What Does 2016 Hold for the Global Economy?

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What Does 2016 Hold for the Global Economy?

The jury is still out on whether the world is heading for steady growth in 2016 or whether it could slip back into recession.

By Marc Pierini

Published on Jan 2, 2016

Source: Al Jazeera

Speaking to Al Jazeera’s Counting the Cost, Marc Pierini discussed the stories expected to dominate the world of business in 2016. He was joined by Steve Tsang, professor at Nottingham University, and Razia Khan, chief economist at Standard Chartered Bank.

This interview originally appeared on Al Jazeera’s Counting the Cost.

About the Author

Marc Pierini

Senior Fellow, Carnegie Europe

Pierini is a senior fellow at Carnegie Europe, where his research focuses on developments in the Middle East and Turkey from a European perspective.

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