The Chinese government has also cracked down on the private technology sector, limiting and even reducing its reach and size.India, for its part, has invested very little of its country’s GDP into research and development. While the establishment of the National Research Foundation is designed ...
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The economic impact of violence on the global economy is quantifiable: in 2023, it accounted for $19.1 trillion in purchasing-power parity (PPP) terms, or 13.5% of total global GDP—that’s $2,380 less economic output for each person on the planet. This represents an overall increase of ...
It’s easy to contextualize a country’s economic might (GDP) or military prowess (military budgets), but what about diplomatic influence? TheGlobal Diplomacy Indexby theLowy Instituteis an attempt to measure and compare diplomatic networks worldwide to understand the foreign ties that influence geop...
GDP$4.46 trillion Population84.5 million GDP PER CAPITA, PPP$69,338 Canada #5 in Transparency Rankings #6 out of 87 in 2023 Read More Canada takes up about two-fifths of the North American continent, making it the second-largest country in the world after Russia. The country is sparsely...
GDP in 2023: 3.46 trillion yuan, ↑6 per cent Fixed asset investment: about 1 trillion yuan, ↑11 per cent Industrial investment: ↑43 per cent Total import-export volume: 3.87 trillion yuan, ↑5.9 per cent Exports: ↑12.5 per cent, topping the country for 31 consecutive years ...
Guangdong, the province with the largest economy, is aiming for growth of around 5 percent, which is consistent with the target set last year. The southern province’s GDP is expected to rank first in the country for the 36th consecutive year in 2024, topping 14 trillion yuan, according to...
The tourism industry is one of thebiggest industries in the worldand accounts for nearly a tenth of the global GDP while providing employment to more than 320 million people across the world. For many countries, tourism actually accounts for a significant proportion of their GDP which suffered ma...
combined GDP to expand 0.8% next year, down from our 1.8% forecast for 2023 and the consensus' 1.4%. The dissipation of idiosyncratic shocks and less restrictive domestic policies should support a broad regional recovery in 2024 from the recessions LatAm's major economies are in or...
Many of us dream of a “Real Housewives” lifestyle: the mansion, the Bentley, the Rolex, the country club membership — minus the drama.But which U.S. cities serve up ritz and glitz versus Ritz crackers and grits?Ahead of New York Fashion Week, LawnStarter ranked 2023’s Most ...