Continued economic growth means that Asia will be the fastest-growing region for electricity consumption over EIU’s ten-year forecast period..
In EIU’s latest global outlook video, global forecasting director Agathe Demarais and principal economist Emily Mansfield discuss Europe’s energy crunch, taking a look at which EU countries will be hit the hardest by gas shortages over the coming winter season..
Asian currencies extended their losses against the US dollar in September, as the Federal Reserve (Fed, the US central bank) signalled a more hawkish approach to monetary policy to curb inflation..
Thailand’s tourism industry is bouncing back in 2022, but international arrivals will take a long time to recover to pre-pandemic levels, which is unlikely to happen until 2024 at the earliest. .
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Natural gas storage in Europe is likely to be completely depleted by spring 2023, and little new import capacity will be available. As a result, the scramble for gas will be just as bad, if not worse, in 2023..
EIU’s 2022 Democracy Index sheds light on global democracy trends in the shadow of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This seismic event sent shockwaves around the world and revealed divisions between the developed democracies backing Ukraine and many developing countries that chose not to take sides..
A powerful earthquake and multiple severe aftershocks on February 6th have left several thousand people dead or injured in north‑western Syria and caused extensive damage to infrastructure. .
Climate change poses a big risk for Thailand, but the country’s current commitment to combat climate change at a global level remains modest. .
On January 31st India and the US announced partnerships in the fields of space, defence, semiconductors and next-generation technologies..