- July 26th, 2024
The Integrated Country Strategy for Zimbabwe (ICS Zimbabwe) highlights Zimbabwe's strategic importance to the US as a potential growth hub for southern Africa. However, this is a surprising conclusion given Zimbabwe's current ranking near the bottom of the DHL Global...
In 2023, Central Asian leaders demonstrated an increased willingness to institutionalize cooperation through annual summits and unified approaches to third countries. Despite foreign policy challenges, the focus of these meetings remained economic. Since 2017, the five Central Asian leaders have...
From 1999 to 2019, Cambodia's economy experienced a 7.7% compound annual growth rate and a fivefold increase in per capita income. However, the country's structural weaknesses were exposed during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to a sharp contraction from 7% growth...
Inflationary expectations are believed to cause general price increases, such as when oil prices rise sharply. The state of inflation expectations greatly influences actual inflation and the central bank's ability to achieve price stability. Central bank policies are believed to...
The OECD's latest economic survey of Spain, produced every two years by the Paris-based think tank, provides a comprehensive analysis of economic developments and challenges, setting out policy recommendations. Spain's economy, severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, recovered in mid-2022...
Asia's manufacturers are facing worsening pressure in October as factory activity in China continues to decline, affecting recovery prospects for major exporters. Purchasing managers' indexes for China, Japan, and South Korea show activity shrinking, while Vietnam and Malaysia also face...
Zimbabwe's economic meltdown has led to a surge in mass migration, with neighboring South Africa reporting an average annual increase of nearly 31,000 Zimbabwean immigrants in 2018. This is a significant increase from the previous year, when the country was...
The impending water crisis is a global issue, affecting an estimated two-thirds of the world's population by 2025 due to population growth and climate change. Nearly 1.8 billion people lack access to safe drinking water, and 2.4 billion lack adequate...
China's economy has been a subject of global concern due to lacklustre growth and rising uncertainty. Despite a strong start to 2023, Chinese economic activity has fallen short of expectations, with exports collapsing, consumption, production, and investment slowing, inflation leveling...
Washington US lawmakers alleged that the Chinese Communist Party is using coercive economic practices to gain worldwide dominance over the US, reported Voice of America (VOA). The allegations came at a House Select Committee hearing on strategic competition between the...
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