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COVID-19 crisis will hurt Africa’s informal sector

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AFRICA

Domestic policies and international aid designed to counter the economic impacts will have only limited reach into informal economies, despite their key role in continental…

Nigerian border reopening would offer some respite

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NIGERIA

Nigeria’s land borders have been closed since August 2019, officially to check indiscriminate smuggling of goods into the country. The closures have been blamed in part for rising…

Expanding East African tax base will face resistance

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EAST AFRICA

Member states' national budgets include plans to increase taxation of the informal economy. Governments have several reasons for broadening tax bases: budget deficits, increasing…

Russia's untaxed shadow economy is expanding

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RUSSIA

Russia's burgeoning grey economy.

Gig economy risks Latin American virtual brain drain

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LATIN AMERICA

The gig economy.

Egyptian wage rises will increase economic disparities

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EGYPT

Planned pay increases in Egypt.

Trade deficit looms over Algerian dinar depreciation

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ALGERIA

Plunging oil and gas revenue have created a dauntingly large budget deficit and the rapid erosion of foreign exchange reserves. To deal with the situation, the government on July…

Tunisia's risk of default will rise

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TUNISIA

The social unrest is partly the result of rising unemployment and poverty, worsened by the COVID-19 crisis. Political gridlock has also prevented the country from undertaking…

Mexican government faces wage conundrum

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MEXICO

The government is under pressure to raise the minimum wage.

Tunisia’s new government will prioritise efficiency

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TUNISIA

The administration has set out a list of priorities, most of which relate to the dire state of the economy and public finances.