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Workforce localisation will accelerate in Saudi Arabia

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SAUDI ARABIA

However, more than half of employed Saudis work in the public sector, with their pay absorbing about 45% of the state budget. Increased employment of Saudi nationals in…

Skills gap will hinder South African growth plans

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SOUTH AFRICA

Last month, the budget increased education spending from 296 billion rand (22.8 billion dollars) to 321 billion rand (24.7 billion dollars), remaining constant at 6.8% of GDP and…

China will invest to boost jobs

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CHINA

The impact of the China-US trade war on workers in China.

Lacklustre schools to limit South Africa skills plan

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SOUTH AFRICA

The state of education and skills in South Africa.

Boko Haram, revenue woes will mar Cameroon prospects

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CAMEROON

The violence is inhibiting Cameroon's cross-border trade with its larger neighbour, exacerbating a deteriorating economic outlook.

US colleges may see change to income from sports teams

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UNITED STATES

The NLRB case coincides with a class-action suit before a federal appeals court on the issue, throwing a spotlight on whether students playing in the multi-billion-dollar…

Automation alters Central-Eastern Europe growth needs

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CEE

Future of work in CEE economies.

COVID-19 will likely soften labour agenda in Spain

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SPAIN

Despite the pledge, however, the government is divided over the issue, with some in support of outright repeal of the reforms while others are opposed. Trying to balance these…

Falling euro-area unemployment masks EU disparities

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EURO-AREA

Long-term labour market trends.

Africa's future will hinge on closing skills gap

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AFRICA

Skills development in Africa.