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CLEAN : Vaccines, US stimulus boost global GDP forecast: OECD
OECD Chief economist Laurence Boone forecasts a spectacular 5.6% growth for the world economy in 2021, mostly driven by "a slightly improved health situation" and the US' stimulus package, but warns Europe that they should "pick up the...
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CLEAN : Debt-ridden Zambia votes in closely contested polls
Zambians start voting in a general election after a tense campaign dominated by economic woes, a debt crisis and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Global shortages crimp growth in powerhouse Germany, say leading economists
At a press conference in Berlin, Economists from Germany's leading economic institutes outline their reasons for slashing the country's growth forecasts in the coming year, and argue that local shortages in industrial components and raw...
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CLEAN : Days before French parliament vote, far-left leader Melenchon calls for a new "regulated, negotiated" economy
Liberalism has shown "its absolute incapacity" to manage "the climate crisis, the fuel crisis, the cereal crisis, the migration crisis" and it is therefore necessary to "invent something else", says the leader of France Unbowed, Jean-Luc...
Bloomberg
Euro-Zone Inflation Hits New Record
Euro-area inflation surged to a fresh all-time high, while the bloc's economy lost momentum -- reinforcing fears that a recession is now all-but unavoidable. Melanie Debono, Pantheon Macroeconomics senior Europe economist, appeared on...
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CLEAN : Trade unions celebrate Peronist Loyalty Day in Buenos Aires
Argentina needs a breather, it does not need lessons from economists with obsolete and archaic ideas," says Maximo Kirchner, National Deputy and son of Vice-President Cristina Kirchner on Loyalty Day (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : AFPTV BEST OF 2022// Desperate Afghans resort to selling their kidneys
AFPTV refiles some of its most notable stories of 2022 (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
Bloomberg
Westpac's Hassan on Australian Economy
Matthew Hassan, Senior Economist at Westpac, discusses his views on RBA Governor Phil Lowe's senate hearing and discusses his outlook for the Australian Economy. He speaks with Haidi Stroud-Watts and Shery Ahn on 'Daybreak Asia'.
Bloomberg
Fels: Just Discovering Consequences of Negative Rates
July 21 -- Joachim Fels, global economic advisor at Pimco, discusses risks of nations leaving the European Union, the consequences of negative interest rates, and shortfalls of monetary policy. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance."