RUSSIA: Despite growth, middle class has not thrived

Recent sociological studies have confirmed what casual observers have noted for the past decade:...

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NIGERIA: Petroleum reform drive falters ahead of polls

Prospects that the PIB will secure legislative assent prior to elections due in April 2011 have...

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These are different to those that loomed large during the first administration of President Evo...

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Latin America and the Caribbean have several hundred million low-income individuals that are...

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The World Bank yesterday urged the authorities to implement sweeping pension reform. Ukraine's...

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Support for and satisfaction with democracy in Latin America have continued to increase despite...

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The eleventh EU-India summit will take place tomorrow in Brussels. With no progress in sight at...

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In the last two months, 17 people have been arrested on charges of establishing links with...

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The continuing rise of key food prices is taking them towards their 2008 peak. The effect of such...

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The UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) released its Social...

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