Cost advantages will boost tourism in Southern Africa

The region's tourism industry is relatively small, but policy and currency shifts portend growing visitor numbers

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Weak service sector constrains Taiwan's economy

Taiwan's economic structure has shifted away from manufacturing towards services, but this may not indicate progress

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The government faces multiple challenges from within and without that may render it ineffective and ultimately untenable

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Protests against rising prices have broken out despite Aliyev's assurances that the manat's plunge has bottomed out

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Race relations have hit a new low as long-held frustrations collide with the deteriorating economic outlook

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Laos is undergoing changes in party and state leadership, at a crucial time

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Various factors will limit impact of allowing more Syrians to work formally

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As economic growth hits a 25-year low, labour protests are rising and the authorities are cracking down

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The government decides its own restructuring plan is no longer in the national interest

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Increasing levels of foreign investment are required, but investors need convincing

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