Middle East
CAMEROON/NIGERIA: Bakassi progress?
Talks over the disputed Bakassi Peninsula ended on Friday, with both sides agreeing to hold...
CameroonMIDDLE EAST: Israeli retalliation
Israeli forces today attacked targets in Gaza after reoccupying the part of Hebron handed back...
Middle EastMIDDLE EAST: Dismal peace prospects
The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas yesterday rejected demands from Palestinian President...
Middle EastMIDDLE EAST: Fiscal challenges spur pension reform
The countries of the region vary greatly in their approaches to reforming pension provision....
Middle EastMIDDLE EAST: Pension challenges
Demographic trends across the region appear to favour the provision of state pensions.
Middle EastMIDDLE EAST: Fiscal challenges spur pension reform
Pensions in the region have been provided mainly through mono-pillar state-funded systems....
Middle EastMIDDLE EAST: Pension challenges
With governments in the region committed to reducing fiscal expenditure, state responsibility...
Middle EastJAPAN: Cuts to ODA to occur around margins
Overseas development assistance is a key tool of Japan's diplomacy, particularly in light of...
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