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The global economy will accelerate in 2021, though with significant variation around the world. The world will benefit from vaccinations, both directly in fewer illnesses and indirectly as ...
WASHINGTON — Global economic freedom remained at a record high of 61.6 for the second year in a row in The Heritage Foundation’s 2021 “Index of Economic Freedom,” despite the uncertainty ...
World economy in 2021: here’s who will win and who will lose Published: January 5, 2021 7:58am EST • Updated: January 6, 2021 11:38am EST Steve Schifferes , City St George's, University of London ...
The World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2021 warns that the COVID-19 pandemic, which has delivered a heavy blow to economic activities worldwide, may exert devastating long-run socio ...
Let me start with the outlook for the global economy and for China and highlight key policy priorities for the period ahead. In January, we projected 2021 global growth at 5.5 percent, but prospects ...
The past few months have brought a string of upbeat news on the global economy, suggesting a vigorous recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. World merchandise trade has soared and is already well ...
Nevertheless, a 2021 recovery is very uncertain. China’s economy is growing strongly again, but many of the world’s richest nations may not fully rebound until 2022 at the earliest.
A new report by the World Bank claims global economic growth could slow to its weakest level since the 1960s. The report ...
Luxembourg is the third richest country in the world when calculating GDP per capita. As of 2021, it measured at $135,682.8. GDP per capita represents “a country’s economic output per person ...
The US economy will continue to grow during the first part of the year, driven mostly by sectors that have benefited from the reallocation of resources due to the pandemic. If the incoming Biden ...
Global Economy Slows, but Seems to Be Faring Better Than Feared. ... In 2021, officials thought that high inflation would be temporary. But a year later, it was still near a four-decade high.