2023

Sweden: A Rare Earth Discovery

Sweden: A Rare Earth Discovery

According to Sweden’s state-owned mining company LKAB, more than one million tons of rare earth oxides—the largest deposit of its kind in Europe—was discovered near Kiruna, about 1,000 kilometers north of Stockholm.

Unemployment Rates Around the World 2023

Unemployment Rates Around the World 2023

Unemployment is simple enough to understand: it is an economic condition in which individuals seeking jobs remain un-hired. Yet measuring how many people are unemployed at any given moment in any given country is rather complex.

World’s Largest Companies 2023

World’s Largest Companies 2023

The largest company in the world can fluctuate day to day, even minute by minute, depending what measurement is used. Tesla began 2022 as the world's fifth largest company by market cap and ended the year in 11th place after their CEO Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter.

2022

World's Most Peaceful Countries 2022

World's Most Peaceful Countries 2022

In the past 15 years, global peacefulness has fallen by more than 3%. Old and new conflicts, the pandemic and our political and cultural polarization are the main culprits.

The World's Richest and Poorest Countries 2022

The World's Richest and Poorest Countries 2022

What does it mean for a nation to be rich or poor at a time of global pandemic? GDP per capita adjusted for relative purchasing power gives us an idea, albeit an imperfect one.

Countries with Highest GDP Growth 2022

Countries with Highest GDP Growth 2022

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

Europe Grapples With Green Energy

Europe Grapples With Green Energy

A proposal to label some natural gas and nuclear power plants green investments has prompted backlash from environmentalists and heightened tensions among the 27 member countries.

GDP Growth: China Outpaces Europe

GDP Growth: China Outpaces Europe

Chinese officials say the race for global economic dominance will be decided not just by the sheer size of the country’s total output but also by the elements included in that output.

Strong Headwinds Buffet China’s Smaller Enterprises

Strong Headwinds Buffet China’s Smaller Enterprises

According to data from the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics, micro and small enterprises account for nearly 99% of the total companies in the country and contribute to one-half of its tax revenue, 60% of its output and 80% of urban employment.

Regional Income And Wealth Inequality 2022

Regional Income And Wealth Inequality 2022

The idea that more wealth for some will translate into more wealth for everyone has deep roots. Today, data shows that the gap between the richest and the poorest has never been wider.

2021

Gopinath Back At The IMF

Gopinath Back At The IMF

Gita Gopinath's surprise appointment comes just two months after she was to depart from the IMF for academia.

World's Highest And Lowest Inflation Rates 2021

World's Highest And Lowest Inflation Rates 2021

Will this new season of global higher inflation last for long, get worse or come soon to an end? As it turns out, predicting the future when it depends on the whims of a virus is not easy.