Economic Forecast - page 3

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Banking-as-a-Service Platform Revenue to Reach $94 Billion Globally by 2028

A new study from Juniper Research forecasts that global BaaS (Banking-as-a-Service) platform revenue will grow by 158% by 2028.

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Economists Boost US GDP Outlook

Economists have raised their outlooks on the growth of the gross domestic product (GDP) of the United States.

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IMF Raises Growth Forecast for US Economy

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) suggests that the impressive performance of the United States’ economic system will be a major factor in global growth in 2024, but may complicate solving the problem of inflation in the US.

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China Reports Inflation Data

In China, the level of consumer prices in March remained virtually unchanged compared to a year ago figure, while the cost of manufactured goods in this Asian country continues to be on a downward trajectory, which is evidence of the existence of deflationary pressures threatening the prospects of the local economic system.

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World Bank Says About Rapid Growth of East Asian Economy

World Bank data indicate that economic growth rates in developing countries in East Asia and the Pacific are currently exceeding similar results in the rest of the world.

Finance & Economics

Experts Say About Significant Economic Potential of China’s Tech Sector

Experts Chang Shu and Eric Zhu suggest that in China, the local advanced technologies sector will become a platform for stimulating the growth of demand for goods and services, and by 2026 it may compete with the sphere of real estate in terms of the scale of impact on the state of the country’s economic […]

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BIS Says About Success of Central Banks in Inflation Fight

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) on Monday, March 4, said that financial regulators in many countries of the world are on the verge of victory in the struggle to resume control over the surge in inflation, which has become excessive and is transforming into a kind of autonomous trend.

Finance & Economics

World Bank Declares Importance of Much Faster Growth of Emerging Economies

The World Bank, which is based in Washington, D.C., warns that the high cost of borrowing has become a factor that has dramatically changed the need of developing countries to stimulate economic growth that demonstrates such features that can be described as sluggishness and weakness within the framework of the simplified formulation method.

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Standard Chartered CEO Says About China’s Biggest Problem

Bill Winters, CEO of Standard Chartered Bank, said during a speech at the World Government Summit in Dubai that China is currently facing a lack of trust, which, in his opinion, is the most serious poser in the context of economic problems of this Asian country.

Fintech & Ecommerce

B2B Payments to Reach $124 Trillion Globally by 2028

A new study from Juniper Research, revealed that the value of B2B payments will grow 40% by 2028, up from $89 trillion in 2024, largely due to digital payment adoption in developing markets.

Finance & Economics

IMF Lifts World Economic Outlook

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has improved its forecast for global economic growth in 2024.

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Fidelity Forecasts China’s Economy Gradual Improvement in 2024

Peiqian Liu, Asia economist at Fidelity International, said during a media briefing on Thursday, January 25, that during 2024, China’s economic system will record a gradual improvement in the state of affairs, which will be stimulated by factors such as production and consumption.

Science & Technology

MIT/IBM Study Denies Economic Feasibility of Major AI Employment Takeover

The new research reveals that the expected automation of around half of all human-performed jobs with the help of AI could come at a premium cost, which employers would likely not be willing to pay.

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Goldman’s Jan Hatzius Sees US Soft Landing

Chief Economist at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Jan Hatzius on Tuesday, January 23, during a conversation with media representatives in Hong Kong, said that the Federal Reserve System is currently on track to achieve a soft landing of the United States economy.

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Top Citi Strategist Says About Prospects of Healthy Economic Growth

Steven Wieting, chief investment strategist and chief economist at Citi Global Wealth, says that the global economic system does not need a collapse situation for the inflation rate to return to the target level.

Finance & Economics

Moody’s Negatively Characterizes Asia’s Sovereign Creditworthiness

Moody’s Investors Service has made a negative outlook on the sovereign creditworthiness of the Asia-Pacific region, citing factors such as the slowdown in China’s economic growth, risks associated with the current state of affairs in the sphere of geopolitics, and tight funding as the reasons for this point of view.