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More Turks could lose jobs as COVID-19 plays out

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TURKEY

Hurriyet Editor-in-chief Ahmet Hakan has queried whether Turkey is becoming a society without class or privilege. Well-intentioned anti-crisis policies have widened inequalities…

Hungarian businesses are in hiring mood again

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HUNGARY

Overall labour market figures have improved considerably in the past decade, and the traditionally low employment rate has now risen above the EU average. However, the…

More Mexico jobs will not necessarily mean good jobs

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MEXICO

It shows that by the end of the year, 56.6 million people were employed, 3.5 million more than in the same period of 2020 and 1.5 million more than in the first quarter of 2020…

Bolivia inequality progress may be slow to recover

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BOLIVIA

The success is reducing the Gini coefficient from 0.61 in 2002 was based mainly on reducing poverty through greater state investment and increased employment, rather than measures…

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…

New Colombian fiscal reform will pass but is flawed

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COLOMBIA

The plan avoids new taxes on individuals, instead increasing the fiscal burden on firms. The proposed measures aim to generate COP15.2tn (USD3.9bn) in new revenue, which would be…

Second COVID wave could stall Macron’s relaunch

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FRANCE

However, the second lockdown in October and November, coupled with persistent uncertainty about the pandemic’s trajectory, threatens to undermine the effectiveness of Relaunching…

Pandemic will widen major gender gaps

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INTERNATIONAL

Gender costs of the pandemic.

Greek GDP will plunge despite latest stimulus package

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GREECE

The speech set out the government’s economic policy guidelines for the remainder of 2020 and 2021, largely extending the package of fiscal measures in place since April 2020…

South Africa’s tourism sector set for more turbulence

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SOUTH AFRICA

Tourism has been identified as a priority sector to drive economic recovery in the government’s recent strategy, as well as in the recovery strategies agreed by business and…