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Global Wealth Report 2025

Diabetes and Covid-19: A silent EUR45bn problem

While the world is struggling to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of people suffering from diabetes has kept increasing rather unnoticed. A further rise in the prevalence of diabetes could add 25mn people suffering from diabetes worldwide, causing a staggering EUR45bn of direct health costs per year.

The EU utility transformation: Powered by solar and wind

The utilities sector is a key focus area if climate neutrality is to be reached by 2050: electricity demand is increasing and will reach record highs, driven by transportation and industries where the electrification rate is projected to rise from 30% to 60% by 2030.

Wrapping up? How paper and board are back on track

Global paper output is expected at 416mn tons in 2022, still 4mn tons short of its 2018 level. The global paper sector withstood the slump of 2020 a little better mainly due to the increase in demand from e-commerce