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World’s Most Peaceful Country 2024 Global Peace Index

Over the past two decades, most indicators of peacefulness have deteriorated, according to the 2024 Global Peace Index. Old and...

Economic Data

The Consumer Price Index only tells part of the story. Two years ago, inflation reached a 40-year high in the...

Economic Data

The world’s poorest countries suffer from civil wars, ethnic and sectarian strife. COVID-19, soaring inflation and the war in Ukraine made their...

Data

What does it mean for a nation to be rich or poor at a time of global pandemic, high inflation...

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Many of the world’s richest countries are also the world’s smallest: the pandemic, the global economic slowdown and geopolitical turmoil...

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Economic growth is a marathon, not a sprint and while some nations have made plans for long-term progress, others have...

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After recessions, economies often bounce back more vigorously than ever—unless they stumble across new obstacles along their way. Before the...

Banking

Global Finance’s Safest Bank rankings, published annually in November, assess the fiscal health and stability of the largest 1,000 banks...

Banking

Global Finance’s Safest Bank rankings, published annually in November, assess the fiscal health and stability of the largest 1,000 banks...

Economic Data

What does it mean to be unemployed? It is a question that appears easy to answer, at least superficially. Not...

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What does it mean to be a happy country? The World Happiness Report points the way to life satisfaction for...

Banking

Global Finance’s Safest Bank rankings, published annually in November, assess the fiscal health and stability of the largest 1,000 banks...