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The ICE officers involved in the fatal shooting in Minneapolis at the weekend have been placed on administrative leave, a spokesperson for the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency has confirmed. US President Donald Trump had recently attempted to de-escalate the tense situation in the city, describing the death of intensive care nurse Alex Pretti as a "very unfortunate incident".

Hundreds of thousands of Romanians have signed a citizens' petition to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 14 after a case in which a 15-year-old boy was killed with a knife and axe and then burned and buried by three other minors, including a 13-year-old, in the western Romanian municipality of Cenei. Romanian Justice Minister Radu Marinescu has announced plans to review the criminal laws applying to minors.

Au titre de l'année 2025, les Etats de l'UEMOA ont mobilisé 11 858 milliards FCFA. Le bilan a été présenté lors de la 8e édition des Rencontres du Marché des Titres Publics (REMTP) tenue les 27 et 28 janvier 2026 à Lomé, au Togo.

« Marché des titres publics : consolidation des acquis et stratégies d'adaptation aux défis émergents », c'est le thème de la 8e édition des Rencontres du Marché des Titres Publics (REMTP) qui a eu lieu à Lomé. Elle a réuni les trésors nationaux, investisseurs institutionnels et experts financiers de l'UEMOA.

À ce rendez-vous majeur, le point de la mobilisation des ressources dans la zone UEMOA a été fait. Selon Oulimata Ndiaye Diassé, directrice générale d'UMOA-Titres, au titre de l'année 2025, les ressources mobilisées s'élèvent à 11 858 milliards FCFA, portant l'encours global à 21 629 milliards FCFA. Au-delà des volumes, informe-t-elle, nous avons enregistré des progrès qualitatifs notables à savoir plus de prévisibilité dans les émissions, une professionnalisation accrue des pratiques et une amélioration significative de l'information financière mise à la disposition des investisseurs. L'objectif pour l'année 2026 est d'atteindre 12 700 milliards FCFA.

En marge des travaux de la 8ᵉ édition de la Rencontre du marché des titres publics de l'Union monétaire ouest-africaine, il a été procédé au lancement de la plateforme de cotation et de négociation des titres publics ‘'UT Marché''. C'est toujours dans le but d'accompagner le développement d'un marché des titres publics plus efficient, plus accessible et plus attractif. Le lancement d'UT Marché'' est une « étape structurante dans la modernisation du marché, en renforçant la transparence, la lisibilité des prix, la fluidité des échanges et l'accès à l'information de marché pour l'ensemble des acteurs ».

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Parmi les options envisagées, la création de deux avions de chasse distincts.

The post Une décision commune est attendue dans les « prochaines semaines » sur le projet SCAF d’avion du futur, assure Friedrich Merz  appeared first on Euractiv FR.

Les candidats admis au test de reconstitution de la base de compétences des AME, session de 2025 sont connus. La liste a été rendue publique par le ministère des enseignements maternel et primaire.

Az Európai Bizottság kötelezettségszegési eljárást indított Szlovákia ellen a Bejelentővédelmi Hivatal átalakításáról szóló törvény miatt. Az Alkotmánybíróság decemberben felfüggesztette a törvény hatályba lépését.

La météo continue de dicter le rythme à Alger. Alors que les intempéries s’installent et que les alertes se multiplient, les autorités locales prolongent des […]

L’article Vigilance orange persistante : quels parcs publics restent fermés ce week-end à Alger ? est apparu en premier sur .

Les couleurs vives des médicaments sont conçues pour assurer la sécurité des patients.

The post Certains médicaments ressemblent à des bonbons et c’est légal appeared first on Euractiv FR.

„A tavalyi év Komárom történetének egyik legsikeresebb fejlesztési időszaka volt. A megvalósult beruházások összértéke meghaladta a 7,2 millió eurót, ami az elmúlt évek legmagasabb összege. A fejlesztések egy része 2026-ban is folytatódik” – írta Facebook-bejegyzésében Komárom városa.

Csütörtök este rövid ideig egymással szemben haladt két vonat a Pozsony-Szőlőhegy (Vinohrady) szakaszon. Nem ütköztek össze, senki sem sérült meg.

Les questions relatives à la sécurité des infrastructures se multiplient alors que les experts contestent les affirmations selon lesquelles les failles n'auraient pas été détectées.

The post L’enquête sur l’accident ferroviaire en Espagne remet en cause la crédibilité du gouvernement socialiste appeared first on Euractiv FR.

Pénteken több mint 749 ezer diák (522 022 alap- és 227 069 középiskolás) veszi át a félévi értékelésről szóló kivonatot. Kiemelték: az osztályzatok nem a gyermek értékének mérőszámai, és nem tükrözik tehetségének vagy személyiségének teljes sokszínűségét.

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By Harald Finger and Nujin Suphaphiphat
WASHINGTON DC, Jan 30 2026 (IPS)

India’s productivity growth over the past two decades has been impressive, reflecting rapid expansion in high-value services, gradual efficiency-enhancing reforms, and scale advantages from a large domestic market.

That said, additional gains would support the country’s ambitions of becoming an advanced economy.

Better supporting innovation, including by removing business barriers, can boost the productivity growth rate by nearly 40 percent, as we show in our 2025 Article IV report. That significant productivity dividend would be like adding the output of the state of Karnataka, the fourth-largest state by output, to India’s economy each decade.

India’s productivity performance, measured by output per additional worker, has been uneven. Services have delivered strong productivity gains, benefiting from advances in adoption of digital technology and their integration into global value chains.

Manufacturing, however, has seen only small productivity growth, while agriculture—still employing over 40 percent of the workforce—remains far less productive than other sectors.

In fact, an additional worker in services produces more than four times the output of a worker in agriculture with the same education level, underscoring the large potential gains from shifting activity to other sectors of the economy.

India’s unusually large share of very small firms is one reason manufacturing productivity has fallen behind. Nearly three quarters of factories employ fewer than five paid workers—almost double the US share. Even more striking, the smallest enterprises produce less than 20 percent of the output per worker of large counterparts, compared with nearly 45 percent in the United States.

These challenges reduce India’s aggregate productivity. Many of these enterprises remain small for decades due to complex compliance requirements, rigid labor regulations, and product market rules that discourage growth. Easing these constraints would help businesses expand and, in turn, dramatically lift productivity. India’s welcome announcement to implement its new labor codes may set the stage for further reforms along this route.

Subdued dynamism

Another factor underlying India’s subdued manufacturing productivity is that business dynamism remains low. The frequency of new business creation and when firms close or exit a market is far lower than in economies such as Korea, Chile, or the United States. Subdued dynamism discourages competition and slows the reallocation of resources toward more productive entities.

Further, a sizable share are zombie firms, which don’t generate enough earnings to cover their borrowing costs yet are continuing to absorb capital and labor. Our analysis shows that firm entry and exit have only a small effect on productivity in India, highlighting the need for a more dynamic business environment in which unproductive firms can wind down while those that are newer and more innovative can grow and thrive.

Innovation, meanwhile, has remained constrained. India invests less in research and development than the average for emerging market economies in the Group of Twenty, and few firms engage in it, with limited adoption of foreign technology.

Larger firms tend to innovate more, while smaller ones have more barriers to scaling up and improving. Strengthening innovation could deliver substantial productivity gains, our analysis suggests.

Specifically, lifting India’s innovation metrics, including business sophistication and creative outputs, to the 90th percentile of emerging markets could raise productivity growth by almost 0.6 percentage point, or nearly 40 percent relative to India’s long-term average.

Role of AI

Artificial intelligence could reinforce these gains. Nearly 60 percent of Indian firms already use some form of AI—well above global averages. AI can make businesses more efficient, speed up technology diffusion, and strengthen innovation. But adoption remains uneven: employers cite skill shortages, inadequate tools, and integration challenges.

Ensuring that AI enhances productivity without widening disparities requires further investment in India’s already strong digital infrastructure, training workers, and protecting those who may lose jobs.

IMF staff simulations show that AI-driven productivity gains—scaled by AI preparedness and exposure—could raise total factor productivity in emerging Asia (including India) by roughly 0.3 to 3 percentage points over a decade—depending on sectors and scenarios.

India has already laid important foundations for productivity-enhancing reforms and can build on a world-class digital public infrastructure. Unlocking the next wave of growth requires a coordinated agenda: easing regulatory burdens so firms can grow, boosting innovation and university-industry collaboration to promote innovation, strengthening business dynamism, and enabling labor to move to higher-productivity sectors.

With these reforms, India can convert its structural strengths into sustained productivity gains, supporting its endeavors to become an advanced economy.

Harald Finger is the IMF mission chief for India. Nujin Suphaphiphat is a senior economist in the Asia and Pacific Department.

IPS UN Bureau

 

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