Economic Insights

Jul 07, 2022

Price war for European airlines – Fasten your seatbelts

Cancelled flights could become the new normal in Europe as airlines strive to protect margins amid surging jet fuel prices.

Jul 06, 2022

Breaking spread: fragmentation risk in the Eurozone

The ECB is facing a “risk trilemma” as its hawkish monetary policy pivot pushes the specter of fragmentation risk back into the limelight.

Jun 27, 2022

Economic and Market Outlook: Running up the hill

Global growth is entering a soft patch this year as uncertainty due to geopolitical risks remains high.

Jun 24, 2022

Obesity: Costly epidemic

We estimate that obesity-related health expenditures could reach EUR1.2trn corresponding to 8.1% of total health expenditures in 2032.

Allianz Trade Collection Complexity Ranking 2022

Jun 20, 2022

Commercial debt collection: USD4.2trn at risk in the most complex countries

The Allianz Trade Collection Complexity Ranking looks at local payment practices, court proceedings and insolvency frameworks to identify the countries where it is most difficult to collect debt.

Jun 15, 2022

A trade recession before a mild Chinese reopening?

Prepare for a contraction in global trade in Q2 2022, But China’s mild reopening will help the trade recovery.

Jun 14, 2022

Eleven countries at high risk of a food crisis

We identify 11 larger emerging markets that face a high risk of food-related protests in the next few years: Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Tunisia and Turkey.

Jun 10, 2022

Can the European consumer hold on?

Consumers were meant to drive the post Covid-19 recovery in 2022, but elevated geopolitical uncertainty and sky-high inflation have derailed those expectations.

Jun 08, 2022

ECB: Hike while you can!

The ECB will sound the starting gun for its first rate-hiking cycle since the Global Financial Crisis.