Society


What Worries the World - November 2021

Economic issues now top the world’s worry list as Coronavirus concern continues to decline in many parts of the world.
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Strong worldwide support for new international institutions and agreements led by democratic countries

Ipsos poll for Halifax International Security Forum highlights concerns about compliance by China, U.S. and Russia.
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World divided on whether COVID is contained, but increasing optimism we are turning the corner

Ipsos poll for Halifax International Security Forum finds New Zealand, Canada, Germany and Sweden seen as providing best leadership on COVID, while China and U.S. underperformed; support growing for opening borders.
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Hacking, natural disasters seen as biggest threats facing world next year as fear of health epidemic subsides

Ipsos poll for Halifax International Security Forum finds wide gap between citizens’ level of concern about cyberattacks and epidemics and their confidence in governments’ ability to address them.
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Biden bounce after Trump slump

Ipsos poll for Halifax International Security Forum finds U.S. rebounding in world esteem; Canada, Germany seen as having most positive influence over next decade.
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Consumer confidence: Global index stability betrays divergent trends at the local level

Sentiment shifting significantly in half of the countries surveyed – downward for some, upward for others.

Fewer consumers say they have changed their behaviour due to climate concern than did before the pandemic

In-home behaviours top list of climate-conscious actions taken more often: recycling/composting, saving energy, saving water and avoiding food waste.
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Coronavirus no longer the world’s top worry as it is overtaken by economic concerns

The long reign of Coronavirus as our survey’s top global concern comes to an end in October 2021. It falls to third place in our issues ranking – behind poverty & social inequality and unemployment.

Global consumer confidence has been sitting still since July

The Investment Index sees its first drop in 16 months.