This article looks at the fastest growing economies over the 2021-2025 period among the over 130 countries covered by FocusEconomics.
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Giovanni Sbattella
Economist
Barcelona, Spain
Giovanni Sbattella is an Associate Economist at FocusEconomics. He is responsible for producing macroeconomic analysis and special content across a range of countries, currently covering Italy, the Czech Republic, Singapore, South Korea, and Vietnam. He holds a Master’s degree in Macroeconomic Policy and Financial Markets from the Barcelona School of Economics and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from UCSC Milan. Giovanni specializes in nowcasting models and has a strong background in applied macroeconomic research.
Latest Insights from Giovanni Sbattella
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The Top 10 Most Traded Commodities Worldwide
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The economic outlook for Germany, the sick man of Europe
Leer en Español Recent data reveals that growth eluded the German economy for the second consecutive year in 2024. However,...Read more
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Eurozone Economic Outlook: Trends and Forecast for 2025 And Beyond
This article looks at the fastest growing economies over the 2021-2025 period among the over 130 countries covered by FocusEconomics.Read more
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The EU-Mercosur trade deal: What does it mean for global trade and the economic outlook?
Leer en Español In early December, the EU and Mercosur—a trading bloc whose members include Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and...Read more
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Our Latest Commodity Price Forecasts
Leer en Español Most energy prices to fall in coming years: Our analysts expect prices for crude oil and coal...Read more
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What’s next for natural gas prices?
After spiking in recent years, natural gas prices are set to fluctuate in the coming years. Our latest special report...Read more
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Goodbye El Niño, hello La Niña? Commodity price forecasts change with the weather
The El Niño weather pattern has hit output of agricultural commodities in 2023 and early 2024, resulting in elevated commodity...Read more
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Focus Economics’ Key Commodity Forecast for 2024
Commodity prices will be highly divergent next year according to our panelists.Read more
Latest News Articles by Giovanni Sbattella
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Serbia: Inflation is unchanged in November from the prior month
Latest reading: Consumer prices increased 2.8% in annual terms in November, stable from the prior month’s reading. November’s reading was...Read more
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Russia: Economic growth eases in the third quarter of 2025
GDP growth decelerates again: A second release confirmed that Russia’s GDP expanded 0.6% on a year-on-year basis in Q3, following...Read more
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UAE: UAE oil output gains more steam in November
Latest reading: Brent crude oil prices averaged USD 63.69 per barrel in November, down 0.5% from October. On 28 November,...Read more
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Bulgaria: Industrial production shrinks more quickly in October
Latest reading: Industrial production fell 7.6% on a year-on-year basis in October, following a 4.1% drop in the prior month....Read more
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Serbia: NBS stands pat in December
Central Bank leaves rates unchanged: At its final meeting of the year on 11 December, the National Bank of Serbia...Read more
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Kuwait: Kuwait crude output increases in November
Latest reading: Kuwait oil output rose to 2.56 mbpd (million barrels per day) in November from 2.55 mbpd in October....Read more
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Russia: Inflation eases more than expected in November from October
Latest reading: Consumer prices were up 6.6% in annual terms in November, following a 7.7% rise in the prior month....Read more
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Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabian oil output continues to rise sharply in November
Latest reading: Brent crude oil prices averaged USD 63.69 per barrel in November, down 0.5% from October. On 28 November,...Read more
