Economy

With the British referendum on European Union (EU) membership on 23 June rapidly approaching, a new poll from Ipsos reveals that half (49%) of Europeans in eight other EU countries believe that Britain will vote to leave the EU.

The high disapproval of Dilma Roussef’s administration and the country’s erroneous direction result in nearly 60% of support for the impeachment - which is lower (43%) in classes D and E.
Consumer’s confidence has reached the lowest level considering all the historical series, and is at 64 points.
A country in economic depression, political instability and injured pride. What are the main problems to be solved to revert this situation?

In recent years, attitudes toward the richest 1% of Americans have increasingly become part of the national conversation. Some vilify “The 1%,” others want to join their ranks, and many hold both attitudes at once – viewing the wealthy with a sometimes paradoxical mix of anger, envy and aspiration.

Citizens in 24 countries around the world share their opinions on healthy living and well-being in this new Ipsos Global @dvisor poll.

A study of journalists and opinion leaders in 16 Latin American countries paints a very mixed picture of economic prospects in the region.

The most negative scenario post-1989. The free-fall trend that started in 2015 has stagnated among the lowest levels in the past 10 years.

March 2016 marks the end of the 5th year since the start of the Syrian conflict. Influenced by the Arab Spring sweeping across a number of countries in the region, protestors in many parts of Syria took to the streets demanding political reform.With the Syrian conflict now entering its sixth year, the United Nations have declared that over 4.6 million Syrians have fled to neighbouring countries, with two-thirds of those settling in Lebanon and Jordan.

China’s economy showed moderate but steady growth with a year-on-year GDP increase of 6.93 percent at comparable prices in Q3 2015.

The confluence of economic growth, rising middle class, and upcoming ASEAN Economic Community have drawn many international players to the potential of frontier markets.