Feb 03, 2021

After finishing 2020 on a high note with a vaccine light at the end of the tunnel, Europe now faces a moment of truth: a five-week delay on the vaccination front that, if left uncorrected, could cost close to EUR90bn in 2021.

Jan 27, 2021

The Asia-Pacific region has fared better than most other regions during the Covid-19 crisis: Economic activity is likely to have declined by less than -2% in 2020, compared to more than -4% at the global level and almost -8% in Latin America.

Jan 26, 2021

For the EU, US and China, the Covid-19 recovery is an opportunity to accelerate in the race to dominate energy transition industries and boost sustainable growth and job opportunities.

Jan 20, 2021

On 20 January, Joe Biden takes over as the 46th president of the US with the promise of a USD1.9trn stimulus package and a plan to distribute 100 million vaccine doses in his first 100 days.

Jan 19, 2021

10th Allianz survey: Business interruption, Pandemic outbreak and Cyber incidents are the top three business risks for 2021 – all strongly interlinked.

Jan 18, 2021

The Covid-19 crisis could accelerate the shifting global balance to-wards Asia. We computed the world’s economic center of gravity (WECG) and found that it has been moving eastwards towards Asia since 2002. By 2030, we forecast the WECG could be located around the confluence of China, India and Pakistan. In comparison, it was located in the Atlantic Ocean until 2007.