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Remittances to Latin America may reach new record

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LATIN AMERICA

Remittance inflows into Latin America.

Wage stagnation will shape US politics

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UNITED STATES

One of the more troubling features of the economic recovery, for workers and politicians alike, is lagging wage growth. This could indicate a substantial shift in the US economy…

Looming strike could change balance of power in France

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FRANCE

This comes after President Emmanuel Macron declared in Davos in January that “France is back”. However, the country’s renewed political strength hinges on the improving state of…

Consumption will lead China's economic recovery

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CHINA

This was the lowest since 1976, excluding 2.2% in 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic started. In the last quarter of 2022, GDP expanded by 2.9% year-on-year, slowing from 3.9% the…

Productivity increases could lift living standards

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INTERNATIONAL

While productivity concerns continue to occupy economists, businesses and policymakers, the public is growing increasingly alarmed about working conditions, indebtedness…

Rapid recovery will prove elusive in Argentina

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ARGENTINA

The primary surplus (0.6% of GDP) was driven by a 35% real fall in primary spending, which offset a recession-induced 4.5% drop in revenues. Month-on-month inflation has also…

Factors domestic and foreign will slow Georgia's GDP

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GEORGIA

Georgia's economic slowdown.

Tourism is recovering but faces many headwinds in 2023

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INTERNATIONAL

However, despite this relief in 2022, significant challenges lie ahead: energy issues, inflationary pressures, an US appreciating dollar, staff shortages and geopolitical risks…

Prospects for the global economy to end-2021

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PROSPECTS H2 2021

However, supply is struggling to keep pace with demand, and dislocation effects plus shortages of some critical goods and workers are raising prices. GDP growth forecasts for 2021…

Egypt’s recession may prove deeper than it appears

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EGYPT

However, labour market figures for this period indicate the effect of the pandemic on the public has been considerably more severe than the GDP data suggest.