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Feuding may be main threat to Sri Lanka's Rajapaksas

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SRI LANKA

The president’s family has a tight grip on political power

Saudi succession plans increase outlook for stability

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SAUDI ARABIA

The balance of power in Saudi family politics has shifted significantly with King Salman's accession

Children suffer as Lebanon’s economy collapses

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LEBANON

Child poverty indicators have worsened sharply since the economic crisis started in the second half of 2019

Demographics further darken Italy’s economic prospects

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ITALY

An ageing population and weak demand for legal migration pose risks to Italy’s long-term economic outlook

COVID-19 will hold back longer EU life expectancy

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EU

The COVID-19 pandemic interrupted the trend adding years to average life expectancy, especially in the eastern EU

Emerging markets growing old faster than growing rich

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INT

Emerging markets are ageing at lower incomes than advanced markets, a policy challenge that will influence GDP prospects

Inheritance tax is poor answer to raising revenues

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INTERNATIONAL

Within the OECD, 16 countries levy no taxes on assets passed to linear heirs, while the average top rate is 14%

Educating more women further will help Turkey develop

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TURKEY

Turkish women who have reached further education are highly employable but there are not nearly enough of them

Government is yet to stem rise in obesity among Turks

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TURKEY

More Turks than ever are overweight despite government’s awareness of the problem

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