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The minutes from the April ECB meeting confirm the hawkish tilt initiated a few months ago continues to gain momentum....
Read our latest reports and analysis to learn more about the economic implications of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. We cover the latest news on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Western response and the likely spill-over effects for global financial and commodity markets, and the implications for food prices.
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The minutes from the April ECB meeting confirm the hawkish tilt initiated a few months ago continues to gain momentum....
Russia’s huge oil and gas reserves, and the systemic importance of some commodities that are exported by Ukraine make the...
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We have revised our 2022 eurozone inflation forecasts sharply higher, to 6.0%, since the start of the Ukraine war, as...
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Inflationary pressures continue to build, with input costs rising at a rapid pace. The economic landscape is also constantly shifting:...
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Around 3.2mn Ukrainian refugees, over half of the total number, have escaped to Poland since the start of the Russian...
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While the economic fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine will likely be limited for the Nordic region, we have nonetheless...
Construction activity is expected to grow by 2.2% in 2022 (compared to 2.1% in our January update). The impact of...
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According to early estimates, Ukraine's GDP experienced a 40%-45% contraction in March in the wake of Russia's invasion. In our...
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Our 2022 Norway GDP growth forecast remains unchanged at 3.6%, but a stronger-than-expected impact from the war in Ukraine on...
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Two months after Russia's invasion, Ukraine is suffering huge humanitarian and economic losses. According to official estimates, Ukraine's economy contracted...
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The Russia-Ukraine war is set to have serious implications for wheat supply and food stability in Africa. Despite efforts by...
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Eurozone financial conditions have tightened abruptly since the start of the Ukraine war, supporting our caution on near-term growth. Unless...
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The Russian government is no longer able to make payments on its US-denominated external debt as the US Treasury has...
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The minutes from the March ECB meeting showed that inflation continued to dominate Governing Council's discussions. The body remains split,...
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The National Bank of Poland (NBP) hiked the policy rate by 100bps at yesterday's meeting, bringing it to 4.5%. The...
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Globalisation has started to level off since its heyday prior to the global financial crisis. But while the Russia-Ukraine war...
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The dominance of international events has shifted attention away from the medium-term economic programmes of the candidates in France's crowded...
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As Western Europe accelerates a structural transition away from Russian energy dependence, Africa will play a salient role in filling...
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We forecast that as the distortions from the pandemic subside, employment growth across Europe's major cities will generally outperform national...
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The fallout from the Russia-Ukraine conflict and a brief but sharp hit from the Omicron outbreak have prompted us to...