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Reducing evasion is key as business taxes race lower

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President-elect Donald Trump aims to "cut business taxes massively" as the US corporate tax rate is the G20's highest

Pandemic response threatens climate funding shortfall

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Low- and middle-income states must spend more than 1% of GDP a year on environmental protection but budgets may narrow

Population trends pose development challenges

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Just 2% of global population gain in 2016-40 will be in advanced countries; 56% will be in Africa and the Middle East

Deaths of despair could hinder the economic recovery

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Social isolation and economic uncertainties arising from COVID-19 lockdowns could prompt many more deaths of despair

Taxing capital over income and spending needs momentum

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Wealth is more unequal than income; tackling property prices and tax is more crucial for some nations than others

Regressive tax bill may offset rising US minimum wages

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UNITED STATES

Minimum wages rose in 22 states in 2017, adding impetus to rising wages for the lowest earners after years of stagnation

Policy is key to curbing the forces driving inequality

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The rich are getting richer globally but policies fostering redistribution, diversification and growth can check this

Africa’s development may hinge on investment in people

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AFRICA

Rapid population growth is challenging African nations to create jobs for their swelling working-age populations