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    May 2012
    Global proliferation of nuclear power stations
    Global proliferation of nuclear power stations

    Going nuclear
    There are currently 435 nuclear power plant units with an installed electric net capacity of about 368 GW in operation in 31 countries, and a further 63 plants under construction in 15 countries with an installed capacity of 61 GW.

    By the end of 2010, the total electricity production since 1951 amounts to 67,240 billion kWh.

    The cumulative operating experience amounted to 14,745 years by February 2012.

    Although the US, France and Japan have the most reactors, it is the BRIC countries of China, Russia and India that are committed to building the most new reactors as of February 2012.

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    April 2012
    The ten largest sovereign wealth funds
    The ten largest sovereign wealth funds

    Measuring wealth
    The value of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds is largely a representation of those countries which hold the largest energy assets, especially oil – with the exception of economies with large export assets.

    The rationale for creating the funds has been to ensure the capital created from energy price spikes is invested effectively.

    The investment outflows from these countries have been modest in recent years, reflecting a conservative attitude to investing during a time when the value of assets has broadly fallen.

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    March 2012
    The top ten oil consumers and producers 2010
    The top ten oil consumers and producers 2010

    Oil follows general energy trend
    Energy consumption in general soared by more than five per cent in the G20 countries in 2010, following a slight decrease in 2009.

    This increase was the result of two converging trends.

    On the one hand, industrialised countries, which experienced sharp decreases in energy demand in 2009, recovered firmly in 2010, almost coming back to historical trends.

    The oil market followed the same trend. On the other hand, China and India continued their intense demand for all forms of energy.

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    February 2012
    Emerging middle class in developing countries
    Emerging middle class in developing countries

    A driving force for growth
    Rapidly growing middle classes with considerable spending power and a desire for high-value goods are helping drive growth in the economies of Asian countries.

    However, the arrival of a billion more middle-class consumers will also speed up the shift of East Asian economies from focusing on export-led development to more consumption-driven growth.

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    December 2011
    China shows the way
    China shows the way

    With the financial crisis spreading rapidly across Europe, government spending remains firmly in the spotlight.

    This analysis of government spending as a proportion of GDP shows France, Italy and Germany as spending more than the UK. On a global level, China’s government spending equates to just 19.2 per cent of its GDP. The US figure is nearly 39 per cent.

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    November 2011
    Major power transitions 2012
    Major power transitions 2012

    Global elections of 2012
    Market stability, public debt and the health of the global economy will dominate election campaigns across the world during 2012 – a year of political change in many major countries.

    This graphic maps out when and where the major power shifts are set to take place, using GDP as a relative indicator of their global economic significance.

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    October 2011
    Japan leads Asia’s patent drive
    Japan leads Asia’s patent drive

    As this infographic shows, Japan is now the world’s dominant force when it comes to patents granted, with nearly 225,000 issued in 2009.

    While the US runs second, with 135,000 patents in the same year, a host of other Asian countries follow.

    China and the Republic of Korea sit in third and fourth places respectively.

    Germany dominated the European region, with 44,000 patents issued in 2009 compared with the UK’s 10,000.

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    September 2011
    25 Fastest-growing global companies
    25 Fastest-growing global companies

    The dominance of the US and China on the global economic landscape is clearly illustrated by plotting the fastest growing companies on a world map

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    July 2011
    IFRS: the journey to global convergence
    IFRS: the journey to global convergence

    Global standards
    International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are designed to create a single set of “high quality, enforceable and globally accepted” reporting standards.

    This graphic uses traffic lights to show which countries have already adopted mandatory IFRS (green); which have set a timeline for doing so (amber); and which have still to put a full plan in place (red).

    THE SUSTAINABILITY ISSUE: 83% OF PEOPLE TRUST A COMPANY MORE IF IT IS SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE (SOURCE: USA TODAY)

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    June 2011
    Global unemployment rates in 2010
    Global unemployment rates in 2010

    Battling for a wage
    Global unemployment rose by 29 million between 2007 and 2009, with those aged 15 to 24 often worst hit. The youth unemployment rate in the Middle East (23.9 per cent) and north Africa (24 per cent) also highlight one of the main drivers behind the political uprisings in that region – a warning for South Africa, which has a youth unemployment rate of 50.5 per cent, and Spain, where it is 41.6 per cent.

    Youth unemployment rate by region (%) (2011 estimates)
    North Africa 24.0
    Middle East 23.9
    Central and south-eastern Europe 18.2
    Latin America and the Caribbean 15.2
    South-east Asia and the Pacific 14.6
    Developed economies and EU 12.7
    Sub-Saharan Africa 12.3
    South Asia 9.8
    East Asia 8.1

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    May 2011
    Oil reserves by country
    Oil reserves by country

    Despite growing concerns about carbon emissions and advances in renewable energy technologies, global oil consumption continues to rise. So where do the world’s remaining oil supplies reside? As this graphic starkly illustrates, Saudi Arabia is home to by far the largest oil reserves: 262.7 billion barrels – 47 per cent more than Canada, the country with the second largest oil reserves in the world.

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    April 2011
    The carbon culprits
    The carbon culprits

    One unfortunate by-product of the close economic rivalry between China and the US is the size of their carbon footprints. In 2007, China contributed 22.3% of the world’s annual CO2 emissions, compared with 19.9% for the US. The other fast-growing Bric economies were a long way behind: Brazil (1.26%), Russia (5.24%) and India (5.5%). Other major emitters were Japan (4.28%) and Germany (2.69%).

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    March 2011
    Global demographic shifts
    Global demographic shifts

    TREND 1
    THE GLOBAL POPULATION CONTINUES TO INCREASE, BUT THIS GROWTH IS REGION-SPECIFIC
    The world’s population is on course to reach seven billion in 2011 and 9.07 billion by 2050 – an estimated 62 per cent of which will be living in Africa, South Asia and East Asia. 

     
    TREND 2
    THE SOUTH HEADS NORTH
    An estimated 2.2 million migrants will arrive in the developed world every year from now until 2050, according to the UN, driven by economic disparities and the effects of climate change.
     
    TREND 3
    LOW BIRTH RATES IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES AND HIGH BIRTH RATES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
    For example, although the populations of Germany and Ethiopia are currently almost equal, annual births number 3.3 million in Ethiopia versus 650,000 in Germany.
     
    TREND 4
    EUROPE'S DEMOGRAPHIC IMPORTANCE CONTINUES TO DECLINE
    Europe accounted for 13.3 per cent of the world’s population in 1960 but only 7.5 per cent in 2005. By 2050 it will have dropped to 5 per cent.
     
    TREND 5
    THE WORLD IS GETTING OLDER
    In 1950, 8 per cent of the population was over the age of 60. By 2050 it will be 22 per cent – that’s two billion more elderly people than there are today.
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    February 2011
    The growth spectrum
    The growth spectrum

    The global financial crisis continued to take its toll on the G8 group of rich economies in 2009, all of which shrank in size. But it was the emerging markets of eastern Europe that suffered the most – Latvia’s GDP declined by almost 18 per cent. Meanwhile, Afghanistan led an eclectic mix of resilient emerging economies, growing at 23 per cent.

    Source: International Monetary Fund, actual and estimated figures for 2009

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