Economic

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How transport can now drive economic and social progress (World Economic Forum)

With a global reliance on transport, Stephen Cotton of the International Transport Workers' Federation calls for better protection for transport workers.

The ITF is putting a spotlight on the conditions of transport workers in global supply chains to ensure that governments and employers are accountable for all transport workers in their supply chains. With a convergence of crises from the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and the cost of living, government investment in transport and the rights of transport workers can be a driver of social, political and economic change. 80% of people would like to see their government implement policies that end the abuse of transport workers in supply chains. Governments are failing the people who elect them and they are failing the transport workers who power their economies. We are recognized as one of the most effective means of checking and reporting standards and conducting human rights due diligence. Of all those surveyed, 81% said they believe the world’s economy relies on transport workers for the movements of goods and people. And 81% support laws that hold companies to account for environmental and labour rights abuses in their transport supply chains. But right now, people are worried about transport and the treatment and rights of transport workers. Their workplaces are increasingly unsafe, their employment is increasingly precarious and their standards of living have fallen. Governments have ripped up labour safeguards to encourage and increase competition. Transport workers move the world. As the world shut down, transport workers were more visible than ever before.

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Third of world economy to hit recession in 2023, IMF head warns (The Guardian)

China's lagging growth a key threat this year, IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva said, while the US is 'most resilient.'

The US job market will be a central focus for Federal Reserve officials who would like to see demand for labour slacken to help undercut price pressures. We see the labour market remaining quite strong.” “We expect one-third of the world economy to be in recession.

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Global economy faces tougher year in 2023, IMF's Georgieva warns (Reuters)

For much of the global economy, 2023 is going to be a tough year as the main engines of global growth - the United States, Europe and China - all experience ...

Indeed, the U.S. inflation back to its targeted level from the highest levels in four decades touched last year. economy minted another 200,000 jobs in December and the jobless rate remained at 3.7% - near the lowest since the 1960s. In October's forecast, the IMF pegged Chinese gross domestic product growth last year at 3.2% - on par with the fund's global outlook for 2022. We see the labor market remaining quite strong." "This is ... The "U.S. Meanwhile, Georgieva said, the U.S. "But that is not going to last once people start traveling." Since then, China has scrapped its zero-COVID policy and embarked on a chaotic reopening of its economy, though consumers there remain wary as coronavirus cases surge. Federal Reserve aimed at bringing those price pressures to heel. "Why?

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Third of world in recession this year, IMF head warns (BBC News)

Kristalina Georgieva says 2023 will be "tougher" than last year as the global economy faces challenges.

One of its key roles is to act as an early economic warning system. "China's relaxed domestic Covid restrictions are not a silver bullet. "While our baseline avoids a global recession over the next year, odds of one are uncomfortably high. The IMF is an international organisation with 190 member countries. "For the next couple of months, it would be tough for China, and the impact on Chinese growth would be negative, the impact on the region will be negative, the impact on global growth will be negative," she said. It comes as the war in Ukraine, rising prices, higher interest rates and the spread of Covid in China weigh on the global economy.

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SWLA economic status and looking ahead to 2023 (KPLC)

Lake Charles, LA (KPLC) - 2022 was a tough economic year for residents throughout southwest Louisiana. The cost of living soared, gas prices rose to new ...

“My thing is I like to keep my costs down for my customers so if we can find great quality items, things that we could not have to charge so much for that’s what I think has really helped a lot of people come in and they love the prices,” Mouton-Rene said. “We are going to have a slowdown of the housing industry simply because buyers are watching those rates and it pushed a lot of people out of their purchasing power,” Boudreaux said. “I think that we started out with the beginning of 2022 on a better note than maybe we’re ending out 2022 simply because of the interest rates and people got spoiled with the low interest rates which really stimulated our housing economy,” Century 21 Bono Realtor Marilyn Boudreaux said.

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Will there be a recession in 2023? 3 economic predictions for the ... (Vox)

In 2022, many Americans felt pessimistic about the economy: Inflation spiked higher, fears of a recession spread, and interest rates rose. Heading into the new ...

Joe Brusuelas, the chief economist at RSM, also said his forecast included a 65 percent probability of a recession over the next year, but if inflation slows quicker than economists project and excess savings help cushion the economy, that could help the country avoid a recession. But doing too little could allow inflation to become a more permanent fixture of the economy, which could be harder to address in the future. The unemployment rate, for instance, is near a half-century low and job growth has slowed, but Powell has said the labor market continues to be “extremely tight,” with demand for workers still exceeding available supply. “That will have a material impact on consumer spending, and that’ll be a big part of why we fall into recession. “Our view is that employment growth will continue to slow and eventually there will be outright job losses,” Bostjancic said. Although that has provided some relief for Americans, prices for many necessities like food and rent are still much higher than they were before the pandemic. But that could also mean the United States slips into a recession and more people lose their jobs or have a difficult time finding a new one. Many economists are predicting that the United States will likely tip into a mild recession in 2023. That could weaken the labor market and economic growth, however, since businesses could ramp down hiring or lay off workers as a result. Much of those savings are also being held by higher-income households that might not spend that extra money during a recession since they could become more worried about their job stability and might already make enough income to cover essential costs. “Higher-income households have a lot more, but when we look at the breakdown, it’s really not extremely bad.”

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One third of world economy expected to be in recession in 2023 ... (CNN)

This year is going to be tougher on the global economy than the one we have left behind, the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) chief Kristalina Georgieva ...

Is China going to return to a higher level of growth?’ ” she said. It is not doing it anymore,” she said, adding that it is “quite a stressful” period for Asian economies. “Half of the European Union will be in recession,” Georgieva added. The deceleration in China will have a dire impact globally. The next couple of months will “be tough for China, and the impact on Chinese growth would be negative,” Georgieva said, adding that she expects the country to move gradually to a “higher level of economic performance, and finish the year better off than it is going to start the year.” “For the first time in 40 years China’s growth in 2022 is likely to be at or below global growth,” Georgieva said.

Volatility and Uncertainty will Continue to Influence Economic ... (EMSNow)

COVID-19, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, soaring global inflation rates and recession fears were major contributors to the cloud of uncertainty in 2022 and ...

Despite the weak November results, production of consumer goods was up 1.8 percent in the past year and production of business equipment was up 5.7 percent. Output is up 4.4 percent over the last year. Output decreased 2 percent (month-on-month), but production remains high. industrial production fell 0.2 percent in November, the second straight month of decline. Global growth is expected to slow further in 2023, clocking in at less than two percent,” DuBravac added. “Many believe a recession is a foregone conclusion in 2023,” said Shawn DuBravac, IPC’s chief economist.

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2023 to be tougher for global economy than 2022, IMF chief says (Aljazeera.com)

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva says one-third of world's economies expected to be in recession this year.

Is China going to return to a higher level of growth?'” “We see the labour market remaining quite strong. “I was in China last week, in a bubble in the city where there is ‘zero COVID’.

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Recession will hit a third of the world this year, IMF chief warns (Financial Times)

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Student success and economic mobility: A playbook you can use (EdNC)

Wilkes Community College created a playbook for providing wraparound student services, including counseling and food.

They looked at 17 peer institutions, learning how they identified basic needs, which were most common, how they staffed and funded student support, what strategic partnerships were needed, and how to best communicate with students. In fall 2020, Wilkes Community College created a taskforce to research, analyze, and design wraparound services for students. Visibility and communication are key to student awareness and engagement with wrap-around services — typically a central, high-traffic location serves as the physical hub of wrap-around services operations

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2023 can be a year of economic shock!!! (ఏపిహెరాల్ద్.కామ్ - unit of India Herald Group Publishers [P] LIMITED)

IMF has said that the year 2023 is indicating the worst recession for the global economy. china, America and european countries can be the biggest responsible ...

Let us tell you that in October, the IMF released a new estimate for Global Economic Development in 2023 and reiterated the point of cutting the growth rates. Georgieva has said that the US economy stands apart and can avoid troubles that are likely to affect one-third of the world's economies. IMF has said that the year 2023 is indicating the worst recession for the global economy.

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Tanzania points the finger to its trade partners for its recent ... (Business Insider Africa)

The 4.6% inflation rate in Tanzania for Q4 of 2022, juxtaposed with the inflation rates for the nation's corresponding quarters, represented a slightly ...

[ Read the story here.](https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/see-how-tanzania-leveraged-the-world-cup-to-make-more-money/bc3req1) In December, the country signed a [Read the story here.](https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/leaders/tanzanian-president-continues-to-show-africans-the-blueprint-of-female-leadership/765jf8c)

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The economic forecast for accountants (Accounting Today)

RSM US chief economist Joe Brusuelas examines the prospects for recession, and what accountants should be paying attention to on behalf of their clients.

It'll be fascinating and see how it plays out because it really is, as we should come to the right that it's a major sea change in the shape of the economy that's going to play out relatively soon. It's you're going to have to pay more for wages, you got to pay for goods, use the earlier stages of production, and you're got to pay more for the services that you need to conduct basic business. I mean, this is real money and it's going to alter the shape of the economy. In fact, Taiwan Semiconductor is going to be one of the big partners at what are two firms in Arizona, and I know that where I live in Austin, Texas, there's talk of 11 new semiconductor facilities. And it's in a good idea that those of us who are in the service sector figure out h how to get on board and provide much needed services for those firms who are involved in that, what's going to be a very vibrant sector over the next several years. And they said clearly they're going to begin to buy the ships that are going to be made in the desert starting in 2024 in the Arizona desert. You mentioned long covid as a potential long-term impact on or contributing factor to the long-term change in workforce participation rates and or the shape of the workforce. And so what I'm seeing here is that, okay, we're going to move from a period of insufficient aggregate demand to mop up all that supply to a period of insufficient supply characterized by those geopolitical tensions and persistent supply shocks because the price of goods is going to go up because we all have seen it over the past couple of months. Well, I think if you're talking to business clients, you probably need to tell them that odds are that there's going to be a slowdown in the economy and that it may end up in a recession that you need to take steps to increase your efficiency when you can need to maintain your level of investment and productivity, enhancing capital equipment, software, equipment, intellectual property. We have a problem talking to one another in a civil way, and it's unfortunate that we can't have in this country a rational conversation around the long-term effects of Covid. And are also, unfortunately, there are tools available for a lot of the automation that may need to happen, or at least they're being, they're in the pipeline, they're being developed in a way that the new CPAs are not. And Dan, as we look at this economy, it's not a surprise that coming out of a once in 100 year pandemic that we're likely to get the most different sort of business cycle, end of that business cycle and then recession that we've seen really since the end of the second World War.

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Confidence mounts for economic growth (China Daily)

Economists have warned that a potential global economic recession is looming as tighter financial conditions weigh on demand while geopolitical tensions linger.

The NBS said China's surveyed urban jobless rate stood at 5.7 percent in November, up by 0.2 of a percentage point from October. China has stepped up optimization of COVID-19 controls since November and will scrap the quarantine requirement for international arrivals from Sunday. These positive signs have persuaded a growing number of international investment banks and asset managers to the view that a substantial economic rebound will unfold in China. "The worst moment is over. Economists have warned that a potential global economic recession is looming as tighter financial conditions weigh on demand while geopolitical tensions linger. The tone-setting Central Economic Work Conference, held in the middle of last month, prioritized increasing domestic demand by boosting consumption to promote economic growth amid pressure from "demand contraction, supply shocks and weakening expectations".

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Economic review reveals development boomed in 2022 (The Highlander)

In spite of crazy price fluctuations in the local real estate market (the median sales price of a home in Marble Falls reached $678800 in July), ...

I don’t think that we will see the 25-35% gains that we saw in 2021, but I believe that mid-tohigh- single-digit growth would be a good, conservative expectation. Every one of our top 6 industries (representing 99% of all taxpayers) was up for the year—ranging from 7.7% to 39.6%. Formal groundbreaking for both projects should occur in the first quarter of 2023. The Marble Falls EDC sold a 6-acre parcel in the Business & Technology Park to an office/ware house developer. Site development on the Panther Hollow commercial tracts also began. The property located at 99 Main Street, a key downtown development parcel, changed ownership.

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Economic 'Category 5 storm' brewing in 2023, market expert warns (Fox Business)

Wedbush Securities managing director Dan Ives predicts more layoffs in the Big Tech sector as the U.S. macroeconomic environment prepares for a "Category 5 ...

[cuts in Big Tech](https://www.foxbusiness.com/category/fox-news-big-tech-backlash). [WHERE TO INVEST YOUR MONEY IN 2023 AFTER ROUGH YEAR-END IN THE MARKETS](https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/where-invest-money-2023-rough-year-end-markets) [READ MORE FROM FOX BUSINESS](https://foxbusiness.com)

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China performs economic U-turn to boost growth - OMFIF (OMFIF)

After President Xi Jinping secured his power at the 20th congress of the Communist Party of China, the country has responded to real-world challenges with ...

Next was the resolution of the real estate sector by finishing property which was already paid for, rather than keeping the economy afloat by paying back bank loans. The Central Economic Work Conference in mid-December 2022 aimed at resetting economic growth as a priority. The aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with food and energy shortages leading to The world was stunned by the ideological statements in Xi’s speech at the congress. [ inflation levels not seen in decades](https://www.omfif.org/btn_03-22/), created uncertainties in the export sector. Officially these are not called U-turns in the Chinese narrative.

Secretary Blinken to Deliver Remarks at the Launch of First U.S. ... (Department of State)

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will launch the first-ever U.S. Strategy on Global Women's Economic Security on Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at 11:00 ...

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Nuclear power saw multiple gains in 2022, but economic and other ... (Utility Dive)

Southern Company's Vogtle units 3 and 4 moved closer to commercial operation in 2022 while existing nuclear plants are receiving a boost from the Inflation ...

The following stories highlight significant U.S. PG&E’s Diablo Canyon units 1 and 2, scheduled to be decommissioned in 2024 and 2025, respectively, are in line to receive $1.1 billion from the Department of Energy to stay in operation, part of the agency’s $6 billion Civil Nuclear Credit Program. Southern Company’s Vogtle units 3 and 4 moved closer to commercial operation in 2022 while existing nuclear plants are receiving a boost from the Inflation Reduction Act and bipartisan infrastructure law.

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