Risks to the outlook are tilted to the downside. Access the latest projections for the global economy in the World Economic Outlook database. The latest IMF’s Currency Composition of Official Foreign ...

And many believe that government should replace it with something permanent and more substantial – a Basic Income Grant. Professor in Economics at the University of Pretoria, Prof Nicky Nichols ...

Africa faces challenges in reducing extreme poverty and inequality. In 2024, 8.5% of the global population was living in extreme poverty (that is, on less than $2.15 a day). Nearly 67% of these ...

Imports fell 0.2 percent in April from the year before. WATCH: The impact Trump’s tariffs are already having on global supply chains ... Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP ...

In the face of the United States' sweeping tariffs, enhanced cooperation between China and the European Union serves as a critical counterweight to Washington's unilateral tariff measures, which ...

As Western sanctions choke Russia's economy ... China's broader global commerce. A centerpiece of the Putin-Xi talks during the Chinese president's visit is the proposed Power of Siberia 2 gas ...

The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) worked with Prince George County and Virginia's Gateway Region to secure the project. Youngkin approved a $2.53 million grant from the ...

There’s an easy and unfortunate recent economic parallel to President Donald ... something about the international economics of the global culture that the crafters of the administration ...

Bank officials thought the global trade war was likely to drag on the UK economy, according to the minutes of the bank’s Wednesday policy meeting. Speaking to reporters Thursday, Bank of England ...

South Africa remains one of the most unequal countries in the world. The country’s per capita expenditure Gini coefficient, a measure of how spending from income is distributed, stands at 0.65.