How will a shrinking population affect the global economy?
Falling fertility rates could bring about a transformational demographic shift over the next 25 years.
Falling fertility rates could bring about a transformational demographic shift over the next 25 years.
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Moody’s has lowered Israel’s credit rating for the first time and forecast a negative outlook for the economy.
The US economy is on a tear, and it has pulled far ahead of the rest of the world.
Chinese officials signal their concerns by taking measures aimed at reviving growth and steadying markets.
Houthi rebels have attacked vessels transporting goods through Bab al-Mandeb strait that they say are linked to Israel.
A hundred days on, the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza is deepening. The war cost to the Israeli economy is enormous.
Millions will be hoping for a drop in inflation. The wars in Gaza and Ukraine will also determine economic trends.
The world is drowning in a record amount of debt concentrated in developing countries.
Major economies defied predictions of recession in 2023. But inflation and high interest rates remain major concerns.
The global race for electric vehicles is at full speed and it is driving geopolitical rivalries.
The world produces enough food to feed all of its 8 billion people, yet hundreds of millions go hungry every day.