This Growth and Recovery Outlook video highlights Botswana’s efforts to meet the goals of its transformation agenda to become a high-income country by 2036.
As emerging markets recover from the Covid-19 pandemic and face financial headwinds due to interest rate hikes in the US, the BRICS group – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – is looking to expand its membership to tackle shared challenges.
Despite the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, Malaysia’s increasingly diversified economy exceeded 3% growth in 2021 and is forecast to surpass 5% growth starting in 2022.
With the publication of its National Environment and Climate Change Strategy in 2021, Qatar has recognised that a proactive and holistic approach is needed to meet the challenge of global warming and environmental degradation.
Economic update | G7 seeks to support emerging markets infrastructure as BRI investment wanes
Amid rising inflation and debt levels in emerging markets, G7 leaders pledged in June to raise $600bn in private and public funds over five years to finance infrastructure in developing countries and counterbalance the influence of China’s sweeping Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
As part of plans to expand and diversify its global trade partners, the GCC has launched negotiations with the UK on a free trade agreement that is expected to bolster the bloc’s economy, help attract investment and provide greater opportunities for local businesses.