Africa has the world’s youngest population. Young people account for 60% of the continent’s population. More specifically, there are 220 million young people aged 15-24 in Africa. According to a UNESCO forecast, there will be 350 million in 2030.
It’s now inevitable that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will meet in the general election this fall. Who will win? This, of course, is the million-dollar question. As election forecasters, we at Ipsos typically analyze two key pieces of information when assessing election odds.
The ‘In’ and ‘Out’ campaigns are now intensifying, but ‘Brexit’ has been a constant topic of conversation since the referendum date was announced 3 months ago. A British exit could have widespread repercussions for many sectors within the UK economy, especially in highly regulated and controlled industries such as pharmaceuticals.
With the temporary suspension of Dilma Rousseff, there is a tendency with a positive trend regarding the country’s direction and the government seems to be moving on. Is it an opportunity for Temer?
The Consumer Confidence Index grows 2 points and points to a gradual rising tendency - inflation and unemployment will be the key pillars to confirm this trend.
In a scenario in which 70% of the public opinion is in favor of new elections and with no impacting messages regarding its first actions, Michel Temer's disapproval index rose again after two consecutive drops.
A year ago who would have believed it—Trump the presumptive nominee for the Republican party! For the longest time, most expected Trump would implode. But to the prognosticators chagrin this did not happen.
