About this webinar

Measured by purchasing power, Asia already produces close to half of world output and has exceeded the combined economies of the United States and Europe for years. Measured in market dollars, its share is just over a third. Both numbers are true, and the gap between them shapes how governments, investors and diplomats read the decade ahead.

This opening webinar separates what the evidence supports from what the headlines claim. Speakers will compare the leading long-range projections, explain why forecasts of Asia "overtaking" the West vary so widely, and look beyond GDP to population, productivity and trade. You will leave with a clear, sourced picture of where the global economy stands today, and a framework for judging the claims you will meet in the rest of the series.

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What we'll explore

• Purchasing power versus market exchange rates: two measures, two stories

• How to read IMF, PwC and Citi projections, and which headline claims hold up

• Population, productivity and trade as measures of economic weight

• Why "Asia" is many economies with very different trajectories

Speakers: to be announced.

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