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Economy news: The stories to read this week
Top economy stories: Russia edges closer to debt default; Global bond sales to pass $10 trillion this year; Green financing rises 100-fold in a decade.
Climate Change
Here’s why developed economies must bear the $100 trillion cost of the net-zero transition in emerging markets
Nearly $100 trillion is needed by emerging economies to support their transition to net-zero and stop the world’s poorest getting poorer still.
Geo-economics
What Are Sanctions?
Geo-economics
Economy news: The stories to read this week
Top economy stories: China's largest banks warn of challenges ahead; US inflation fears at 40-year high; Biden proposes minimum tax on US's richest people.
Geo-economics
Economics news: The stories to read this week
Top economics news stories: Regulators monitor crypto and war in Ukraine; IMF warns of lower global growth; Three future challenges for the global economy.
Geo-economics
What do sanctions help achieve? An expert explains
Economic sanctions have been used as a tool of war for centuries. Their main objective is to deter bad behaviour and enforce behavioural change in targeted states.
Geo-economics
Economics news: The stories to read this week
Top economics news stories: US Fed raises interest rates; Investors signal concern in new survey; Countries continue response to rising inflation.
Geo-economics
Economics news: The stories to read this week
Top economics news stories: IMF warning on impact of Ukraine war on global economy; US bans Russian energy imports; Wheat futures hit an all-time high.
Oil and Gas
How does the war in Ukraine affect oil prices?
Russia's invasion of Ukraine inflated oil prices even further to well over $110 per barrel. We outline the impact on oil prices and the energy transition.
Global Economic Imbalances
What is inflation, and should we worry? An economist explains
Economies are bouncing back post-COVID, but so is inflation. UBS Chief Economist Paul Donovan explains what inflation is and predicts what will happen.
Oil and Gas
Why do oil prices matter to the global economy? An expert explains
What affects oil prices and how do fluctuations impact the wider economy? We discuss rising inflation, post-pandemic recovery and the energy transition.
Davos Agenda 2022
ASEAN is poised for post-pandemic inclusive growth and prosperity – here's why
ASEAN is on track to become the world's fourth-largest economy – but public-private cooperation is essential to realize a sustainable and resilient future.
Financial and Monetary Systems
Higher shipping costs may lift Asia’s low inflation
Inflation has risen in many emerging and developed economies. Levels remain lower in Asia than in many regions, but high shipping costs could change that.
Workforce and Employment
This is what British business thinks about the months ahead
A new survey of British firms suggests that confidence for the coming months is dipping with many reporting significant labour shortages.
COVID-19
3 of this year's most talked-about topics, explained
From COVID-19 to climate change to global economics, we took the biggest headlines of 2021 and tried to make them easier to understand.
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