Allianz Research

Powering ahead:
Global Wealth Report 2025

Postponed motherhood may help narrow the income and pension gaps

In 2020, the number of live births fell to a new record low in many industrialized countries as the Covid-19 pandemic amplified an aleady existing trend: postponing motherhood. 

Global trade: Ship me if you can!

So far this year, global trade has bounced back faster and stronger than expected, especially in value terms (+8.6% q/q in Q1 2021 vs. +3.4% q/q in volume terms), driven by price and capacity pressures. 

France vs Germany: No #Euro2020 final but a tie against Covid-19

During the UEFA EURO 2020 opening game, France arguably dominated its archrival Germany. While both teams have since exited the tournament, we find a welcome tie between the EU’s two largest economies when it comes to weathering the Covid-19 crisis, judging by GDP developments, labor market performance, debt toll and policy support.