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Govt more democratic this year, survey finds

The government is delighted with a new Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) report that Thailand's ranking on a democracy index has improved more than any other country in the world over the past year, says government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri.

Bangkok Post

Can China save its economic miracle now?

China's recent decision to abandon its strict zero-Covid policy has led many to believe that its economy will bounce back. The Economist Intelligence Unit, for example, has revised its forecast for Chinese GDP growth in 2023 upward, to 5.2%. But growth recovery is not automatic, and China must contend with…

Bangkok Post

High inflation and a strong dollar push New York City to the top spot on the list of the most expensive cities in the world

The Big Apple shares the spot with “frequent leader” Singapore, according to a new survey.

Fortune

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New York and Singapore top the list of world’s most expensive cities in 2022

Sydney sneaks into Top 10 as rising energy prices send inflation soaring globally, Economist Intelligence Unit survey finds

The Guardian - AU

There's no cure for sickle cell disease, but spotting it early can improve treatment

Most of the global cases of sickle cell disease are diagnosed in African countries. The Economist Intelligence Unit – the research and analysis division of the Economist media group – estimated that in 2020 the total annual cost of treatment and impact on the economy of sickle cell disease across…

The Conversation

Australia’s Most Liveable City Has Been Announced I Think We All Know It’ll Never Be Sydney

MELBOURNE VS ADELAIDE: CHOOSE YOUR FIGHTER.

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Vienna Returns as World's 'Most Livable City'

The Austrian capital Vienna has made a comeback as the world's most livable city, according to an annual report from the Economist published Thursday. The Ukrainian capital Kyiv was not included this year after Russia invaded the country in late February, while Russian cities Moscow and St Petersburg fell in…

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How Russia’s Ukraine invasion doomed the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine

Manufacturing of the vaccine has slowed and further research is stalled

The Independent UK

War in Ukraine projected to trigger global growth slowdown

Economic ripples from the war will spread far outside the borders of Ukraine and Russia

Axios

Pandemic helped roll back democratic freedoms globally in 2021: EIU study

Democratic standards across the world fell again in 2021 against a backdrop of the Covid health crisis and growing support for authoritarianism, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit's annual report published this week. Well under half of the world's population now lives in a democracy with France topping the list…

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