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The new mediocre: the world economy

The new mediocre: the world economy

FromThe Intelligence from The Economist


The new mediocre: the world economy

FromThe Intelligence from The Economist

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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
Apr 9, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The International Monetary Fund releases its global-growth forecast today. Expect news of a downgrade, but not recession: low growth has become the status quo. We join international forces in Burkina Faso, where African troops are being trained to contain a growing risk of jihadism. And, why is it that concern about climate-change comes and goes?  For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Apr 9, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Get a daily burst of global illumination from The Economist’s worldwide network of correspondents as they dig past the headlines to get to the stories beneath—and to stories that aren’t making headlines, but should be.