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The Middle East: regional outlook summary EIU’s latest report provides expert insights and critical trends within the Middle East, empowering you to make informed and strategic decisions. Economy | Forecasting | Geopolitics | Risk | Middle East and Africa
Five global risks EIU’s latest report assesses the likelihood of five critical risks and outlines the economic repercussions these scenarios would have on global operating environments. Economy | Forecasting | Politics | Risk | World Events | Global
Euro zone inflation eases in March Consumer price inflation in the euro zone slowed to 2.4% year on year in March—below market expectations of 2.6% and down from 2.6% in February—according to a flash estimate released by Eurostat. Economy | Forecasting | Inflation | Europe | Country Analysis
Euro zone inflation eases to 2.4% in March What’s happened? Consumer price inflation in the euro zone slowed to 2.4% year on year in March—below market expectations of 2.6% and down from 2.6% in February—according to a flash estimate released by Eurostat. Why does it matter? Inflation in the euro zone is gradually converging… Economy | Forecasting | Inflation | Europe | Country Analysis
BEAC holds policy rate steady, despite still-high inflation At its March monetary policy committee meeting, the Banque des Etats de l'Afrique centrale (BEAC), the central bank of the Communauté économique et monétaire de l'Afrique centrale (CEMAC) region, kept its benchmark interest rate at 5%. Economy | Forecasting | Middle East and Africa | Country Analysis | Financial Services
Five risks to watch in Europe for 2024 EIU’s latest report dives into five risks that businesses should watch in Europe as uncertainty over the region’s political, economic and geopolitical outlook deepens. Business | Climate Change | Economy | Elections | Forecasting | Risk | Supply chains | Europe
In charts: China’s outbound tourism in 2024 The recovery for Chinese tourism has been uneven, with a swift and sound rebound in domestic tourism, and tepid and partial growth for outbound tourism in 2023. Economy | Tourism | Asia | China | Country Analysis
Global Outlook: China’s economy In EIU's April 2024 Global Outlook video, principal economist, Robert Wood, and senior economist, Tianchen Xu, discuss the outlook for China's economy. Business | Economy | Forecasting | China | Country Analysis
Greece, Argentina and India are the fastest improving business environments Greece, Argentina and India are the three fastest-improving business environments in EIU's Business Environment Rankings. Business | Economy | Forecasting | Global | Country Analysis
Assessing the best places for doing business EIU’s business environment rankings assess 91 indicators to give a comprehensive measure of the attractiveness of doing business in 82 countries and territories. Business | Economy | Forecasting | Global
Global trade update: freight rates are stabilising Global and regional sea freight rates have begun to stabilise, after peaking in early February as a result of Houthi attacks in the Red Sea. Economy | Trade | Global | Country Analysis | Automotive
Bank of Japan to keep accommodative policy after negative rate exit The Bank of Japan decided to end its negative policy interest rate, which had been in place since 2016. Economy | Forecasting | Inflation | Asia | Japan | Country Analysis