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[49] but more recently, inbound FDI has fallen sharply to negative levels. [ 50 ] [ 51 ] It has the second largest outbound FDI , at US$136.91 billion for 2019. [ 52 ] China's economic growth is slowing down in the 2020s as it deals with a range of challenges from a rapidly aging population , higher unemployment and a property crisis .
By that time, water demand is expected to be met by reclaimed water at the tune of 50% and by desalination accounting for 30%, compared to only 20% supplied by internal catchments. [328] [329] Singapore is expanding its recycling system and intends to spend S$10 billion (US$7.4 billion) in water treatment infrastructure upgrades. [330]
Brazil does not just use its growing economic strength to provide financial aid, but it also provides high levels of expertise and most importantly of all, a quiet non-confrontational diplomacy to improve governance levels. [244] Total aid is estimated to be around $1 billion per year, which includes. [244]
In 2013, child poverty reached record high levels, with 16.7 million children living in food insecure households, about 35% more than 2007 levels. [269] As of 2015, 44 percent of children in the United States live with low-income families. [270] In 2016, 12.7% of the U.S. population lived in poverty, down from 13.5% in 2015.
Mexico, [a] [b] officially the United Mexican States, [c] is a country in North America.It borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundaries with the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Caribbean Sea to the southeast, and the Gulf of Mexico to the east.
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia.At about 30.3 million km 2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surface area. [9]
According to Kazakh Finance ministry, the state budget got ₸6.99 billion (US$20.6 million) from the deals reached within the 2014–2016 privatization program as of 20 Sept. 2016. Kazakhstan's privatization program aims to reduce the state participation in the economy to 15 percent, which is the level set for countries of the OECD.