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Investing in people is key to a sustainable recovery

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The pandemic has damaged human and social capital; both are key to economic prospects but under-recorded in GDP accounts

Emerging markets growing old faster than growing rich

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

Population trends pose development challenges

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Just 2% of global population gain in 2016-40 will be in advanced countries; 56% will be in Africa and the Middle East

Worker shortages and skills mismatches will hit growth

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High youth unemployment and rising worker retirements are straining labour markets and productivity

Informality crimps Latin American options

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LATIN AMERICA

The large informal sector reduces fiscal revenues and with them options to improve services and competitiveness

Stimulating skills is key to emerging markets growth

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Human capital will become as key to low-to-mid-income countries as it is for high-income ones

Joblessness will rise as job-save policies are unwound

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Policies have reduced the damage COVID-19 has done to Western job markets but these temporary schemes have to be unwound

The job dislocation of COVID-19 will reduce global GDP

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INTERNATIONAL

The more jobs that are lost worldwide this year, the more disjointed the economic recovery will initially be

Taxing capital over income and spending needs momentum

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INT

Wealth is more unequal than income; tackling property prices and tax is more crucial for some nations than others

Latin America violence to rise despite murder rate dip

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LATIN AMERICA

Latin American murder rates are down but political upheaval and social tensions raise violence risks in 2019