What is the world's biggest worry? 5 economic stories to read this week

Jul 15, 2022

Person reading a newspaper. Gender inequalities, Russian debt default and slowing shipping - here are the latest economic stories.

Gender inequalities, Russian debt default and slowing shipping - here are the latest economic stories. Image: Unsplash/Roman Kraft

Tom Crowfoot

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A chart showing the top global concerns over the past two years, with inflation now at number one.

Inflation has been increasingly becoming a top global concern over the past two years. Image: Ipsos

Due to this foreign debt default, Russia will have to pay a higher cost of borrowing to attract new investors and to keep those it already has. Image: Korobcorp/Shutterstock

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Coffee is one of the sectors that could be hardest hit by climate change, and worsening conditions hit crop yields hard. Image: Fairtrade

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