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• Staying ahead of consensus with our Latin America forecasts

  • The year 2020 was a particularly difficult one for economic and political forecasting. In a retrospective report, “Predicting the unpredictable: Forecasting in 2020”, we asked our analysts how they approached forecasting in a year like no other.
• Will inflation stay under control in Asia?

  • Government stimulus, accumulated household savings and a backdrop of very cheap borrowing (both in Asia and globally) have generated additional demand. As vaccine rollouts facilitate economic normalisation, prices will be subject to upward pressure.
• Coronavirus spreads from Myanmar to Yunnan

  • Between March 30th and 31st China’s National Health Commission reported 15 confirmed and 45 asymptomatic cases of the coronavirus (Covid-19), of which 16 were Burmese, in Ruili, Dehong, south-west Yunnan Province.
• Online sales will nearly double their share of total retail sales between 2019 and 2025

  • While the pace of growth in online retailing will slow from 2021, the sub-sector will continue to expand its share of total retail sales—rising from about 10% in 2019 to nearly 20% by 2025.
• EIU Viewpoint: all the political, economic and market insights you need

  • Today we have launched EIU Viewpoint, a new digital product that combines the EIU’s expert political insights, policy analysis and economic outlook with forward-looking forecasts and proprietary data. EIU Viewpoint helps businesses, academics, governments and financial institutions stay ahead of the shifting global dynamics to operate more effectively today as well as plan for the future.
• Global Outlook: the latest on global trade

  • In The Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) latest global outlook video, Agathe Demarais, Nick Marro and Agnese Ortolani discuss the latest trade developments.
• Russian economy shows its resilience to shocks

  • According to the second estimate of 2020 GDP published by the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) on April 1st, the economy contracted by 3% last year.
• US jobs recovery picks up steam

  • In March nonfarm employment rose by 916,000 jobs—the strongest gain in seven months and nearly double the February level—according to the Bureau of Labour Statistics. The unemployment rate fell to 6%, from 6.2% in February.
• Canada’s Conservative Party unveils alternative carbon pricing plan

  • Canada’s climate change policies have always proved controversial. Part of the electorate defends the need to lower Canada’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, while others believe that the country’s economy relies on oil production.
• 3 Test Areas to Watch in Point-of-Care Infectious Diseases Testing in Developing Countries

  • Point-of-care (POC) diagnostics is a key tool to combat and manage infectious diseases in developing countries. EIU Healthcare expects the use of point-of-care (POC) testing to grow as countries address the rising infectious disease prevalence amid a weak healthcare infrastructure.

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