China’s economy is recovering from a slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and this is good news for U.S. companies that do business in China. Starbucks, Yum Brands, MGM Resorts, and Tapestry are just a […]
The CEO of Genies, a $1 billion avatar tools company, is investing $2,400 a month on ChatGPT Plus accounts for all 120 employees in an effort to boost productivity and save money. Akash Nigam, Genies’ […]
Germany’s economy ministry has proposed to cover 80% of electricity costs for energy-intensive companies until 2030, aiming to support industries like chemicals, steel, and glass. The plan, estimated to cost €25-30 billion, also seeks to […]
China’s investment in Europe has taken a “green” turn, as they increasingly fund eco-friendly ventures like electric vehicle battery production. In 2022, over half of Chinese investment in Europe was in new projects rather than […]
The rate of corporation tax is going up in the UK! That’s right, starting next month, companies with over £250,000 in profits will have to pay 25% in corporation tax instead of the current 19%. […]
The inflation rate in Argentina has passed the 100% mark this week with consumers particularly hard hit by increasing food prices – the price of meat alone increased by almost 20% in the last month. […]
The UK economy has been plunged into economic turmoil since the announcement of the mini-budget last week. Since the new chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, announced the largest tax cuts in 50 years the economy seems to […]
The UK government has announced the largest tax cuts in 50 years as part of their mini budget to deal with the cost of living crisis and boost the wavering British economy. The UK economy […]
Phase one of what will be the world’s largest fully automated port is now complete and the Singaporean government are loving it. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong sees the port as a jewel in Singapore’s […]
The People’s Bank of China, China’s central bank, announced this week that they would reduce the current reserve requirement ratio (RRR) to just over 8.4%. A reduction in RRR will allow banks to hold less […]
Despite being home to the river Nile, Egypt could face extreme water scarcity in the next decade according to a report by MIT. The report concluded that Egypt will need to import more water than […]
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With over 15 million people having now received their first of two Covid-19 jabs, there appears to be a rising sense of optimism in the UK economy. This has resulted in the pound hitting its […]
2020 is a year to forget, but we won’t… and despite the economic woes from all over the world, the Chinese economy still managed to finish the year slightly bigger than it was 365 days […]
After months of intense negotiations, the American government looks finally set to inject billions of dollars into the US economy. The so-called “Covid-19 relief bill” should do exactly what it says on the tin: providing […]
The unemployment rate in the UK has risen to its highest level in two years, with an official figure of 4.1% released by the office for national statistics. Given the devastating impact of Covid-19 on […]
According to the latest research on the economic impact of Covid-19, the OECD has announced that the South Korean economy is likely to “only” shrink by -0.8% this year. Whilst all negative GDP growth is […]
Inflation in India, the fifth largest economy in the world, stood at 6.9% in July according to the latest measurement of the CPI (consumer price index). This means that inflation in India has been above […]
The results are out for the economic impact that Covid-19 has had on the world’s major economies in the first six months of the year… and unsurprisingly, they are showing unprecedented levels of global economic […]
As Covid-19 shows no sign of abating, the damage it has caused to the global economy continues to grow. As a result, the IMF is now predicting a global economic contraction of almost 5% this […]
Josh Frydenberg, the Australian Treasurer, announced on Wednesday that the economy is likely to have shrunk by as much as 9% from April to June. This further decline in size, following a 0.3% contraction in […]
The economic impact of Covid-19 has been devastating and wide-reaching. One country which is suffering significantly is South Africa, where going into lockdown has stifled almost all economic activity. As South Africa, the second largest […]
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. […]
The inflation rate in Canada entered negative territory in April, as year-on-year inflation was measured at -0.2%. This essentially means that the average price level in Canada was 0.2% less in April this year, than […]
The stats are now out on the performance of the American economy for quarter one of 2020, and it’s not good news. According to the US Bureau of Economic Analysis, the world’s largest economy contracted […]
China’s unbelievable economic growth streak of over forty years has finally come to an end today, with the world’s second largest economy recording a negative growth rate of -6.8% in the first quarter of 2020. […]
According to the IMF, the world economy is predicted to experience negative economic growth of -3% this year. This projection comes after the IMF released their latest world economic outlook report a survey which is usually […]
The economic fallout from the spread of the deadly coronavirus around the world has been unprecedented. In this age of globalisation and economic interdependence, no economy is able to escape the consequences as demand dries […]
The government of Singapore has announced an additional US$3.6 billion to support the economy as the city state sees coronavirus cases increase despite earlier signs that the virus seemed to have been contained. The additional […]
Whilst economies around the world are still on their knees, China seems to have picked itself back up again, after emerging from the worst of Covid-19’s destruction across the country. In battling the virus throughout […]
In yet another unbelievable day of economic policy in action, the chancellor of the exchequer, Rishi Sunak, announced yesterday the latest measures to protect people’s income, keep businesses alive, and encourage spending in the economy. […]
For the second time in a week, the Bank of England has cut interest rates in an attempt to rescue the UK economy from the jaws of a coronavirus induced crash. In an unprecedented move, […]
In an unprecedented move today, the US federal reserve, which controls and coordinates American monetary policy, has announced a cocktail of measures to combat the economic fallout from the coronavirus which utilises almost every weapon […]
In an attempt to combat the economic fallout caused by the outbreak of the coronavirus, the Bank of England has taken the extreme measure of cutting interest rates from 0.75% to 0.25%. Monetary policy of […]
The Prime-minister of Lebanon has announced that the country in Western Asia is to default on a huge debt repayment of US$1.2 billion which was due to be paid on March 9th. The Lebanese economy […]
In an unprecedented move to help boost the ailing Hong Kong economy, the financial secretary Paul Chan has announced a HK$10,000 cash handout for all permanent residents aged 18 or above. This creative fiscal policy […]
An unexpected surge in economic growth at the end of 2019 was very good news for the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who will soon be battling in a national election. GDP increased by 4.8% […]
Defence spending across the world increased significantly in 2019 according to a report by the Institute of Strategic Studies (ISS). The data collected by the ISS for 2019, shows that world-wide defence spending increased by […]
A recent report by a team of US scientists at the University of Arizona has suggested that owing to the climate crisis, the world could see a dramatic extinction of over a third of all […]
The inflation rate in Ghana, as measured by the consumer price index, ended at 7.9% in 2019. In a recent research study in the west African nation, prices are expected to continue their rise throughout […]
After a dismal 0.2% decline in productivity in the third quarter of 2019, American workers bounced back through October to December, recording an increase in productivity of 1.4%. This comes from a recent report from […]
Reports from inside the Whitehouse have suggested that the Trump administration is set to announce huge increases in spending on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Quantum Computing for their 2021 budget proposal. The research and development […]
For the last two years, a dark cloud has been over Argentina as they contend with a serious economic crisis. The South American Country, and third largest economy on the continent, has been in a […]
The economic impact of the coronavirus is still a guessing game at the moment, but one thing is for sure: it is going to be big. The impact on the services sector alone has already […]
Hungary, a land-locked country of 9.7 million people nestled between Austria and Romania, is not a country which receives a huge amount of global attention. So here is an article for you Hungary, home to […]
At a modest 5.9%, Economic growth in the Philippines for 2019 was the slowest recorded growth in 8 years. Whilst this figure dwarfs the growth rates for developed economies, 5.9% is considered too little for […]
In the UK, interest rates are set by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), a group of nine central bankers who meet eight times a year to decide on any changes to the official interest rate. […]
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