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Bulgarian public sector data breach reveals EU trend

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EU

Public sector and GDPR.

US pension shortfalls will fuel localised inequality

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UNITED STATES

State and municipal pensions in the United States.

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…

Health strike is unlikely to shape Kenya national vote

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KENYA

Public sector doctors have been on strike since early December citing multiple grievances including pay, conditions at facilities and lack of investment in the public health…

Jordan’s debt levels are sustainable for the present

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JORDAN

Despite a series of IMF programmes since 1989, public sector debt levels have climbed to worrying heights, driven by deficits on both fiscal and current account accounts. Jordan’s…

Egyptian wage rises will increase economic disparities

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EGYPT

Planned pay increases in Egypt.

Iraq’s three-year budget will promote state capture

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IRAQ

Parliament on June 12 approved a three-year budget mandating record high expenditure, including an increased public sector wage bill that accounts for a large proportion of…

South African budget plans may prove too ambitious

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SOUTH AFRICA

However, the MTBPS relies even more heavily on getting powerful public-sector unions to agree to unprecedented wage freezes over the next three years, putting its credibility in…

Bolivian economic growth to slow but remain healthy

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BOLIVIA

Economic update.

Lebanon’s new labour unionism could affect May polls

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LEBANON

The GCLW is the traditional umbrella organisation for Lebanese trade unions, but has long been seen as too close to the political authorities. It has been increasingly outflanked…