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The main problem with Russia's welfare system that most of the benefits go to the middle classes rather than the poorest has been a problem in many middle-income countries, from Eastern Europe to Latin America.
ECONOMIST: For richer or for poorer? | The
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That does mean the high growth rates of mobile devices in Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Eastern Europe and the Middle East and Africa should not translate to the same monetary benefit for advertising revenue.
FORBES: Connect
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The report also shows significant increases in Aids-related deaths in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East and North Africa.
BBC: Further big drop in new HIV infections among children
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Nabucco, a trans-Balkan pipeline which aims to bring Middle Eastern and Central Asian gas to Europe via Turkey's excellent gas infrastructure, will be at the heart of the power struggle.
ECONOMIST: An assertive Russia will flex its energy muscles
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Youth unemployment is expected to rise in emerging economies in Eastern Europe, East and South-East Asia and the Middle East, according to the report.
CNN: Report: Unemployment to rise again in 2013
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The gap in attitudes between the global middle class and the poor seems greater in most of eastern Europe and Spanish-speaking Latin America than in, say, Egypt, India and Brazil.
ECONOMIST: A special poll on middle-class attitudes
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Though financial markets in the Asia-Pacific region (ex Japan), Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa performed only slightly better than their Old World counterparts, GDP growth clocked in at an impressive 11.3%.
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