IMF Video: Global and Regional Economic Developments and Outlook

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This high-level event that will bring together policymakers, business leaders, diplomats, and academics to explore how global and regional developments impact countries in the Middle East and North Africa. Amid heightened global uncertainty, the discussions will focus on the policy actions required to foster sustained growth, stability, and shared prosperity across the region.

Published: 15th May 2025 04:15:59   By: IMF

IMF Video: Rising to the challenge: Europe’s path to growth and resilience

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The sharply deteriorating global order is adding further complications to Europe’s already challenging economic situation. New tariffs come at a time when economies are grappling with structural transformations in demographics and energy, and amidst increasing security spending needs. Export markets are shrinking, uncertainty is undermining firms’ willingness to innovate, and public expenditure needs are rising. Without a turnaround in growth, Europe’s ability to deliver on its social welfare promises is in jeopardy. If European policymakers were to seize the moment, the region’s growth potential and resilience to shocks could rise substantially.

Published: 13th May 2025 06:38:10   By: IMF

IMF Video: آفاق الاقتصاد الإقليمي لمنطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا: ثلاث رسائل أساسية

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جهاد أزعور من صندوق النقد الدولي يعرض ثلاث رسائل أساسية حول أحدث الآفاق الاقتصادية لمنطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا. تعرف على دور عدم اليقين العالمي المتزايد، والصراعات الإقليمية، والحاجة إلى تعزيز القدرة على الصمود في تشكيل الآفاق الاقتصادية للمنطقة. اقرأ التقرير الكامل: ]رابط[ https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/REO/MECA/Issues/2025/04/24/regional-economic-outlook-middle-east-central-asia-april-2025

Published: 7th May 2025 08:06:51   By: IMF

IMF Video: Perspectives économiques régionales pour le Moyen-Orient et l’Afrique du Nord: 3 messages principaux

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Jihad Azour, du FMI, communique trois messages principaux issus de la dernière édition des Perspectives économiques régionales pour le Moyen-Orient et l’Afrique du Nord. Découvrez comment l’incertitude mondiale croissante, les conflits régionaux et la nécessité de renforcer la résilience façonnent les perspectives économiques de la région. Lire le rapport dans son intégralité : https://www.imf.org/fr/Publications/REO/MECA/Issues/2025/04/24/regional-economic-outlook-middle-east-central-asia-april-2025

Published: 7th May 2025 03:14:23   By: IMF

IMF Video: Caucasus and Central Asia Economic Outlook: Resilience, Risks, and Policy Priorities – April 2025

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Jihad Azour, IMF’s Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department, shares three key messages from the latest economic outlook for the Caucasus and Central Asia. Learn how the region exceeded expectations in 2024 and is expected to moderate in 2025, what’s ahead, and why building economic resilience is more important than ever. Read the full report: https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/REO/MECA/Issues/2025/04/24/regional-economic-outlook-middle-east-central-asia-april-2025?cid=sm-com-ig-SM2025-REOMCDEA2025001

Published: 5th May 2025 11:49:45   By: IMF

World Economic Forum Video: Can VR help calm surgery patients? & New York makes composting compulsory | WEF | Top Stories Week

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This week's top stories of the week include: 0:15 Can VR help calm surgery patients? — Doctors at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota gave patients a set of virtual reality (VR) goggles and offered them a 10-minute ‘nature experience’. The clinic ran a trial on 100 patients, giving 50 a tablet and 50 a headset. Self-reported anxiety scores fell with both but more with the VR headset. 3:34 NY makes composting compulsory — Since 1 April, New Yorkers have had to separate food waste for recycling or face a fine of up to $300. It’s part of the city’s efforts to tackle climate change. The food waste is either composted and turned into fertilizer or emptied into a ‘biodigester’ where it emits biogas that’s used to generate renewable energy. 3:34 This robot finds people in rubble — It has an inflatable tube which can flex around corners and squeeze through narrow passages. An operator controls the tube with a joystick it has a camera and sensors at its tip, which help draw a 3D map of ‘void spaces’ and plot an entry route for emergency teams. 5:16 Space scanner maps remote forests — The world’s forests are a vital carbon sink but deforestation and degradation are eroding their storage capacity. The 1.25-tonne Biomass probe was built by Airbus and will orbit 666 km above the planet for several years, measuring and tracking changes in forests across Asia, Africa and South America. _____________________________________________ The World Economic Forum is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. The Forum engages the foremost political, business, cultural and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. We believe that progress happens by bringing together people from all walks of life who have the drive and the influence to make positive change. World Economic Forum Website ► http://www.weforum.org/ Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/worldeconomicforum/ YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/wef Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/worldeconomicforum/  Twitter ► https://twitter.com/wef LinkedIn ► https://www.linkedin.com/company/world-economic-forum TikTok ► https://www.tiktok.com/@worldeconomicforum Flipboard ► https://flipboard.com/@WEF #WorldEconomicForum

Published: 17th May 2025 12:01:25   By: World Economic Forum

World Economic Forum Video: AI at Work: Who Benefits More?

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You probably know that AI is changing the workplace - but did you know how different AI transformation is for men and women?    Research from LinkedIn and the World Economic Forum shows that while more men hold #jobs that benefit from augmentation, women are more likely to bank on 'soft' skills like creativity and critical thinking to edge forward in an #AI workplace. Listen to co-author Kim Piaget discuss the findings, and learn more by reading the full ‘Gender Parity in the Intelligent Age’ report. The World Economic Forum is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. The Forum engages the foremost political, business, cultural and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. We believe that progress happens by bringing together people from all walks of life who have the drive and the influence to make positive change. World Economic Forum Website ► http://www.weforum.org/ Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/worldeconomicforum/ YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/wef Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/worldeconomicforum/  Twitter ► https://twitter.com/wef LinkedIn ► https://www.linkedin.com/company/world-economic-forum TikTok ► https://www.tiktok.com/@worldeconomicforum Flipboard ► https://flipboard.com/@WEF #WorldEconomicForum

Published: 16th May 2025 12:17:10   By: World Economic Forum

World Economic Forum Video: Unlocking Europe's Potential

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Two recent landmark reports on the European Union's economy paint an unforgiving picture of its vulnerabilities, suggesting the region faces the prospect of "slow agony". At current productivity and demographic trends, Europe's economic output is forecast to be the same in 2050 as it is today. With much of the power to correct course residing in national capitals, what will it take for leaders to rise to the challenge? This is the full audio from a session at the Forum's Annual Meeting on 22 January, 2025. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqghCwdxqHo Speakers: Nicolas Hieronimus, Chief Executive Officer, L'Oréal Roula Khalaf, Editor, Financial Times Robert Habeck, Vice-Chancellor and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action of Germany Belen Garijo, Chair of the Executive Board and Chief Executive Officer, Merck Christine Lagarde, President, European Central Bank Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts (http://wef.ch/podcasts) :  YouTube: (https://www.youtube.com/@wef/podcasts) - https://www.youtube.com/@wef/podcasts Radio Davos (https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos) - subscribe (https://pod.link/1504682164) : https://pod.link/1504682164 Meet the Leader (https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader) - subscribe (https://pod.link/1534915560) : https://pod.link/1534915560 Agenda Dialogues (https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/agenda-dialogues) - subscribe (https://pod.link/1574956552) : https://pod.link/1574956552 Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/wefpodcastclub) : https://www.facebook.com/groups/wefpodcastclub

Published: 12th May 2025 05:20:30   By: World Economic Forum

World Economic Forum Video: Shipping Emissions Deal & How Australia Cut Beach Plastic By A Third | WEF | Top Stories Week

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0:14 - This solar fridge keeps food fresh during power cuts - Defy, which is the South African arm of the appliance manufacturer Beko, has developed these fridges for use off-grid, making them ideal for remote rural communities. 2:09 - This free coding school in Morocco trains students for tech jobs - The 1337 Coding School has no teachers and no traditional classrooms, instead using peer-based and project-based learning models. 2:09 - Australia cut beach plastic by over a third. Here’s how - Australia has set a goal of ending plastic waste and aims to reduce it 80% by 2030 4:27 - This historic deal will cut shipping emissions - A majority of countries in the International Maritime Organization have made a groundbreaking agreement to steer shipping towards decarbonization, reaching net zero by 2050. ______________________________________________________________________ The World Economic Forum is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. The Forum engages the foremost political, business, cultural and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. We believe that progress happens by bringing together people from all walks of life who have the drive and the influence to make positive change. World Economic Forum Website ► http://www.weforum.org/ Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/worldeconomicforum/ YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/wef Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/worldeconomicforum/  Twitter ► https://twitter.com/wef LinkedIn ► https://www.linkedin.com/company/world-economic-forum TikTok ► https://www.tiktok.com/@worldeconomicforum Flipboard ► https://flipboard.com/@WEF #WorldEconomicForum

Published: 10th May 2025 11:00:33   By: World Economic Forum

World Economic Forum Video: Radio Davos | Stock markets and supermarkets how business is deploying AI

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The World Economic Forum is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. The Forum engages the foremost political, business, cultural and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. We believe that progress happens by bringing together people from all walks of life who have the drive and the influence to make positive change. World Economic Forum Website ► http://www.weforum.org/ Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/worldeconomicforum/ YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/wef Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/worldeconomicforum/  Twitter ► https://twitter.com/wef LinkedIn ► https://www.linkedin.com/company/world-economic-forum TikTok ► https://www.tiktok.com/@worldeconomicforum Flipboard ► https://flipboard.com/@WEF #WorldEconomicForum

Published: 9th May 2025 06:30:20   By: World Economic Forum

Reuters Video: Trump tells Walmart to 'eat the tariffs' instead of raising prices | REUTERS

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President Donald Trump asked Walmart to 'eat the tariffs' imposed by his administration on imported goods instead of hiking prices for its consumers. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #walmart #trumptariffs #tariff #retail Read the story here: https://reut.rs/434sIXp 👉 Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/ Follow Reuters on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reuters/?hl=en

Published: 17th May 2025 08:14:17   By: Reuters

Reuters Video: Moody's pushes US out of top triple-A rating club | REUTERS

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Moody's downgraded its US sovereign credit rating on Friday over concerns about the nation's $36 trillion in debt, in a move that could complicate President Trump's efforts to cut taxes and send ripples through global markets. #usa #debt #credit #News #Reuters #Newsfeed Read the story here: https://reut.rs/4k0EoAg 👉 Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/ Follow Reuters on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reuters/?hl=en

Published: 17th May 2025 02:37:59   By: Reuters

Reuters Video: US-China tariff truce propels Wall Street indexes upwards | REUTERS

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All three main indexes boasted weekly gains after starting out with a steep rally on Monday, after Washington and Beijing agreed to a 90-day pause in their escalating trade war #wallstreet #uschinatrade #china #unitedstates #unitedhealth #appliedmaterials #verizon #News #Reuters #Newsfeed Read the story here: https://reut.rs/4miXC5O 👉 Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/ Follow Reuters on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reuters/?hl=en

Published: 17th May 2025 12:16:27   By: Reuters

Reuters Video: Bird flu in top chicken exporter Brazil triggers trade bans | REUTERS

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Brazil, the world's largest chicken exporter, confirmed its first outbreak of bird flu on a poultry farm on Friday, triggering protocols for a country-wide trade ban from top buyer China and state-wide restrictions for other major consumers #brazil #birdflu #china #poultry #poultryfarming #chicken #japan #saudiarabia #uae #News #Reuters #Newsfeed Read the story here: https://reut.rs/431PxLj 👉 Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/ Follow Reuters on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reuters/?hl=en

Published: 16th May 2025 09:42:42   By: Reuters

Reuters Video: Novo Nordisk ousts CEO for trailing in weight loss market | REUTERS

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Wegovy-maker Novo Nordisk ousted CEO Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen over concerns the company is losing its first-mover advantage in the highly competitive obesity drug market. #Reuters #Newsfeed #novonordisk #denmark #wegovyweightloss #obesitymedicine #news Read the story here: https://reut.rs/3Hbl70q 👉 Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/ Follow Reuters on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reuters/?hl=en

Published: 16th May 2025 08:38:21   By: Reuters

Business Video: One-on-one with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

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CNN's Jake Tapper sat down with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on "State of the Union" for a wide-ranging interview discussing tariffs, trade, the US credit rating, and President Trump's plan to accept a luxury jet from Qatar. #CNN #News

Published: 18th May 2025 05:47:00   By: CNN

Business Video: Trump to Walmart: 'eat the tariffs,' don't pass them on to customers

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President Donald Trump on Saturday said Walmart needs to stop “trying to blame tariffs” after the retail giant announced its products would become more expensive. Walmart’s CEO said the price increases were a result of Trump’s tariffs being “too high,” particularly when it came to Chinese goods. “We will do our best to keep our prices as low as possible. But given the magnitude of the tariffs, even at the reduced levels announced this week, we aren’t able to absorb all the pressure given the reality of narrow retail margins,” Walmart CEO Douglas McMillon said Thursday in an earnings call. Trump responded on Saturday, posting to Truth Social that “Between Walmart and China they should, as is said ‘EAT THE TARIFFS,’ and not charge valued customers ANYTHING. I’ll be watching, and so will your customers!” #CNN #News

Published: 18th May 2025 03:45:04   By: CNN

Business Video: Walmart warns it will raise prices due to tariffs

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Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, warned that is not immune from President Donald Trump’s tariffs. It plans to raise prices on some items as Trump’s global trade war sends the company’s costs higher. #CNN #News

Published: 15th May 2025 03:00:41   By: CNN

Business Video: Businesses say they are struggling to survive amid Trump tariffs

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The United States and China to drastically roll back tariffs on each other’s goods for an initial 90-day period, in a surprise breakthrough that has de-escalated a punishing trade war and buoyed global markets. The announcement, which was made in a joint statement, comes after a weekend of marathon trade negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland by officials from the world’s two largest economies, during which both sides touted “substantial progress.” #CNN #News

Published: 15th May 2025 12:53:50   By: CNN

Business Video: America's ports soon could face a surge from stockpiling

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US ports are facing a dramatic slowdown in cargo – but they could see the exact opposite in a matter of weeks. Starting Wednesday, cargo leaving China bound for the United States will carry a 30% tariff rate – a reduction from the higher 145% tariff that was in place for six weeks. The United States and China announced a dramatic de-escalation in tariffs on Monday, lowering cripplingly high rates for 90 days. Experts say retailers will likely frontload more cargo during the pause, working against the clock to bring in inventory before things change again. #CNN #News

Published: 14th May 2025 07:58:55   By: CNN