Photo courtesy of Social Media China has set an economic growth target of around 5 percent for this year. According to the foreign news agency, China’s 5% economic growth target is the lowest target in the past decades. The Chinese Premier announced the economic development goals in his address to the annual National People’s Congress….
The IMF estimates growth at 2.9 per cent this year, falling from 3.4 per cent in 2022 and reaching 3.1 per cent in 2024. This represents a slight adjustment, 0.2 percentage points, from its World Economic Outlook (WEO) forecast in October. Possible ‘turning point’ “Growth will remain weak by historical standards, as the fight against…
This will be one of the lowest growth rates in recent decades, apart from during the 2007-8 financial crisis and the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. “In most countries we expect that private consumption and investment will weaken due to inflation and higher interest rates”, said Ingo Pitterle, Senior Economist at the UN Department of…
Just six minutes of intense exercise can multiply the production of the most useful protein for the brain. Photo: File Auckland: A research survey has shown that high-intensity exercise can produce brain-friendly proteins that are very beneficial for the entire brain. This protein is called ‘brain driven neurotrophic factor (BDNF)’ which increases brain volume, strengthens…
