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Radical reform of UK civil service is very unlikely

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UNITED KINGDOM

Civil service reform.

Saudi bureaucratic lag will hamper change

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SAUDI ARABIA

The state is central both in the economy and in the lives of citizens. Government has been the key driver of economic diversification, but it also poses major obstacles to private…

Slow growth may hit trust in Colombia’s government

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COLOMBIA

Government spending levels depend on those of individual ministries, some of which spent remarkably little last year, raising questions about budgetary decision-making. Recent…

More Colombian state intervention in health is likely

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COLOMBIA

The same day, the government ordered an administrative intervention into one of Colombia’s largest private healthcare providers (EPSs), EPS Sanitas, citing financial mismanagement…

Investors will step up corporate governance monitoring

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INTERNATIONAL

Corporate governance.

Riyadh will liquidate assets faster than Gulf peers

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SAUDI ARABIA/GULF STATES

Prospects for Gulf Arab sovereign wealth funds.

Impact investing will build more momentum worldwide

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INTERNATIONAL

Impact investment.

US interest in unionisation is tentative but growing

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UNITED STATES

The union represents some 340,000 workers at UPS, the largest US package delivery company. The United States is experiencing a rise in strikes and work stoppages espite low union…

Growing gender parity will aid global growth prospects

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INTERNATIONAL

Gender parity benefits and initiatives.

Growth of AI faces stiff challenges in Latin America

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LATIN AMERICA

As AI systems become increasingly central to the global economy, this poor performance risks further damaging the economic prospects of a region that has long struggled to achieve…