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Middle East/North Africa

Iranian elections highlight future challenges

Less than two months before Iran elects its next president, the country faces a set of political and economic challenges. The outcome of the elections will have a significant impact

Economics Europe

Tourism in Spain could be the remedy for unemployment

While Spain continues to grapple with the second-highest unemployment rate after Greece, the success of its tourism industry is crucial.

Economics North America

Debunking US unemployment numbers

Do not mistake a rosy Bureau of Labor Statistics report for something that it is not. The unemployment rate did decrease in April, but only because 800,000 people exited the labour

Economics North America

Expiration of jobless benefits poses growth risk to US economy

With benefits for the long-term unemployed ending at the beginning of 2014, forecasters are downgrading US growth projections. For 1.3 million long-term unemployed workers in the US, 2014 starts with