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Prospects for European migration in 2019-23

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PROSPECTS 2019-23

Prospects for European migration in 2019-23.

Qatar crisis may curtail South Asian migrant labour

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SOUTH ASIA

The Qatar crisis has an impact on South Asian migrant labour

North Africa's wheat crisis may be worse in winter

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NORTH AFRICA

It has the per-capita highest wheat consumption in the world. A significant proportion of the region’s wheat imports comes from Ukraine and Russia, where war has created export…

Politics will exacerbate Lebanon’s economic crises

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LEBANON

Lebanon also only has a caretaker government with restricted powers, at a time when the economy has contracted for four consecutive years. A staff-level IMF package worth USD3bn…

Venezuelan migrants could boost host countries' growth

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LATIN AMERICA

Millions of Venezuelans have fled their homeland in recent years as living standards have deteriorated rapidly, with the vast majority settling in other South American nations…

Italy will intensify its outreach to North Africa

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NORTH AFRICA

Italy’s diplomatic activism was on display in recent days after its foreign ministry hosted a meeting between the Israeli and Libyan foreign ministers, causing uproar across Libya.

Conflict focus will worsen Libya's COVID-19 trajectory

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LIBYA

Long-standing weaknesses in governance and the public health system have left Libya unable to slow or prevent community transmission of COVID-19.

Migration to EU will be divisive despite lower numbers

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EU/NORTH AFRICA

The Central Mediterranean route, used by half of all irregular migrants to the EU in 2016, now accounts for only 9% of irregular travel to the EU. Meanwhile, the pace of arrivals…

Sahel border closures disrupt food supply chains

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SAHEL

Chad closed its borders with Sudan and the Central African Republic. Closures have had a direct economic impact in Sahelian border zones, which are often vulnerable to food…

Neglect of Sahel border regions will sustain smuggling

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SAHEL

Smuggling in the Sahel.