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Many different terms are used: underground, shadow, non-observed, hidden etc. No universal agreement on exactly what those terms cover or how they differ.
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The Informal Economy & Inclusive Growth "If we cannot measure informality, we cannot evaluate how inclusive economic growth really is. So we may not be able to determine whether policies are working as they are intended." by IMF MD @KGeorgieva
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“Usos y costumbres”…🤌
Child Marriage (%) Mexico🇲🇽: 16.6 Colombia🇨🇴: 16.4 Brazil🇧🇷: 12.6 CR🇨🇷: 9.5 Romania🇷🇴: 6.8 Chile🇨🇱: 5.9 Türkiye🇹🇷: 4.8 Spain🇪🇸: 4 UK🇬🇧: 3 France🇫🇷: 2.8 US🇺🇸: 2.1 Greece🇬🇷: 1.9 Canada🇨🇦: 1.7 Poland🇵🇱: 1.2 NZ🇳🇿: 0.8 Japan🇯🇵: 0.6 Germany🇩🇪: 0.3 Korea🇰🇷: 0.2 Denmark🇩🇰: 0.1 @OECD
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Child Marriage (%) Mexico🇲🇽: 16.6 Colombia🇨🇴: 16.4 Brazil🇧🇷: 12.6 CR🇨🇷: 9.5 Romania🇷🇴: 6.8 Chile🇨🇱: 5.9 Türkiye🇹🇷: 4.8 Spain🇪🇸: 4 UK🇬🇧: 3 France🇫🇷: 2.8 US🇺🇸: 2.1 Greece🇬🇷: 1.9 Canada🇨🇦: 1.7 Poland🇵🇱: 1.2 NZ🇳🇿: 0.8 Japan🇯🇵: 0.6 Germany🇩🇪: 0.3 Korea🇰🇷: 0.2 Denmark🇩🇰: 0.1 @OECD
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🌐 Children & young people face growing mental health challenges, and emergencies make it even harder to cope. @UNICEF & partners urge governments to put mental health at the heart of all emergency responses, so every child can heal & thrive. https://t.co/m1dl8iwqcV
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Pisa Performance in Creative Thinking Top 10 Countries Singapore🇸🇬🥇 Korea🇰🇷🥈 Canada🇨🇦🥉 Australia🇦🇺 New Zealand🇳🇿 Estonia🇪🇪 Finland🇫🇮 Denmark🇩🇰 Latvia🇱🇻 Belgium🇧🇪 @OECD
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In times of crisis, girls are often the first to be pulled out of school and the last to return. Every girl has the right to learn, no matter where she lives or what she's been through. Education must be part of every emergency response. #GirlGoals
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Informal Employment (%) Colombia🇨🇴: 56.1 Mexico🇲🇽: 55.5 Costa Rica🇨🇷: 37.4 Chile🇨🇱: 27.5 Türkiye🇹🇷: 27.3 Poland🇵🇱: 7.7 Slovakia🇸🇰: 5.1 Portugal🇵🇹: 4.5 Greece🇬🇷: 4.1 Italy🇮🇹: 3.5 Luxembourg🇱🇺: 3.5 France🇫🇷: 3.3 Lithuania🇱🇹: 3.1 Sweden🇸🇪: 2.9 Netherlands🇳🇱: 2.4 Latvia🇱🇻: 2.4
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In August, OECD food inflation rose to 5.0% - its highest level since February 2024. Food price levels were 45.8% higher than in December 2019, before the Covid-19 pandemic, supply chain disruptions & the war in Ukraine. 🔗 https://t.co/OvBKQ5hMUy | #OECDstats | @OECD_Stat
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The numbers of electric vehicles sold in Europe in 2024 are in: ⚡ 1.45 million new battery-only EVs registered 📈 +32% growth in the total electric fleet 🔋 13.6% of all new car registrations are electric Europe is going full throttle to a clean future.
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Global Organized Crime Index 2023 Criminal Market Scores 1. Mexico🇲🇽 2. Myanmar🇲🇲 3. Iran🇮🇷 4. Nigeria🇳🇬 5. Colombia🇨🇴 6. UAE🇦🇪 7. Afghanistan🇦🇫 8. Brazil🇧🇷 9. Kenya🇰🇪 10. South Africa🇿🇦 11. Russia🇷🇺 12. Thailand🇹🇭 12. Turkey🇹🇷 14. Ecuador🇪🇨 14. Paraguay🇵🇾 16. India🇮🇳 18.
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Los venezolanos hemos recibido con inmensa emoción y renovada esperanza este reconocimiento del Comité Noruego del Nobel. El mayor tributo al legado de Alfred Nobel será asegurar la transición a la Democracia, conquistar nuestra Libertad y, de esta forma, alcanzar la Paz.
BREAKING NEWS The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2025 #NobelPeacePrize to Maria Corina Machado for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to
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Minimum Wages in the EU🇪🇺 Top 3 Countries Luxembourg🇱🇺: €2704 Ireland🇮🇪: €2282 Netherlands🇳🇱: €2246 Bottom 3 Countries Bulgaria🇧🇬: €551 Hungary🇭🇺: €727 Latvia🇱🇻: €740 @EU_Eurostat
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İstihdam, Eğitim veya Öğretimde Olmayan Gençler oranı
Youth Not in Employment, Education or Training (%) South Africa🇿🇦: 42.1 Türkiye🇹🇷: 26.7 Costa Rica🇨🇷: 24.1 Colombia🇨🇴: 23.6 Peru🇵🇪: 20.8 Brazil🇧🇷: 19.8 Romania🇷🇴: 18.9 Mexico🇲🇽: 18.5 Italy🇮🇹: 17.7 Greece🇬🇷: 17.7 Chile🇨🇱: 16.8 Spain🇪🇸: 16.6 Lithuania🇱🇹: 16.1 Bulgaria🇧🇬: 14.1
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On 31 August 2025, 4.37 million non-EU citizens who fled 🇺🇦 Ukraine had temporary protection status in the EU. EU countries with the most beneficiaries of temporary protection: 🇩🇪 Germany (1 210 515 people) 🇵🇱 Poland (995 925) 🇨🇿 Czechia (385 855) 👉 https://t.co/zs1Xz9PTY3
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On this #WorldMentalHealthDay take a moment to think about your mental health and well-being 💆 The EU’s Working Time Directive protects your mental health at work by guaranteeing paid annual leave, and minimum daily and weekly rest periods. Find out more ↓ #MakeItWork
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Youth Not in Employment, Education or Training (%) South Africa🇿🇦: 42.1 Türkiye🇹🇷: 26.7 Costa Rica🇨🇷: 24.1 Colombia🇨🇴: 23.6 Peru🇵🇪: 20.8 Brazil🇧🇷: 19.8 Romania🇷🇴: 18.9 Mexico🇲🇽: 18.5 Italy🇮🇹: 17.7 Greece🇬🇷: 17.7 Chile🇨🇱: 16.8 Spain🇪🇸: 16.6 Lithuania🇱🇹: 16.1 Bulgaria🇧🇬: 14.1
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Energy inflation in the OECD also rose in August, reaching 0.7%, compared with 0.3% in July, while core inflation edged down slightly to 4.3%. Learn more: https://t.co/b10uXOJwuo | #OECDstats | @OECD_Stat
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Internet Freedom Index 2024 Top 5 Countries Iceland🇮🇸 Estonia🇪🇪 Canada🇨🇦 Chile🇨🇱 Costa Rica🇨🇷 Bottom 5 Countries China🇨🇳 Myanmar🇲🇲 Iran🇮🇷 Cuba🇨🇺 Russia🇷🇺 @freedomhouse
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