Despite an increasingly challenging economic and geopolitical environment, the global economy performed better than expected over the past year. But although analysts’ projections for 2023 were too pessimistic, it appears that consensus forecasts for the coming year may have have swung too far in the opposite direction.
worries that domestic political divisions and market volatility could exacerbate financial vulnerabilities.
If COP28 is to be judged a success, the UAE, as the summit’s host, and other hydrocarbon producers should promise to dedicate some of the windfall oil and gas profits they earned last year to accelerating the green transition in the Global South. Doing so could encourage historic and current emitters to pay their fair share.
urges oil-exporting countries to kickstart a program of green investment in the Global South at COP28.
斯德哥尔摩——多亏西方的武器运送,乌克兰军队正在庆祝一次又一次的战场获胜。但乌克兰仍面临另一个严重威胁:那就是高通胀。因此,它不仅需要武器,还需要更多金融支持。
俄罗斯战争已造成了巨大的损失。乌克兰政府及基辅经济学院目前所记录的物质损失总额高达美元1,200亿。该国今年的国内生产总值注定要下降35-40% ,而政府收入则下降更多。今年早些时候,国际货币基金组织认定,乌克兰政府每月将需要50亿美元——今年全年需要600亿美元——的外部支持,用以支撑政府薪酬、养老金、医疗保健、学校和某些社会福利。
这些都是维持政府运作的基本开支。不幸的是,所需资金只有一半已有着落。据乌克兰经纪公司龙资本(Dragon Capital)统计,截止9月30日,以乌克兰为对象的认捐总额已达到350亿美元,但仅有200亿美元已经被支付。主要捐助国为美国,该国已提供85亿美元,并承诺在2022年剩余的时间里再提供每月15亿美元的援助。
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