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Brace for elections: 40 countries are voting in 2024

10 mins | Nov 15, 2023

The world economy is lumbering from one shock to another as two brutal wars, stubborn inflation and high borrowing costs pockmark post-pandemic recovery. The next source of turbulence: a packed 2024 election calendar. Read by Betsy Foldes Meiman.

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