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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Gender and generational balance - in countries, companies & couples. In an era where global life expectancy continues to rise, ...

A series of severe and mutually reinforcing shocks hit the world economy in 2022, as it approached the mid-point for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. While the impacts of ...

Because the U.S. has the world's largest economy, fluctuations in America's interest rates affect much more than domestic ...

Only around a third of the 24 countries surveyed see China as the world’s leading economic power. Most other countries – including all middle-income countries surveyed – give that title to the U.S.

The world economy is facing severe headwinds amid weak growth prospects, elevated inflation and heightened uncertainties. A confluence of factors, including legacy effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, ...