Economies across the world have taken a beating since the turn of 2022, exacerbated by the Russia-Ukraine conflict, just as the world economy seemed to be recovering from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
From the US to China to the UK to Europe and emerging markets, it has been a tale of decelerated or negative headline GDP growth, spiraling inflation, interest rate hikes by central banks, and an overall cost of living crisis.
Major global financial institutions have cut their growth projections and economic experts are left guessing not just whether or not a major global economic crisis is in the offing in the coming year but how steep the downturn is likely to be.
