China will make major strides in eliminating poverty

The Xi administration is waging a nationwide campaign to eliminate absolute poverty -- and the effort is bearing fruit

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Dualism in Peru's agriculture may increase

A greater focus on exports is likely to worsen the already significant inequality in the sector

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Women’s ‘empowerment’ programmes have focused on aid that is small-scale and perpetuates stereotypical gender roles

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Internet access in Mexico expanded in 2017, but still falls short of OECD and Latin American peers

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The president is already a lame duck and faces an aggressively hostile opposition

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While the terrorist group no longer holds large swathes of territory, its factions are still carrying out major attacks

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Opposition success in the March 4 elections will provide it a springboard for next year’s presidential vote

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China has laid out ambitious plans to modernise agriculture and develop its rural areas over the next three decades

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The president rehashes some old plans for economic revival, then turns unexpectedly to threatening the West

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The government is trumpeting recent good news stories, but major fiscal and security risks persist

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