The head of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, painted a dark picture of the global economy.
Tag: Economic Conditions and Trends
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In Global Slowdown, China Holds Sway Over Countries’ Fates
The lender of choice for many nations over the past decade, Beijing now has the power to cut them off, lend more or forgive some of their debts.
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What Does Sustainable Living Look Like? Maybe Like Uruguay
No greater challenge faces humanity than reducing emissions without backsliding into preindustrial poverty. One tiny country is leading the way.
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Businesses Brace for Currency Chaos in Asia
A 1997 financial catastrophe casts a long shadow in countries that are seeing the value of their money plunge to record lows.
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Britain’s Economic Experiment Stumbles at the Start
Prime Minister Liz Truss says a mix of tax cuts and deregulation is needed to jump-start Britain’s sluggish economy. Investors, economists and some in Truss’s own party disagree.