World News in Brief: Geopolitical Tensions Impact Global Economy, Gaza Aid Funding Shortfall, Violence in South Sudan
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New test for global economy as trade, food and finance shocks spread
The global economy entered 2026 with optimism and resilience supported by trade, industrial production in developing economies, and investment linked to artificial intelligence (AI) – but rising geopolitical tensions are now testing that momentum, according to UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD). UNCTAD’s “Trade and Development Foresights 2026: Global economy faces a geopolitical challenge” warns that the global economy is moving from an initial p…
Text by Ivan Cairo PARAMARIBO – The global economy is facing a new, risky test. While the past few years were primarily characterized by trade negotiations and policy uncertainty, geopolitical risks now dominate. In the report ‘Trade and Development Foresights 2026’, released on Tuesday, UN organization UNCTAD warns that the global economy has entered a fragile phase. Prolonged uncertainty threatens to lead to physical shortages and widespread f…
World News in Brief: Geopolitical tensions impact global economy, Gaza aid funding shortfall, violence in South Sudan
According to a new report released on Tuesday by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the global economy remained resilient at the start of 2026, supported by trade, industrial production in developing countries and investment linked to artificial intelligence (AI). However, the report warns that geopolitical tensions have increasingly replaced trade tensions as the main source of global instability since […]
World News in Brief: Geopolitical tensions impact global economy, Gaza aid funding shortfall, violence in South Sudan, UN condemns deadly mosque attack
The global economy is entering a more fragile period as geopolitical conflicts, rising energy costs and financial instability threaten global growth and trade.
While the global economy has approached 2026 favourably, geopolitical crises plunge it into a period of turmoil and uncertainty, the United Nations announced on Tuesday. As crises spread around the world, the UN agency for trade and development (Cnuced) claims to be rather pessimistic by 2026. Indeed, it foresees a ...
Although the world economy dealt favourably with the year 2026, geopolitical crises plunge it into a period of turmoil and uncertainty, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) announced Tuesday.The agency foresees a decline in global growth from 2.9 per cent in 2025 to 2.6 per cent in 2026, due to “increase in energy prices, transport shocks, market volatility and the search for secure financial assets, factors that burde…
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