have been protracted negotiations following strikes by teachers last year. Concerns over continued disruption to education and possible contagion to other sectors are…

Abe will probably drop target for fiscal balance

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JAPAN

JAPAN: Abe will probably drop fiscal balance target

Brazilian nutrition policies have wide application

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BRAZIL/INT

Globally, undernutrition remains stubbornly high, even as overnutrition rises: an estimated 800 million people are calorie deficient and around 2 billion experience micronutrient…

Problems of obesity will spread in the EU’s east

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EU

EU member states in the east are failing to tackle the growing problem of populations defined as overweight

Guatemala's health poses early challenge for Morales

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GUATEMALA

Guatemala's struggling health service.

Nigeria's COVID-19 response at risk from weak links

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NIGERIA

Nigeria's COVID-19 response.