Under Deng Xiaoping, China’s government aimed to double the size of the economy between 1980 and 1990 and do it again by the ...

Interventionist fiscal policy may have stopped demand from collapsing. But the intervention is so large that politicians are ...

Stablecoins—crypto assets designed to hold their value and facilitate payments—are another source of overlap. The size of the ...

The World Ahead 2026 is the 40th edition of The Economist’s future-gazing annual, published every November since 1986, to provide a guide to the trends, themes and people likely to shape the coming ...

British media help the country punch above its weight. Although 53% of Brits now say they have little to no trust in the BBC, it remains the world’s most trusted international news brand, according to ...

South Africa’s president commissioned a report on the state of economic inequality around the world. Its findings were grim.

One of those books that changes the way you see the world,” said Ed Conway of Sky News. “A thoroughly enjoyable tour of ...

The Bank Group launched the 2020–25 Fragility, Conflict, and Violence (FCV) Strategy with the aim of strengthening its ...

Canada’s prime minister argues that countries that build new networks and pragmatic alliances will be best placed to thrive ...

Resource-driven migration pressures are rising just as the world is hardening its borders. In July 2025, the International ...

The Economist has launched The World Ahead, the annual special year-end issue from The Economist that examines important themes, trends and events that will shape the coming year. The World Ahead 2026 ...

Despair about dimming economic and personal prospects has created an outwardly strong, inwardly brittle nation.