World’s Top Exports 2019
Photo by Pat Whelen on UnsplashThe impact of Covid 19 in global trade has been severe both in sectors and regions. It is reasonable to expect a negative growth...
Water: Building Economic Empires
https://youtu.be/yKjFYwDqLh8What factor do you think contributes the most to the rise and fall of civilizations? Is it war? The economy? Maybe it's a disease? Well, those are all wrong....
Economic Policy in times of Coronavirus, two approaches
Economic policy in times of Coronavirus, two approaches It is interesting to observe in a graph the correlation between the deluge of money released by the Federal Reserve Board...
World Economic Outlook June 2020, IMF
World Economic Outlook, June 2020 Update Selected Economies Real GDP Growth (Percent change) Difference from April 2020 WEO Projections 1/ Projections 2018201920202021 20202021 Argentina–2.5–2.2–9.93.9 –4.2–0.5 Australia2.81.8–4.54.0 2.2–2.1 Brazil1.31.1–9.13.6 –3.80.7 Canada2.01.7–8.44.9 –2.20.7 China6.76.11.08.2 –0.2–1.0 Egypt 2/5.35.62.02.0 0.0–0.8 France1.81.5–12.57.3 –5.32.8 Germany1.50.6–7.85.4 –0.80.2 India 2/6.14.2–4.56.0 –6.4–1.4 Indonesia5.25.0–0.36.1 –0.8–2.1 Iran 2/–5.4–7.6–6.03.1 0.00.0 Italy0.80.3–12.86.3 –3.71.5 Japan0.30.7–5.82.4 –0.6–0.6 Kazakhstan4.14.5–2.73.0 –0.2–1.1 Korea2.92.0–2.13.0 –0.9–0.4 Malaysia4.74.3–3.86.3 –2.1–2.7 Mexico2.2–0.3–10.53.3 –3.90.3 Netherlands2.61.8–7.75.0 –0.22.0 Nigeria1.92.2–5.42.6 –2.00.2 Pakistan 2/5.51.9–0.41.0 1.1–1.0 Philippines6.36.0–3.66.8 –4.2–0.8 Poland5.34.1–4.64.2 0.00.0 Russia2.51.3–6.64.1 –1.10.6 Saudi Arabia2.40.3–6.83.1 –4.50.2 South Africa0.80.2–8.03.5 –2.2–0.5 Spain2.42.0–12.86.3 –4.82.0 Thailand4.22.4–7.75.0 –1.0–1.1 Turkey2.80.9–5.05.0 0.00.0 United Kingdom1.31.4–10.26.3 –3.72.3 United States2.92.3–8.04.5 –2.1–0.2 Source: International Monetary Fund, World...