Discover what First World countries are: developed, industrialized nations with stable democracies, high living standards, ...

Understanding the Global Role of the US Economy With significant changes in economic policy likely in the U.S., economists at the World Bank attempt to assess their impact on the rest of the world.

Learn how quotas regulate trade by limiting goods’ imports or exports. Explore their role in boosting domestic production and ...

Prices in the rich world are still rising by 9% year on year. Investors and statisticians will get better at understanding the world economy during periods of volatility and inflation.

The latest global economic outlook for 2025 from the World Bank. Learn about economic trends, policies, GDP growth, risks, and inflation rates affecting the world economy, stability, and development.

The postpandemic global economy is beset by slower growth, the most persistent inflation in decades, limited progress on sustainability, and high borrowing costs weighing on investment, including the ...

UCL President & Provost Dr Michael Spence writes about how teaching people how to disagree well is necessary for solving societal problems, as polarisation grows and trust in institutions declines, ...

The global economy is paying “a very heavy price” for Russia’s war in Ukraine, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said.

A.I. will disrupt every aspect of the global economy, including investment banking, consumer goods, heavy industry and professional freelance work. But its effects will be felt in different ways.