The paper describes long-term global systemic risks that affect the environment, the economy and society. The review also provides practical advice for investors for converting systemic risks into development models. There are six main global systemic risks: climate change, water security, geopolitics, technological evolution, demographic shifts, low and negative real long-term interest rates.
This report by UNCTAD deals with global trends in economy, trade, and sustainable development.
The study deals with the new realities of economic and social relations resulting from the spread of COVID-19 and its consequences. It contains possible scenarios of disease spread and its consequences, as well as the main features of the current situation, which should be taken into account when developing and implementing a business recovery strategy.
The Research Centre NAFI has published the results of a survey which show that most Russians didn’t go on holiday during summer 2020, and those who did mostly travelled by car.
COVID-19 has created a demand shock in the oil market as social distancing reduces movement and daily travel for more and more of us each day. At present, most of the reporting agencies expect oil demand growth this year to be largely flat, well below the 1.2 million barrels/day (mmb/d) expected just a few months ago. And this demand growth forecast will likely be revised down further as large gatherings are cancelled, schools shut their doors, and companies implement policies to encourage or mandate working from home.
