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Peru's productivity challenges will not be resolved

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PERU

A technologically advanced ‘modern’ sector coexists with a ‘traditional’ sector in which productivity is low, technology basic and employment precarious. The government has…

Demographic dividend has been wasted in Brazil

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BRAZIL

In much of the world, COVID-19 has exacted a heavy toll on young people, who saw their education disrupted and were frequently the first victims of the impact on labour markets…

Participation and productivity will drive long run GDP

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INTERNATIONAL

OECD long-run growth projections are predicated on the 'secular stagnation' argument.

Slow population growth will pose challenges in Brazil

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BRAZIL

The demographic survey also revealed that the centre-west -- whose economy is largely powered by the long-booming agribusiness sector -- is growing more quickly than any other…

Euro-area potential GDP will stay on low trajectory

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EURO-AREA/INT

Declining potential growth trends.

Debate deepens among stagnationists and technologists

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INTERNATIONAL

Secular stagnation.

Japan’s Suga will focus on structural reform

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JAPAN

All this and more will be necessary as he confronts entrenched interests embedded by decades of rarely interrupted Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) rule.

US purse strings strained by short-term sweeteners

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UNITED STATES

In its biannual ten-year projections released on April 9, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) foresaw the budget deficit averaging 4.9% of GDP from 2019 to 2028, an increase…

Downgrades highlight Chile's weak economic outlook

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CHILE

On August 11, Fitch Ratings downgraded Chile’s long-term foreign currency rating to ‘A’ from ‘A+’, its level since 2011. This followed a downgrade by Standard and Poor’s to 'A+'…

Adverse EU demographics will hinder potential growth

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EU

Europe's demographic changes.