経済成長
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This article was first published on 19 February 2020 and was updated on 29 March 2023.
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Los e-sports ya se enseñan en las escuelas. ¿Podrían aportar habilidades útiles para el trabajo?
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経済成長
What is a country's current account balance, and is a deficit good or bad for its economy?
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金融と通貨システム
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教育とスキル
Esports are being taught in schools. Could they give students useful workplace skills?
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経済成長
Fears of a global banking crisis, and other economy stories you need to read this week
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エネルギー転換
Which countries are leading the way with hydrogen?
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グローバルな協力体制
Globalization has rallied and is even working better - new report
The End of History arrived around 1990, according to the famous book by political theorist Francis Fukuyama. Over 30 years later, it seems that everyone is declaring the end of globalizat...
経済成長
US interest rate rises may be on the way, China seeks 'stability', and other economy stories you need to read this week
The US Federal Reserve will likely need to raise interest rates more than expected in response to recent strong economic data, Chair Jerome Powell says. He also told the Senate Banking Co...
金融と通貨システム
We need a new Bretton Woods moment, says António Guterres. What was the original Bretton Woods and what did it achieve?
“It is time for a new Bretton Woods moment,” according to United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres in his briefing to the UN's General Assembly on Priorities for 2023 last m...
グローバルリスク
This is how we can make buildings earthquake-proof
Every country has hundreds of rules and regulations surrounding the construction of buildings. In countries such as Chile and Japan, which face regular earthquakes, many extra rules have ...
金融と通貨システム
India's economy stutters, Eurozone inflation falls less than expected, and other economy stories you need to read this week
India's economic growth slowed further in October-December, but the government is retaining its growth forecast of 7% for 2022-2023 – a level that would make it the world's fastest-growin...
地政経済と政治
¿Qué está pasando con la deuda de los países en desarrollo? Lo que debes leer sobre economía esta semana
El volumen de deuda de la economía mundial experimentó el año pasado su primera caída anual en dólares desde 2015, gracias en parte al repunte del crecimiento tras la pandemia, pero tambi...
地政経済と政治
Global debt drops but hits record high in developing countries, plus other economy stories you need to read this week
The amount of debt in the global economy saw its first annual fall in dollar terms last year since 2015, thanks partly to the post-pandemic rebound in growth, but also because of inflatio...
エネルギー転換
Spending on low-carbon energy technology is on the brink of overtaking fossil fuels. These 4 charts tell the full story
"When written in Chinese, the word crisis is composed of two characters – one represents danger, and the other represents opportunity." So said former US President John F. Kennedy, and th...