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Belarus borrowing options will shrink inexorably

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BELARUS

Belarus has relied heavily on Russian and Chinese loans, and its political behaviour is shutting down other options

Poor services do not dent rural African voter trust

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AFRICA

Support for presidents remains high within underserved constituencies

COVID-19 threatens long fiscal shadow for US states

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UNITED STATES

Due to COVID-19 business lockdowns, states’ projected tax incomes have fallen

Demography and past austerity raise the COVID-19 risks

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INT

COVID-19 particularly threatens the elderly; ageing populations and years of post-crisis austerity leave nations at risk

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

The job dislocation of COVID-19 will reduce global GDP

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INTERNATIONAL

The more jobs that are lost worldwide this year, the more disjointed the economic recovery will initially be

Public health is low priority in Central Europe

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CENTRAL EUROPE

East European OECD countries underperform on life expectancy, premature death and health risks; health spending is lower

Latin America poverty progress is being reversed

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LATIN AMERICA

Slower growth is undermining advances in reducing poverty and inequality, raising instability risks

COVID-19 crisis will test South African social fabric

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SOUTH AFRICA

The worsening COVID-19 outbreak is being exacerbated by poor capacity and alleged graft