

Though Polish voters in October ousted their right-wing populist government, recent elections in Slovakia and the Netherlands show that populism remains as malign and potent a political force as ever in Europe. But these outcomes also hold important lessons for the United States, where the specter of Donald Trump’s return to the White House haunts the runup to the 2024 presidential election.
纽约——非洲既对造成气候危机的温室气体排放、也对推动全球通胀的冲突或供应链破坏几乎不承担任何责任。它也并未引发新冠疫情的传播,更不用说造成疫情的经济后果。但非洲或许却比其他任何地方都更能强烈地感受到上述三重危机的长期后果。
据国际货币基金组织估计,在截至2025年为止的4年内,非洲将因为疫情而产生总额高达2850亿美元的额外融资需求。但随着政府本已有限的长短期投融资空间遭到了通胀、汇率压力和难以控制的债务水平的侵蚀,导致非洲真正的融资需求可能要大得多。
尽管非洲大陆表现出了非凡的韧性,但疲软的经济增长却导致挑战进一步加剧。撒哈拉以南非洲在2020年经历了25年来的首次衰退。据非洲开发银行(AfDB)数据显示,该地区的年度经济增长率从2021年的4.5%下降到2022年的3.5%。预计今年该地区增长率仅为3.8%。
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