Tensions hung over a trade summit in Johannesburg after the Biden administration suspended four African countries that had belonged to a program aimed at promoting economic development.
Tag: Economic Conditions and Trends
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China’s Male Leaders Push to Get Women to Stay Home for Family
The Communist Party’s solution to the country’s demographic crisis and a slowing economy is to push women back into traditional roles.
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Risk of a Wider Middle East War Threatens a ‘Fragile’ World Economy
After shocks from the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, there’s little cushion if the fighting between Hamas and Israel becomes a regional conflict.
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Migrant Workers Propelled China’s Rise. Now Many See Few Options.
Migrant workers, who moved from China’s villages to its big cities, were a secret weapon building the economy. Now many see few options.
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Eurozone Economy Shrinks, While Price Pressures Ease
Economic growth contracted 0.1 percent last quarter, and inflation in October fell to a two-year low, a sign that high interest rates were taking a toll.