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East: ’if countries don’t act now, it’s going to be too late’
May 15, 2007 09:54

The publication is an interview with Gordon Betcherman, World Bank economist, who warns that if governments in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union will not institute reforms, they will face economic crisis because their populations are rapidly aging and shrinking at the same time.

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Tags: economic, crisis, population, aging, reforms, SEE, Soviet, Union
Turkmenistan: the struggle for rural reform
May 15, 2007 09:54

Turkmenistan’s ex-president introduced changes to rural residents that made their life more difficult, such as: closing libraries and hospitals. Now, with the new president people are expecting some positive changes.

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Tags: rural, reforms, Turkmenistan