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Dark Clouds Over the Russian Economy

(click to enlarge) International sanctions, disrupted logistics, rising prices and inflation expectations, and the difficulties of replacing banned imports with homegrown substitutes have placed heavy...

No End in Sight for Europe’s Sluggish Economy

(click to enlarge) The European Union's economic growth rate slowed in the second quarter, though the bloc's gross domestic product was 0.2 percent higher compared...

Ecuador’s Power Crisis

(click to enlarge) Ecuador is grappling with a 1,000-megawatt energy shortfall due to poor maintenance of existing dams, failure to secure new power generation contracts...

China Exports Its Way to Growth

(click to enlarge) China's latest data show rapid export growth but weak domestic demand, resulting in poor import numbers. This highlights Beijing's challenge: boosting overall...

Foreign Investment Trends in Latin America

(click to enlarge) Latin American countries remain trapped in a low-growth environment, hindered by economic volatility, high inequality and ineffective governance. As a result, many...

How Turkey Won Over Africa

(click to enlarge) Since Recep Tayyip Erdogan came to power, Turkey has taken a greater interest in Africa than any other nation. Ankara has aggressively...

Africa’s Copperbelt and the Atlantic

(click to enlarge) The Lobito Corridor is a planned 1,850-km (1,150-mile) railway connecting the Democratic Republic of Congo to the Atlantic Ocean via Angola's Port...

Tracking Changes in Global Demographics

(click to enlarge) The latest edition of the U.N. World Population Prospects covers changes in demographic data after the COVID-19 pandemic. Life expectancy is rising,...

Olympics Lift French Employment

(click to enlarge) Employment levels in France have fluctuated significantly in 2024. In the first quarter, the private sector added 61,100 jobs, but in the...

Germany’s Economy Tips Back Toward Recession

(click to enlarge) The German economy faces substantial challenges that impede growth. Preliminary data from the government’s statistics agency shows a slight contraction in growth...

Foreign Investment in 2023

(click to enlarge) The 2023 data for greenfield foreign direct investment presents a mixed picture but overall one of resilience. According to the U.N. Conference...

The Stakes in Venezuela and Guyana’s Dispute

(click to enlarge) Guyana and Venezuela are quarreling over an old land settlement, but just because the dispute has stayed peaceful for so long and...

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