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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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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.
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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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Global Trends 2021: Aftershocks and continuity
Most people across 25 countries now agree it is more important that businesses fight climate change than pay the right amount of tax. Seven in ten globally now say they tend to buy brands that reflect their personal values and that business leaders have a responsibility to speak out on social issues. Around the world, agreement on the urgency of dealing with climate change continues to rise but many other social attitudes hold steady, despite COVID-19.
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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.
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Global Health Service Monitor 2021
Public perceptions of healthcare services have not been adversely affected by the pandemic, according to our 30-country survey. People continue to see coronavirus as the main health problem facing their country, while concern about mental health increases.
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Global consumer confidence has been sitting still since July
The Investment Index sees its first drop in 16 months.