Blog posts tagged by tag: economic growth
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Vietnam: Asia’s rising star
With GDP and exports soaring, poverty plummeting, and growth prospects for the years ahead rosy, Vietnam is without doubt Asia’s rising star. In this article, we take a closer look at the country’s recent economic history, and what is in store over the coming years.
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Israel: Interview with Bank Leumi
On many accounts, Israel has enjoyed an enviable economic trajectory in recent years. From 2010 to 2018 growth averaged 3.8%, while the public debt-to-GDP ratio fell by around ten percentage points. However, the country now faces important challenges, including how to better integrate its Haredi and Arab communities into the labor force, rein in a bulging fiscal deficit, and restore some semblance of political stability in a fractured Knesset—a government is yet to be formed following inconclusive elections in September. To discuss these issues and more, we spoke to Gil M. Bufman, Chief Economist at Bank Leumi.
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Base metals posted the weakest increase in prices since April 2020 in June, following China's announcement that it… https://t.co/NW1R30219S
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After years of chronic downturn, the Venezuelan economy appears set to shrink at a significantly softer rate this y… https://t.co/3rUhH4VTqO
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Unemployment in Central America and the Caribbean soared last year as Covid-19 restrictions bit hard and vital tour… https://t.co/sTX41IBUG1
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The Colombian peso weakened notably against the U.S. dollar in early July, weighed on by social unrest and ongoing… https://t.co/PnDn2BKr54
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Latin America's economy should recover some of last year’s losses in 2021, thanks to the gradual removal of restric… https://t.co/QKvbvvKLsj
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