Search results

Population boom to raise Africa's food-shock risks

Location:

EAST AFRICA

Regional food security faces long-term pressures from climate change and population growth

External shocks accentuate Central Asian weaknesses

Location:

CENTRAL ASIA

Governments muddled along through stagnation, but have been confounded by low oil prices and a malfunctioning Russia

Rising debt will expose Africa to interest rate shocks

Location:

AFRICA

Debt has risen to dangerous proportions; costlier payments will constrain indebted countries as monetary policy tightens

Exports and remittances drive Bangladesh economy

Location:

BANGLADESH

Bangladesh's dependence on remittances and exports of ready-made garments is acute and at risk of exogenous shocks

COVID-19 will worsen southern European ‘brain drain’

Location:

EUROPE

The economic shock of COVID-19 on southern Europe will drive many more skilled people abroad in search of opportunity

Economic risks overshadowed, not extinguished

Location:

INT

Environmental risks dominate the World Economic Forum's global survey ahead of its January 23-26 Davos meeting

Weak lira has nearly closed Turkey’s trade gap

Location:

TURKEY

The August lira collapse has cut the foreign trade and current account deficits, but the effect may be only temporary

Debt crisis risks are growing in many emerging markets

Location:

EMERGING MARKETS

Many emerging markets, whether eligible for the G20 debt relief schemes or not, could follow Sri Lanka into debt default

US, China on changed GDP growth trajectories

Location:

INT

US GDP has outperformed pre-pandemic expectations, while China and other Asian giants have fallen short

UK interest rate course to determine inequality level

Location:

UNITED KINGDOM

Household wealth surged after 2013, especially for older and higher-income groups, but has fallen sharply since 2021