Published on bpb.de – translated by Theresa Zettl The first round of the presidential election was held in France on April 10, 2022. The incumbent President Emmanuel Macron will have to face his right-wing challenger Marine le Pen in a
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Presidential elections in France 2022
What’s the problem with rising prices?
Johannes Eber – The Pixel economist Inflation is back. After many years of low inflation rates, prices have recently risen in much of the world. The chart below shows the inflation rate of the G20 countries compared to the same
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by Johannes Eber – The Pixel Economist Here is the Top-10 list of countries with the largest natural gas reserves: 1. Russia2. Iran3. Qatar4. United States5. Saudi Arabia6. Turkmenistan7. United Arab Emirates8. Venezuela9. Nigeria10. China And here is the list
Read moreWhy the strong ruble serves Putin, not Russia
by Johannes Eber – The Pixel economist At the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the Russian currency ruble lost almost half its value compared to the US-Dollar. In the meantime, the ruble has almost completely made up for the
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