Economy

The Investment Index sees its first drop in 16 months.

In the lead-up to COP26, the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference, an average of 51% across the 28 counties feel that it is right to prioritise the impact on the environment, nearly double the 26% who put greater weight on economic impacts.

In 2021, Koreans are satisfied with the government’s response to Covid-19 and embracing the “Home Economy”.

Ten countries show significant month-to-month gains in consumer sentiment.

After a 2020 that is rated as the worst year for some time, people around the world are looking forward to 2021 for their country, their families and themselves, according to a new Ipsos' Global Advisor poll in 31 countries. However, worries about the long-term impact of COVID-19 are prevalent, and concerns about global warming, the economy, and general tolerance of others have not gone away.

Consumer sentiment is back to pre-pandemic levels in Australia and holds up in most of Europe while it dips in the U.S.

Global gains in consumer sentiment level off as coronavirus surges again.

More countries show gains than losses in economic confidence, but none has recovered to pre-pandemic levels – except China.

More countries saw gains than incurred losses in the past month, but consumer confidence remains below pre-pandemic levels almost everywhere.