Pressure on officials will hinder policy in China

Pressure on officials to hit targets is mounting, leading to contradictions, inconsistencies and perverse incentives

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China's gains from one-child policy's end may not last

Abolishing the one-child policy has raised the fertility rate, but a demographic crisis still looms

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Extreme weather and technological advances are driving the weather insurance market to become rapidly more sophisticated

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Awareness of income and wealth disparities in Europe's economic powerhouse is growing

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Minimum wages rose in 22 states in 2017, adding impetus to rising wages for the lowest earners after years of stagnation

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The presidential election campaign will revolve around livelihoods and welfare more than Russian successes abroad

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The president tells cheering workers he will be running for another term

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North African countries import high proportions of their food, making them vulnerable to global price fluctuations

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Social democrats are uniting to challenge the ruling Syriza, which hopes economic recovery will restore its popularity

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Investors have devoured frontier economies' debt this year while the MSCI frontier markets equity index is up 25%+

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