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Global Wealth Report 2025

Commercial debt collection: USD4.2trn at risk in the most complex countries

As central banks around the world tighten monetary policy to cope with surging inflation, financing costs are set to rise for companies, contributing to the return of business insolvencies. In this context, recovering debt could become even more of a challenge.

 

 

A trade recession before a mild Chinese reopening?

Prepare for a contraction in global trade in Q2 2022…With the omicron crisis in China prolonging supply-chain bottlenecks and bringing port congestions back to the worst levels seen in 2021, global trade of goods in volume terms should decline by -1.3% q/q. 

Eleven countries at high risk of a food crisis

The war in Ukraine has affected food availability as the country supplied 12% of the world’s grains. While there is still enough to feed the planet, ensuring access is key to avoid a global food crisis, especially as shortages of grain and fertilizer, alongside climate change and lingering pandemic-driven supply-chain issues, have pushed up global food prices by +56% compared to end-2019.