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Latest analysis : Three people per job: what the dependency ratio does not count
Roberto Carlos Tientcheu is an economist specialising in forecasting.
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Partnerships for the goalsIn Central Africa, each job supports nearly three people. Yet the age dependency ratio, used to date the demographic dividend, ranks Gabon first, the country that employs the smallest share of its population: the indicator equates working age with work.
The world spent nearly $1.5 trillion supporting fossil fuels in 2022, while the savings of the African diaspora sit far from the green projects that need them. The money for the climate exists: what it lacks is a channel, and diaspora bonds offer one.
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