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Brace yourself for a riskier world in 2024

From economics to geopolitics to AI and climate change, new risks are emerging.

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A global slowdown is widely predicted.

A global slowdown is widely predicted.

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Higher-for-longer interest rates, a global economic slowdown, widening geopolitical tensions, the possible return of a Trump administration in the United States, the abuse of artificial intelligence (AI) and more climate-related disasters.

That’s a partial list of the risks facing the world in 2024, according to economists and other experts who monitor these things.

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