We estimate that Warsaw’s GDP grew by 4.5% a year in the 2010-19 period, so notably faster than its five main rivals among EU accession cities....
Eurozone weekly economic briefing | GDP surprised on the upside
Posted by Nicola Nobile on Oct 29, 2021
GDP for the eurozone surprised on the upside in Q3 with growth of 2.2% q/q, slightly up from Q2. The surprise came mainly from France and Italy,...
Eurozone weekly economic briefing | Potential policy shakers this week
Posted by Daniela Ordonez on Oct 22, 2021
The week was full of events that could potentially become policy shakers. While the PMIs showed economic growth keeps cooling, energy prices...
APAC | How households unleash their savings is key to growth
Posted by Louis Kuijs on May 26, 2021
A great uncertainty for the growth outlook is the extent to which households will spend the additional savings they’ve accumulated once normal...
Vietnam | Role as a global manufacturing hub will fuel growth
Posted by Sian Fenner on Apr 13, 2021
Vietnam’s transformation into a global manufacturing hub over the past decade helped it outperform most economies in 2020 and further strengthened...
LATAM | Why consensus may be underestimating 2021 growth
Posted by Marcos Casarin on Mar 19, 2021
Even factoring in the relatively high probability (45%) of negative scenarios, our 2021 growth forecasts remain significantly above consensus. We...
US | Why the big four east coast cities of the US still have plenty to offer
Posted by Richard Holt on Jan 7, 2021
The big four east coast cities, namely Boston, New York, Washington and Philadelphia, are among the largest, but not the fastest growing, US cities....
US | Do metros drive the US economy? Metro and state growth, 2010-19
Posted by Aedan McCotter on Dec 14, 2020
Although the 382 metropolitan statistics areas (metros) in the US take up less than 30% of the nation’s land area, they account for close to 90% of...