The European Commission has passed a Critical Raw Materials Act to secure the EU’s future supply of critical raw materials..
Food prices are soaring, particularly in Europe, as producers and retailers try to maintain or increase their margins. .
China’s better than expected GDP growth in the first quarter was spearheaded by a sharp rebound in consumer spending, especially in services, non‑durable goods and semi‑durable goods. .
In EIU’s latest global outlook video, global forecasting director, Agathe Demarais, and senior analyst, Agnese Ortolani, discuss the outlook for Europe’s relations with China..
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On April 23rd Azerbaijani forces established a checkpoint on the new route of the Lachin corridor near the border with Armenia, the only road connecting Armenia to Nagorny Karabakh..
More than a year has passed since Russia invaded Ukraine, heightening global economic and geopolitical risks. EIU’s latest report “Top global risk scenarios” assesses the likelihood of four critical geopolitical and economic risks, and outlines the impact these would have on global operating environments..
Interest in generative artificial intelligence (AI) has been supercharged by ChatGPT, a natural language processing tool developed by US-based OpenAI, which reached 100m users just two months after its release in November 2022 as speculation about its potential usefulness surged. Business use cases are proliferating, led by efforts to optimise service operations, and take-up is set to accelerate sharply over the next 12 months. .
In a new quarterly round-up focusing on economic, political and geopolitical topics in North-east Asia, EIU sees a growing focus on countering industrial espionage as an emerging policy theme for the region..
The drop in hydropower generation will raise energy security risks, leading some countries to increase fossil-fuel output to fill the gap. However, we expect this decline to be temporary unless weather conditions continue to be problematic..