The global economy is expected to grow 2.8% this year, which, if confirmed, will match 2014’s performance. Next year, developments...
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China’s Economic Slowdown: Two sides of the same coin There has been an intense debate over the policies that the Chinese government should have implemented in order to have... -
When China sneezes who catches the cold? Since the early 2000’s, China has grown into one of the world’s two main growth engines, along with the United... -
The Russian Economy Explained – A 3-Part Series (Part 3) Originally posted in November 2015. Updated in November 2016. The final installment of our three-part series on Russia consists of an... -
Will Buhari’s reform agenda for Nigeria be derailed by political inaction? President Muhammadu Buhari beat Goodluck Jonathan in the March election, which was Nigeria’s first-ever peaceful political transition. That said, far... -
The Russian Economy Explained – A 3-Part Series (Part 2) Originally posted in October 2015, Updated in November 2016. In part two of a three part series on the economy... -
The Russian Economy Explained – A 3-Part Series (Part 1) Originally posted in October 2015. Updated in November 2016. FocusEconomics presents a 3-part series on the economy of Russia. In Part 1, we provide an overview... -
How do the freshly-released IMF GDP growth forecasts compare to the FocusEconomics Consensus Forecast The IMF has just released its biannual World Economic Outlook. Sharp downgrades were made to its growth forecasts for emerging... -
How will the global economy fare this year? The global economy will continue to expand at a modest pace this year, with uneven projections across the main countries.... -
No Sign of Recovery: Evolution of Brazil’s 2015 Growth Forecasts Brazil’s growth forecast for 2015 has followed an uninterrupted downward trend this year, dragged down by political turmoil and poor...