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  UK inflation hits highest level on record: Top economics stories to read this week

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  The Russian economy, hit by unprecedented Western sanctions, is potentially resilient but needs a significant increase in imports and greater …

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  GDP: What is it and why does it matter?

  weforum.org - Victoria Masterson

  It’s been the standard measure of economic growth for more than 70 years, but gross domestic product (GDP) is starting to look outdated, some experts …

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  May 1

  Davos 2022: Who's coming and everything else you need to know

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  • Leaders from around the globe to meet in Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2022. • The meeting is centered around the …

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  4 days ago

  What is a Consumer Price Index and why is it important?

  weforum.org - Victoria Masterson

  Have you been buying a lot of meat-free sausages and antibacterial surface wipes lately? Well, people in the United Kingdom obviously have, because …

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  5 days ago

  What does ‘global debt’ mean and how high is it now?

  weforum.org - Victoria Masterson

  Borrowing was already surging before the pandemic – but COVID-19 and now the war in Ukraine have pushed global debt to new highs. Countries need to …

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  Global debt has risen to dangerous levels. Here’s what needs to be done

  weforum.org - Victor Gaspar

  We live in dangerous times. The world faces renewed uncertainty, as war comes on top of an ever-changing and persistent pandemic, now in its third …