Confidence in the Global Economy, by Country 💱

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A lot has changed since the 1990s, especially in the business world. A big change since 1994 is the merger of Exxon and Mobil. Currently, ExxonMobil—it's one of two companies still in the top 10 today including Walmart 📊

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So cool! Scientists discover a nitrogen-fixing organelle in algae. “The textbooks say nitrogen fixation only occurs in bacteria and archaea,” says ocean ecologist Jonathan Zehr. But they're now wrong. Story by Carissa Wong
nature.com/articles/d4158…

Last November, thousands of Georgians marched through Tbilisi waving EU flags to celebrate their country becoming a candidate to join the European Union.

Now, they’re hitting the streets of their capital again — but for a much different reason.

🔗 trib.al/MlZ4S3r

In March “voters elected social-democratic candidates not only in Istanbul and its districts but across Turkey”, writes Ekrem İmamoğlu (International).

“Their message is clear,” he argues. “They want to see a country governed by the rule of law and democracy” econ.st/4aIk8hY 👇

📣 NEW: #NationsInTransit 2024 is now LIVE!

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Democratic governance in the region spanning from Central Europe to Central Asia marked 20 consecutive years of decline. The region's deepening democratic divide revealed a shifting geopolitical order.

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Just in: BlackRock has hit record assets under management, powered by equity markets and the popularity of a new spot bitcoin exchange fund on.ft.com/4cM9hVY

'The deep-seated interdependence between Azerbaijan and the EU makes a major rift highly unlikely,' writes Shujaat Ahmadzada for Carnegie Politika.
carnegieendowment.org/politika/92137

The euro falls to its lowest level this year as the ECB looks set to cut interest rates before the Federal Reserve trib.al/JkHAzl0

For the second decade in a row, democratic governance declined across the 29 countries analyzed by our #NationsInTransit report.

This deterioration has been largely driven by already-antidemocratic regimes sinking even deeper into repression.

Learn more: freedomhouse.org/report/nations…

7⃣2⃣% of jobs highly exposed to #AI require management skills. But in the workplaces most exposed, the demand for management  #skills  is starting to decrease.

This does not mean the jobs will disappear, but skill requirements will change. Learn+ 👉 bit.ly/4aOdBCu #OECDai

Opinion: Millennials' ire with boomers may soon be replaced by conflict with the privileged, property-owning elites in their own generation, writes John Burn-Murdoch on.ft.com/3vRab32

Apple’s moderating valuation draws in hedge funds, JPMorgan says yahoo.trib.al/pVr0YDf via Bloomberg

Canada will loosen the rules on mortgages to allow first-time buyers to take out 30-year loans when they purchase newly-built homes. trib.al/UH4741j

Why loneliness is bad for your health

A lack of social interaction is linked to a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, dementia and more. Researchers are unpicking how the brain mediates these effects.

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🇺🇦 Ukraine was the only Hybrid Regime analyzed by our 2024 #NationsInTransit report that experienced a Democracy Score improvement in 2023.

The country continued to make progress strengthening its judicial and anticorruption institutions.

Learn more: freedomhouse.org/report/nations…

Our Webb connects them all.

In line with Ember's recommendations, Baltic Sea countries have pledged to strengthen their collaboration to decarbonise, diversify, electrify their power as well as securing their energy infrastructure.

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Why is Joe Biden getting so little credit for the US's sturdy jobs market? Hint: it's not hot for everyone, everywhere. Here are a few possible explanations: on.ft.com/3xDKV0s

Changes in housing and mortgage characteristics helped weaken monetary policy transmission in some countries and strengthen it in others. See our new blog for more. imf.org/en/Blogs/Artic…