By KINIBIZ
As 2016 begins, KINIBIZ turns its gaze away from the home front to look at the world. No nation can successfully live in isolation and what affects one will invariably have an impact on many. Here we look at what global experts from the IMF’s Christine Lagarde to the Reserve Bank of India’s Raghuram Rajan have to say about the state of the world in the year to come.
Issues
#1
Last month alone, we saw the Fed raise its interest rates and Opec raise its output ceiling. This has thrown more uncertainty into the already-pressured global economy. What can we expect this year?
#2
In days of slow growth, central banks have adopted policies such as quantitative easing, low interest rates and competitive devaluation. However, none of these point towards achieving sustainable ...
#3
With countries cutting back on government spending in the age of austerity, we risk underinvestment in infrastructure and rising unemployment. Without sufficient aggregate demand, we risk sliding ...
#4
After years of posting phenomenal growth rates, China enters into the phase of “new normal” growth. Asian countries which depend highly on the Chinese economy find themselves caught in the middle ...
#5
As countries shift towards less labour-intensive, more technologically driven industries, workers may find themselves out of jobs. The challenge is to find solutions to mitigate potential rising ...
#6
It has been 18 months since Narendra Modi sworn in as India’s prime minister, but the Indian economy hasn’t not set the world alight. It is held back by several factors that only major reforms ...
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