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  1. May 12, 2023 · The global economy remains under pressure from a variety of issues. The World Economic Forum’s latest Chief Economists Outlook finds that economists are divided on the chances of a global recession in 2023. During the Forum's Growth Summit, which took place on 2-3 May 2023, leading economists explored the state of the global economy.

  2. Dec 20, 2023 · By the numbers: The global economy in 2023. At the beginning of this year, many economists predicted a mild recession in the United States, a deeper one in Europe, and a robust rebound in China. What a difference a year makes. There was no recession in the United States, Europe managed the situation better than anticipated, and China is ...

    • The slowdown in global growth in 2023 is likely to be less severe than previously expected. Global growth is now projected to slow from 3.1 per cent in 2022 to 2.3 per cent in 2023, an upward revision of 0.4 percentage points from the January forecast, which is mainly due to resilient household spending in developed countries and recovery of China’s economy.
    • The world economy faces the risk of a prolonged period of subpar growth. Medium-term prospects for global growth are clouded by scarring from the pandemic, the ever-worsening impact of climate change, and structural macroeconomic challenges, such as weak investment and mounting debt vulnerabilities.
    • Inflation remains stubbornly high in many countries. While upward price pressures are expected to slowly ease, inflation in many countries will remain well above the comfort zone of central banks.
    • Labour markets in many developed economies have continued to show resilience, with low unemployment rates and recurrent worker shortages. Employment rates are at record high levels in many developed economies and gender gaps have recently narrowed, in part due to increased use of telework and flexible work arrangements.
  3. Jan 16, 2023 · “With two-thirds of chief economists expecting a world-wide recession in 2023, the global economy is in a precarious position. The current high inflation, low growth, high debt and high fragmentation environment reduces incentives for the investments needed to get back to growth and raise living standards for the world’s most vulnerable,” said Saadia Zahidi, Managing Director at the ...

  4. Jan 16, 2023 · World leaders in Davos discussed the need for bold collective action and a mindset of investing in the future – particularly in the sectors that will lead to higher living standards and sustainable growth. 63% of economists expect a global recession in 2023. Image: Chief Economists Outlook.

  5. Dec 16, 2022 · Three experts explore how the global economy will look in 2023. Though they agree there’s a chance inflation eases, there are major risks and it will take a long while before inflation gets down ...

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  7. Oct 10, 2023 · 0:00. 1:10. The baseline forecast is for global growth to slow from 3.5 percent in 2022 to 3.0 percent in 2023 and 2.9 percent in 2024, well below the historical (2000–19) average of 3.8 percent. Advanced economies are expected to slow from 2.6 percent in 2022 to 1.5 percent in 2023 and 1.4 percent in 2024 as policy tightening starts to bite.

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