Middle East

  • Nov 18, 2002
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CAMEROON/NIGERIA: Bakassi progress?

Talks over the disputed Bakassi Peninsula ended on Friday, with both sides agreeing to hold...

Cameroon
  • Nov 18, 2002
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MIDDLE EAST: Israeli retalliation

Israeli forces today attacked targets in Gaza after reoccupying the part of Hebron handed back...

Middle East
  • Nov 14, 2002
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MIDDLE EAST: Dismal peace prospects

The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas yesterday rejected demands from Palestinian President...

Middle East
  • Nov 11, 2002
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MIDDLE EAST: Fiscal challenges spur pension reform

The countries of the region vary greatly in their approaches to reforming pension provision....

Middle East
  • Nov 11, 2002
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MIDDLE EAST: Pension challenges

Demographic trends across the region appear to favour the provision of state pensions.

Middle East
  • Nov 8, 2002
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MIDDLE EAST: Fiscal challenges spur pension reform

Pensions in the region have been provided mainly through mono-pillar state-funded systems....

Middle East
  • Nov 8, 2002
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MIDDLE EAST: Pension challenges

With governments in the region committed to reducing fiscal expenditure, state responsibility...

Middle East
  • Oct 22, 2002
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JAPAN: Cuts to ODA to occur around margins

Overseas development assistance is a key tool of Japan's diplomacy, particularly in light of...

Japan