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Nowhere is this violation of accepted PR practice more prominent than in the Middle East (though Russia could give most countries in that region a run for their money).
FORBES: PR Rogue's Gallery
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Manufacturing's share of output and employment has dropped, though it remains larger than in most competitor countries (see chart 3, above).
ECONOMIST: How Germany weathered the recession
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We have to remember, though, that in quite a few countries most people seek treatment through private outlets and not necessarily through public facilities.
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Traditionally, class figured less in politics in America than in most other Western countries, supposedly because the United States, though more economically unequal, and rougher in tone, was more socially equal, more diverse, more democratic, and better at giving ordinary people the opportunity to rise.
NEWYORKER: Evening the Odds
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They, too, are sensitive to assumptions about demographics, productivity and interest rates, though under all plausible scenarios the generational imbalances in most rich countries remain.
ECONOMIST: The perils of privatisation
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For most countries in the developing world, though, there is one thing even more important than hard cash: access to the markets of the rich countries.
ECONOMIST: Hoping for more | The
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Now he faces a different risk though: isolation, as most perhaps all the other countries not yet in the eurozone look set to decide to take part in this new euroclub.
BBC: Did Europe call Cameron's bluff?
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Both countries remain besotted with sheer size, though many of the most promising developments in power supply are in small-scale generation.
ECONOMIST: At last, a market for energy
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Sub-Saharan Africa remains the most severely affected part of the world, though some countries there have made impressive efforts in reducing fresh cases.
BBC: Further big drop in new HIV infections among children
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At least in Asia it is keeping an eye out, unlike in most rich countries where it has ruled out acquisitions, because the returns are too low though it may still be tempted to enter the nascent European pensions market.
ECONOMIST: HSBC