On 10 April, Fitch cut its outlook on China's credit rating from stable to negative, pointing to risks as the country adopts a new approach to economic growth and struggles to steer its economy away from dependence on real estate development and publicly funded infrastructure projects.
The global economy is entering a decade of “tepid growth” and “popular discontent,” Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), warned in an 11 April speech to the Atlantic Council.
In recent times, the economic landscape has presented an array of challenges that have profoundly affected the business community. Some of the most significant challenges include soaring inflation rates, escalating interest rates, looming fears of a recession, and a tangible decrease in revenues for many sectors…
It’s global. The numbers are there for all to see. From developed to underdeveloped nations, economies are slowing down and/or contracting.
Sales of electric vehicles (EVs) in the U.S. have slowed lately and one reason is the “significant disconnect” between the needs and wants of potential buyers and what car makers are giving them, according to the 2024 Edmunds EV Sentiment Survey.
On 31 March, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) led by Turkey’s President Recep Erdogan was drubbed in municipal elections, suffering what Bloomberg called “an unprecedented defeat.”
Home prices across the 20 Eurozone countries decreased 0.7 percent in last year’s final quarter from the quarter before and 1.1 percent over all of 2023, official figures showed.
Across Europe, 10 percent of people own 67 percent of the continent’s wealth, while the lower 50 percent own just 1.2 percent, according to the Credit Suisse and UBS Global Wealth Report for 2023.
In recent times, the economic landscape has presented an array of challenges that have profoundly affected the business community. Some of the most significant challenges include soaring inflation rates, escalating interest rates, looming fears of a recession, and a tangible decrease in revenues for many sectors…
It’s global. The numbers are there for all to see. From developed to underdeveloped nations, economies are slowing down and/or contracting.