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GOAL 7: STIMULATE ROBUST AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH AIMED AT REDUCING POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT AND
INEQUALITIES

Objectives
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• Research conducted on household buying powers, poverty, unemployment, inequalities, substance abuse, youth participation in
economic projects, as well as recommendations implemented to improve the situation etc.

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