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1 week ago

The world needs 8.5x higher GDP to give everyone a Swiss standard of living. As leaders gather in Davos, fear of growth holds this back | Fortune

We begin with a deliberately ambitious question. What would it take for every person on Earth to live at least as well as someone in Switzerland does today-by 2100? Not culturally Swiss, but economically empowered with high incomes, long lives, strong education, and social cohesion. Achieving this would require global GDP to be about 8.5 times higher than it is today. That figure alone is enough to trigger skepticism. Will we have enough energy, materials, food, and innovation?
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Global economy more resilient than expected amid Trump tariffs, OECD says

Global growth upgraded to 3.2% for 2025 but expected to slow to 2.9% in 2026 as front-loaded exports fade and labour markets lose momentum.
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