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Blog|18 March 2022 Central banks walk a thin line in setting policy rates Ben May Director, Macro Forecasting & Analysis...
A replacement for the EU-US Privacy Shield is long overdue. Without it, US-based companies are left at the mercy of...
The UK’s housing market suffers from yawning regional inequalities over both the condition and price of homes—and the challenge posed...
The recovery in international travel is expected to begin in earnest this year, notwithstanding the risks posed by the emergence...
It is easy to pinpoint the moment the metaverse went mainstream: October 28, 2021, when Facebook announced it was renaming...
Global industry emerged strong in early 2021, following a lacklustre performance the year before. But with a right jab from...
Over the last year and a half, many office workers have decided they can work from almost anywhere with a...
Attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) is central to the growth diversification strategy for countries in the Middle East, especially in...
The meteoric rise of online shopping has been a hallmark of consumer spending during the pandemic. But all is not...
As the tourism industry emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic there are clear opportunities for change. But while the financial benefits...
If widespread domestic vaccination was the only way to revive international tourism, most African countries would be in big trouble...
In the run up to Cop-26 much discussion has centred on the central role of UK businesses and government directives...
The digital economy has reached a watershed moment in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. From major retailers to start-up...
The legacy of the massive fiscal response to the pandemic is ballooning government debt. From 2019 to today, average government...
If you were to scan recent headlines, from submarine sales in the Pacific, to Chinese clampdowns on Evergrande and the...
An unexpected bright spot of the pandemic has been a surge in risk-taking by entrepreneurs, igniting a record stretch of...
The rising threat of climate change is challenging governments around the world. Previous research by colleagues at Oxford Economics concludes...
For most product-based businesses, the supply chain problems that have defined the Covid-19 era are not going away quickly. Executives...
The construction sector did not escape the coronavirus-induced economic downdraft unscathed. Activity at the global scale fell 1.4% in 2020,...
