The World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects report for 2024-25 provides a comprehensive analysis of the global economy’s current state and future trajectory. – Written by Seref Dogan Erbek
While many countries and regions around the world are moving away from cash to more and more innovative payment methods, the EU seems to be doubling down on cash.
In an age of extensive customer tracking, deeply personalized digital experiences, and endless cookies, data privacy and ethical data practices have become hot button topics. That’s unsurprising, given the fact…
The US Federal Reserve decided to keep interest rates unchanged following 11 consecutive rate hikes since March 2022, bringing the benchmark federal funds rate to a range of 5.25 per…
It’s been a turbulent time in the world of finance, and it all started with a significant jolt delivered by Big Tech. When I heard the news, I couldn’t help…
In recent years, humanity has witnessed a remarkable resurgence in space exploration. With increasing investments, ambitious lunar missions by countries like India and Russia, and the relentless technical expertise of…
As the world shifts closer to key climate change deadlines, there is increasingly greater focus on the role of sustainable investment in the global climate plan. To arrest the trend…
In late 2021, central banks around the world began unwinding liberal monetary policy stances and taking the first steps towards quantitative tightening in a bid to fight record inflation. The…
Amid sharply rising global energy and food prices, inflation has threatened to spiral out of control worldwide, and this is prompting concerted action from major central banks. With inflation hitting…
In a survey conducted in November 2020, McKinsey & Co. found that roughly 80% of European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) viewed their economy as “somewhat to extremely weak”. While…
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