The United Nations issued a sombre global economic forecast for 2024 on Thursday, pointing to challenges from escalating conflicts, sluggish global trade, persistently high interest rates and increasing climate disasters. In its flagship economic report, the U.N. projected that global economic growth would slow to 2.4% this year from an estimated 2.7% in 2023, which … Continue reading UN economic forecast cites conflicts, sluggish trade, high interest and climate disasters