Germany Struggles to Bounce Back in Q2 2025
Germany’s economy shrank by 0.1% in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the first quarter of 0.4%. Around 2.97 million individuals in Germany got unemployed and 2,000 itself in the period of July 2025 making the lower than the anticipated rise of 15,000. In the second quarter of 2025, total of 4,524 companies filed […]
Slowing Growth in the Swiss Economy
Based on Switzerland’s economic performance in the second quarter of 2025, there was 0.1% GDP growth, which is seen as a slowdown from the first quarter. The first quarter was driven by pharmaceutical exports, while Q2 was impacted by weak industrial performance due to the effect of US tariffs. According to Debon, in August 2025, […]
Post-Pandemic Economic Shifts in major Asian Economies
The research paper produced by the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Asian Competitive Institute (ACI), titled “Post-Pandemic Economic Shifts: A Comparative Study of Cost of Living and Purchasing Power in Major Asian Cities,” finds that Singapore experienced an increase in the cost of living, while Tokyo’s cost of living declined. Secondly, wage growth […]
The Growing Importance of Digital Assets
IMF produced a chart defining economic activities, that more fully incorporates emerging technologies, digital services, and intangible assets. IMF calculated the economies of 26 countries, which account for 52% of global GDP, based on the World Intellectual Property Organization’s data. The chart shows that intangible investment has grown three times faster than tangible investment since […]