A third of the global economy will be in recession this year, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned.
Kristalina Georgieva said 2023 will be "tougher" than last year as the US, EU and China see their economies slow.
We ask a former IMF chief economist about his outlook for the year.
We also hear how the economies of Nigeria, Russia a ... Show More
Aug 22
All eyes on Jerome Powell’s major speech at Jackson Hole
The Federal Reserve's annual summit is happening in the scenic setting of Jackson Hole kicks into high gear on Friday, with the Fed Chair, Jerome Powell, taking centre stage. UN agencies are warning that the global workforce needs better protection from excessive heat driven by w ... Show More
27m 35s
Jan 2023
IMF forecasts recession for third of the globe
The managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, has warned that 2023 will be a tough year for much of the global economy, with a third of countries going into recession. Also in the programme: Russia says 63 of its soldiers were killed in a Ukraini ... Show More
48m 28s
May 2022
Money Talks: The next recession
Since 1900, the global economy has fallen into a recession about once a decade on average. In 2020, the world experienced the deepest downturn since the second world war. Just two years on, is another recession on the way? This week, hosts Soumaya Keynes and Mike Bird focus on th ... Show More
39m 34s
May 2022
Money Talks: The next recession
Since 1900, the global economy has fallen into a recession about once a decade on average. In 2020, the world experienced the deepest downturn since the second world war. Just two years on, is another recession on the way? This week, hosts Soumaya Keynes and Mike Bird focus on th ... Show More
39m 34s
Oct 2022
IMF: Global economic storm just beginning
Sam Fenwick is joined by Shuli Ren, a journalist with Bloomberg in Hong Kong and Mitchell Hartman, a Senior Reporter for US radio show, Marketplace in Portland, Oregon.
The International Monetary Fund has warned that, for many people, next year will feel like a recession. Daniel ... Show More
50m 47s
Dec 2022
The World Ahead 2023: The coming recession
What are the prospects for the world economy in 2023? Economies face volatile energy prices and inflation at its highest level in decades. The Economist's economics editor, Henry Curr, and deputy business affairs editor, Rachana Shanbhogue, explain the dilemma facing central bank ... Show More
19m 29s
Sep 2022
Inflation, recession? What next for the global economy? Three experts dig into the latest Chief Economists Outlook
What’s going on in the global economy? It is a question that the World Economic Forum’s Community of Chief Economists seeks to answer every three months with its Chief Economists Outlook.For large parts of the world inflation is high and rising, cutting deep into people’s real in ... Show More
35m 20s