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Recent services volatility reflects structural changes

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INT

Still-high services prices continue to constrain monetary policy easing amid post-pandemic shifts in spending patterns

Shift in gender norms is highly uneven globally

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INT

Patriarchal discrimination continues to damage women’s economic potential worldwide

AI augmentation and automation will alter job markets

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INT

AI will lift global economic productivity over the coming decades, but also transform labour markets

This downturn will be more job-rich than past slumps

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INT

Employment recovered far faster from the pandemic global recession than past crises, and remains historically strong

Total foreign firms leaving Russia will rise further

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RUSSIA

A compulsory bureaucratic bottleneck and a 50% discount on the sale price have slowed down firms’ departure

Worker shortages and skills mismatches will hit growth

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INT

High youth unemployment and rising worker retirements are straining labour markets and productivity

Global house prices have firm but fragile momentum

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INT

Advanced markets’ average real house prices are almost back to the pre-2008/09 crisis peak; emerging markets’ are ahead

Emerging cities to shape the future of global business

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INTERNATIONAL

Specific hub cities will dominate business in emerging markets, though the strengths and opportunities they offer differ

Emerging markets growing old faster than growing rich

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INT

Emerging markets are ageing at lower incomes than advanced markets, a policy challenge that will influence GDP prospects

Pandemic will alter the apparel sector permanently

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INT

The pandemic has altered consumption patterns and deepened environmental concerns in this vital economic sector