The World This Week: 6th March
Consumer and Business Behaviour
China takes the number one spot for the most ‘new’ foreign direct investment in 2020
According to the latest UN figures, the Chinese economy attracted $163 billion in foreign direct investment last year. This 4% year-on-year increase is in contrast to the US economy’s 46% decline from $251 billion in […]
Consumer and Business Behaviour
Apple’s China Wobble: When Politics Meets Tech!
Apple has hit a snag in China with recent reports suggesting that Chinese government workers have been instructed to stay clear of iPhones. This news has caused Apple’s shares to tumble for two consecutive days, […]
Aggregate Demand and Supply
Indian economy to shrink for the first time in forty years
Whilst India was initially praised for their response to the Covid-19 crisis by organising a mass lockdown that effectively took 1.3 billion people off the streets, the subsequent effect on their economy will be severe. […]