World economy
Fears raised over looming global recession
The UK economy shrunk in the second quarter. Data published on Wednesday reveals Germany's economy contracted in the three months to June.
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Has Davos made the world better?
One persistent criticism is that WEF meetings, including this week's main annual gathering in Davos, have simply created a safe space for the corporate world to lobby governments without oversight.
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Buenos Aires on lockdown as world leaders gather for G20 summit
South Africa is one of 19 countries represented that, together with the European Union, account for 80% of the world's trade.
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Nearly half the world lives on less than R78 a day: World Bank
In a twice-yearly report, the bank took a broader look at poverty to see where countries were lagging, even though the share of those living in extreme poverty, defined as earning less than $1.90 a day, has continued to come down in recent years.
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The world's biggest economies in 2018
The United States has the largest economy in the world, but China’s coffers are growing at the fastest rate.
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China's Xi says rising protectionism adds risks & uncertainty in world economy
Xi’s comments were made to Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, media said.
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Future shocks: 10 emerging risks that threaten our world
The report explores 10 potential future shocks, including food scarcity, the extinction of fish, technological breakdowns and another financial crisis.
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Billionaires had a rough year in 2015, relatively
Transfers of assets within families and falling commodity prices helped reduce total billionaire wealth.
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This is why, despite challenges, Africa can still rise
Africa’s overall annual GDP growth averaged just 3.3% in 2010/5, barely keeping up with population growth.
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StanChart cuts African private equity team as economies struggle
African economies have struggled over the last year with lower commodity prices & rising government debt.
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Economic downturn, Islamist attacks cause hunger to spread in Nigeria: UN
Inflation and soaring food prices come at a time when people have little left from the last harvest.
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'Africa won't fall back into 90s-style debt trap'
Falling commodity prices and slowing global growth have hammered African economies in the past year.
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OPINION: Why access to finance creates job growth
There are potentially many factors that could drive both firm employment growth and access to finance.
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UN cuts global economic growth forecast for 2016
The UN says it's lowered its forecast for growth of world gross product this year to 2.4 percent.
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SA's economy isn't appealing to investors at the moment...
Given the challenges the economy is facing, investor confidence has seen a sharp decline over the last five years.
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Africa's big cities offer investors hope in hard times
Growth remains robust in cities like Lagos, Nairobi, Accra, Kinshasa & Johannesburg.
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Rand needs to time to recover from record lows
The rand slumped to a level of R17.99 against the US dollar on Sunday night after erratic trading.
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Economic giants, who rules the world?
Economic giants, who rules the world?
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China becomes world's top crude buyer
China overtook the US as the world’s top importer of crude oil for the first time in April.
