... population poverty prices reform utilities Electric SOUTH AFRICA: The National Energy Regulator of SA (NERSA) yesterday ruled on Eskom's proposed tariff increases of 36.15%, 11.81% and 9.1% over the next three years, saying the electricity utility could instead only impose increases...

... study published in medical journal The Lancet. Researchers analysed TB cases in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Peru and El Salvador since 1990, and found that one-third of all cases were associated with incarceration. The region's prison population has nearly quadrupled since 1990...

... politics election fiscal government party policy social climate debt defence environment growth immigration monetary population Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (Sascha Schuermann/Getty Images) The ruling forced policymakers to find ways...

... lower living costs there. Impacts An ageing population promises heightened demand in market segments characteristic of a ‘silver economy’. Young urban citizens will generate consumption demand, especially in smaller rather than large cities. Different generations will have differing attitudes...

... the island's economic potential. Nuuk (Greenland's capital) notably opened a diplomatic office in Beijing in 2021. international relations politics constitution foreign policy regional climate defence natural resources population referendum security A plane carrying Donald Trump Junior...

... policy government opposition party policy cybersecurity fiscal gas population Prime Minister Robert Fico (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images) Moreover, calls for early elections or for a government reshuffle put his junior coalition partners in a difficult position. The SNS...

... or recommendations that may be relied on. Where links to external websites are provided, this does not indicate that Oxford Analytica or Emerald agree with, endorse or have checked for accuracy the contents of said sites. 2025 Sudan AF politics social civil war human rights military population...

.... Demographic factors put Ukraine at a disadvantage compared to Russia when it comes to military recruitment. Even before 2022, Russia's population was over three times larger than Ukraine's. Since then, with Ukraine's subsequent loss of territories and outflows of refugees abroad, the gap has widened...

... or recommendations that may be relied on. Where links to external websites are provided, this does not indicate that Oxford Analytica or Emerald agree with, endorse or have checked for accuracy the contents of said sites. 2025 Sri Lanka AP politics social crime population religion media...

... investment judicial pensions population French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou (Valentine Chapuis/AFP/Getty Images) On December 13 Francois Bayrou was appointed France’s fourth prime minister of 2024. Unless PS changes stance, the new government will probably need the tacit support...

... that may be relied on. Where links to external websites are provided, this does not indicate that Oxford Analytica or Emerald agree with, endorse or have checked for accuracy the contents of said sites. 2025 Myanmar AP politics election government military population opposition...

.... Impacts Stresses on healthcare systems will rise as demand for treatment for chronic illnesses increases with population ageing. An ageing population will require increased spending on elderly care and pensions. The expansion of pension spending could impact fiscal stability and credit ratings in some...

... Bulgaria Romania EUR EU Austria Netherlands BULGARIA/ROMANIA economy industry international relations politics government immigration party policy population reform regulation road transport crime tobacco tourism police Transport & logistics Another major area...

... that Oxford Analytica or Emerald agree with, endorse or have checked for accuracy the contents of said sites. 2024 Kenya AF economy industry politics social foreign investment human rights infrastructure population reform road tourism transport The Nairobi marathon is staged...

...Oxford Analytica Headline INT: GDP prospects vary across developing nations International INT economy consumer foreign investment foreign trade growth investment population © Oxford Analytica 2024. All rights reserved. This content contains general information about...

... poverty public sector reform population A protest outside the presidential palace in Santiago (Rodrigo Arangua/AFP via Getty Images) Several recent reports and surveys, including the 2023 OECD Trust Survey, highlight a sharp decline in trust in institutions in Chile...

...Oxford Analytica Significance This figure has raised concern as it is well below the “replacement” rate of 2.1 needed to keep the population stable. The decline comes as the government is reducing immigration, which has historically acted as a buffer against the effects of an ageing population...

... social defence ethnic foreign policy government invasion military population security talks war TURKEY: Turkey and its allies in the Syrian National Army (SNA) are amassing forces along the Syrian territory under US-backed and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)'s control...

... economy international relations politics social government immigration integration policy population transport crime tourism BULGARIA/ROMANIA: The EU Council yesterday voted to admit Bulgaria and Romania fully into the Schengen free-movement area. Starting in January 2025, the move...

... that Oxford Analytica or Emerald agree with, endorse or have checked for accuracy the contents of said sites. 2024 Turkey ME/NAF Syria international relations politics social border conflict civil war defence foreign policy government guerrillas military policy population...