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Financial crises

Charting Globalization’s Turn to Slowbalization After Global Financial Crisis

February 8, 2023

Shekhar Aiyar, Anna Ilyina

Trade openness increased after the Second World War, but has slowed following the global financial crisis

Financial markets

Countries Should Act Now to Limit Rising Risks From Corporate Distress

January 31, 2023

Burcu Hacibedel, Ritong Qu

Sharp rises in global interest rates could spark corporate distress and pose wider problems for many economies

Economic growth

Global Economic Uncertainty Remains Elevated, Weighing on Growth

January 26, 2023

Hites Ahir, Nicholas Bloom, Davide Furceri

From Brexit and US-China trade tensions to the pandemic and war, successive shocks have combined to keep uncertainty elevated

Economic growth

The Global Economy's Turbulent Year in Five Charts

December 27, 2022

Andrew Stanley

Visualizations depict effects of war and inflation—and how they have changed as a new year beckons

Foreign direct investment

United States Is World's Top Destination for Foreign Direct Investment

December 7, 2022

Jannick Damgaard, Carlos Sánchez-Muñoz

The move comes amid a decline in offshore financial centers’ share of global FDI

Africa’s Growing Crypto Market Needs Better Regulations

November 22, 2022

Habtamu Fuje, Saad Quayyum, Tebo Molosiwa

The risks from crypto assets are evident—it’s time to regulate

Economic growth

Slowing Global Economic Growth is Increasingly Evident, High-Frequency Data Show

November 13, 2022

Tryggvi Gudmundsson

While there are multiple headwinds weighing on growth, further policy tightening is expected amid the need to bring down elevated inflation

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