Emerging Markets 2026 Outlook
Your essential guide to next year’s emerging-market landscape! Access concise and timely intelligence on the world’s up-and-coming economies with FocusEconomics’...
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Latin America Economic Outlook 2026
Navigate Latin America’s Economic Challenges with Confidence Latin America remains the slowest-growing regional economy—but beneath the surface lies a complex...Read more -
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Stay ahead of market developments with the latest data and expert analysis on Germany’s economy. As Europe’s largest economy and...Read more -
Special Report: The U.S. Fiscal Outlook
The U.S. fiscal position has garnered increased media interest in recent months as Trump has doubled down on tax cuts...Read more -
Special Report: BRICS 2030: The long-term outlook for the emerging market bloc-
In this special report, we delve into the long-term outlook of the BRICS bloc. We examine how the recent additions...Read more -
Special Report: Impact of tariffs on global economic outlook
Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again tariff announcements have thrown the world economic outlook into disarray and complicated macroeconomic forecasting. In such...Read more
Latest Articles
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The Top 10 Largest Economies in the World in 2026 Have a read of our latest blog post on which economies our panelists expect to be the world’s largest in... -
Why Africa is the Poorest Continent: Economic Factors, Solutions and Outlook Africa’s economic narrative has mutated considerably in recent decades. At the turn of the millennium, The Economist infamously branded it... -
Is South Africa’s Economy Finally Turning a Corner? It has been close to two years since the 2024 elections that saw the African National Congress (ANC) lose its seemingly unconditional grip on power, forcing the... -
Maduro is gone. What’s next for the economy of Venezuela? What happened In early January, U.S. special forces abducted Venezuelan President Maduro and took him to the U.S. to face... -
Asian Exports Outlook: Semiconductors, the AI Boom and Tariff Risks As of April 2024, the market forecast is for exports from Asia to grow 2.2% and 4.4% in 2024 and... -
Oil and Gas Markets in Focus: What Drove Prices in 2025 and What Lies Ahead in 2026 We sat down with FocusEconomcis economist and editor Matthew Cunningham to learn about the forces that shaped oil and gas... -
What has been the economic impact of recent conflict on countries in the Middle East? Leer en Español Timeline of Events Q4 2023: Following the October 7 Hamas attacks, Israel mobilized 360,000 reservists. The Houthi... -
Top 20 Poorest Countries in the World in 2026 GDP per capita is considered an important measure for comparing the degree of poverty or wealth of countries with each... -
The Top 10 Fastest-Growing Economies in the World in 2026 This article looks at the fastest growing economies over the 2021-2025 period among the over 130 countries covered by FocusEconomics. -
The Age of Uncertainty: How Can You Move When Others Freeze? Leer en Español Volatility is rising: Late last month the VIX index, the stock market’s ‘fear gauge’, hit the highest...