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Japan’s foreign direct investment (FDI) position nearly tripled over the past decade, even as domestic investment stagnated. Currently, 40% of...
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Japan’s foreign direct investment (FDI) position nearly tripled over the past decade, even as domestic investment stagnated. Currently, 40% of...
Research Briefing
The Nordic countries will exit 2021 in much better shape than when they entered it. Considerable progress on vaccine rollouts...
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A December rate hike would require the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to be satisfied that the end of the furlough...
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A less positive economic outlook and rising downside risks are threatening the global real estate recovery. Our baseline forecast is...
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Climate change is expected to have a significant impact on Africa. Therefore, the continent's preparation in expectation of further global...
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Although Africa's carbon footprint is currently relatively small, the continent is severely vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Therefore,...
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The level of Asian exports in volume terms has been stagnant in H2 2021. In addition, across the major manufacturing...
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Canada entered the pandemic with historically elevated household debt, and a C$193bn surge in mortgage borrowing during the pandemic has...
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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 expect monetary policy to continue to diverge across Asia Pacific in 2022, with central banks in the advanced APAC...
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India's 2030 commitments include a hefty reduction in projected emissions and 50% clean electricity generation, setting the bar high.
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Our US supply-chain stress tracker points to less stress in November. Still, while transportation challenges eased, they remained the greatest...
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Diminishing economic disruption and uncertainty, stemming from the pandemic and ensuing supply-side bottlenecks, bode well for a still-strong recovery in...
We have lowered our Greater London GDP forecast to 5.4% in 2022 after 5.7% in 2021. Inner London sees 5.5%...
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The pandemic has created a rise in working from home, and the new technologies may similarly make it easier for...
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The surge in Covid cases continues across Europe, prompting governments to announce new restrictive measures that will impact economic growth...
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The COVID-19 shock has led to a structural shift in consumers' choice of travel destinations, as travellers increasingly have moved...
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The Q2 CPI data prompted a sharp re-evaluation of the outlook for inflation and interest rates across financial markets. We...
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We see China’s economy entering 2022 with weaker growth. Our forecast has GDP growth dipping to 3.6% y/y in Q4...