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The top 900 Global Cities currently produce almost 60% of all world economic activity, and they will grow in importance...
Research Briefing
The top 900 Global Cities currently produce almost 60% of all world economic activity, and they will grow in importance...
Research Briefing
The pandemic has created a rise in working from home, and the new technologies may similarly make it easier for...
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We estimate that Warsaw’s GDP grew by 4.5% a year in the 2010-19 period, so notably faster than its five...
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Previous work identified which goods exports would be most affected by sanctions from China by constructing a ‘vulnerability score’ for...
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We forecast that over the period 2020-22 Shenzhen will be the fastest growing of the world’s major cities, not only...
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Canadian metros are rebounding strongly in 2021. We expect every metro to surpass their pre-pandemic GDP levels by the end...
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US GDP topped its peak pre-pandemic level in Q2, but the pace of the economic recovery was largely unchanged as...
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Across APAC, many cities have similar stories to tell—of 2021 economic growth being frustrated by the reimposition of lockdowns, and...
Despite another shift in the Covid-19 situation across Europe, national governments have largely resisted imposing new lockdowns, and our short-term...
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High-frequency data on numbers of employees and median pay suggest that the Covid-19 pandemic has not made the ‘north-south divide’...
Many major cities around the world—especially in North America and Europe—have been hit disproportionately hard by Covid-19 compared with their...
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The mainland economy advanced 1.4% q/q in Q2, lower than our 1.9%prediction. The final reopening of the economy has been...
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A decent rise in GDP in Q2 confirmed hopes that the relaxation of Covidrestrictions would trigger a strong response from...
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The region with the strongest forecast GVA rise in 2021 is the East Midlands, with an 8.2% increase, closely followed...
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Signs continue to point towards a strong bounce back in economic activity inQ2. The vaccine rollout has advanced rapidly in...
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European cities are on the road to recovery, as the improving health situation and gradual lifting of restrictions provide the...
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Over the past twenty years parts of Asia Pacific have experienced some of the fastest economic growth globally. This trend...
With a second surge of COVID in April, Canada sustained a longer lockdown than the US. GDP climbed 1.4% in...
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Coronavirus and subsequent containment measures have weighed heavily on the economies of Europe’s major cities. However, the improving health situation,...
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We will publish our latest city forecasts at the end of June, showing that for the world’s major cities, 2020’s...