New York and Singapore top the list of world’s most expensive cities in 2022 Sydney sneaks into Top 10 as rising energy prices send inflation soaring globally, Economist Intelligence Unit survey finds The Guardian - AU · Dec 1, 2022
The world's most expensive city is not Paris, Shanghai or New York. It's Israel's coastal paradise of Tel Aviv Tel Aviv overtakes Paris, Tokyo and Shanghai to become the most expensive in the world. And a growing number of Israelis are struggling to survive. ABC News · Sep 1, 2022
Vienna Returns as World's 'Most Livable City' The Austrian capital Vienna has made a comeback as the world's most livable city, according to an annual report from the Economist published Thursday. The Ukrainian capital Kyiv was not included this year after Russia invaded the country in late February, while Russian cities Moscow and St Petersburg fell in… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 23, 2022
Melbourne is Australia's most liveable city, but other state capitals have tumbled down the list Melbourne has been rated Australia's most liveable city, but Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane have suffered big falls in the rankings due to COVID-19 restrictions. ABC News · Jun 22, 2022
War in Ukraine projected to trigger global growth slowdown Economic ripples from the war will spread far outside the borders of Ukraine and Russia Axios · Mar 30, 2022
War in Ukraine ‘to cost global economy at least $400bn in 2022’ Oil price surge and sanctions expected to drive financial hit The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2022
Pandemic helped roll back democratic freedoms globally in 2021: EIU study Democratic standards across the world fell again in 2021 against a backdrop of the Covid health crisis and growing support for authoritarianism, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit's annual report published this week. Well under half of the world's population now lives in a democracy with France topping the list… Radio France Internationale · Feb 13, 2022
Thailand's 'flawed democracy' ranks 72 out of 167 countries - index Thailand is still a “flawed democracy” and ranks 72 out of 167 countries, the same level as the year before, according to The Economist’s "Democracy Index 2021". Bangkok Post · Feb 10, 2022
UK ‘edging closer to flawed democracy’, say experts as nation tumbles in global governance rankings Report cites ‘series of scandals that undermined confidence’ The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2022