By Rhod Mackenzie
In January 2024, the Russian economy experienced an unexpected acceleration, with annual GDP growth reaching 4.6%, up from 4.4% in December. The manufacturing sector played a significant role in supporting the GDP, despite increasing sanctions pressure and moderate hydrocarbon...
By Rhod Mackenzie
In his address to the Federal Assembly, the Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that if the Russian economy continues to develop as dynamically as it did last year, it will soon become the fourth largest economy in the world in terms of GDP at purchasing power parity. This go...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The research firm New World Wealth (NWW) has ranked Vietnam at the top of its new ranking of wealth growth over the next decade. The ranking was compiled with the participation of analysts and economists from the consulting company Henley & Partners.
Vietnam, which just a few y...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Japan's GDP fell by 0.4% in Q4 of last year, contrary to the 1.4% growth forecasted by economists polled by Reuters. The data update reveals that the GDP of Japan decreased by 3.3% in annual terms in Q3 of 2023, indicating a technical recession on the Japanese Islands. In the thi...
Over the past year, the BRICS economic alliance has grown notably in its prominence. Indeed, the bloc enacted its first massive expansion since 2001, inviting six nations to join its ranks. Subsequently, amid that expansion, the BRICS alliance is predicted by Goldman Sachs to dominate global GDP by...
The total investable wealth currently held in the BRICS bloc amounts to USD 45 trillion and its millionaire population is expected to rise by 85% over the next 10 years, according to the inaugural BRICS Wealth Report, published by international investment migration advisory firm Henley & Partners in...