Geo-economics

From stagflation to debt crises: What history tells us

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Forecasts for global growth have been revised and downgraded over the past year Image: Unsplash/Imelda

Jongrim Ha
Senior Economist, World Bank
M. Ayhan Kose
Director, World Bank Development Prospects Group
Franziska Ohnsorge
Lead Economist, World Bank Development Prospects Group
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Global growth and inflation forecasts Image: Consensus Economics; World Bank/Voxeu

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A chart showing interest rates and inflation during US tightening cycles Image: Federal Reserve Economic Data; Havers Analytics; World Bank/Voxeu

Two charts focusing on debt and interest rates
A historical perspective on debt and interest rates Image: Federal Reserve Economic Data; Haver Analytics; International Monetary Fund; Kose et al. (2020); World Bank/Voxeu
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Charts focusing on the financial crises and vulnerabilities in EMDEs Image: Kose et al. (2020); Haver Analytics; International Monetary Fund; Laeven and Valencia (2020); World Bank/Voxeu

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