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Chief Economist's perspective: January 2022

The CBI's Chief Economist, Rain Newton-Smith, highlights the major economic trends business leaders need to know about.

20 Jan 2022, 1 min read

Highlights from this month's Chief Economist's perspective include:

  • Rain's overall predictions for 2022 and what the year could look like
  • How we'll learn to live with COVID-19 - and what that means for growth
  • The challenge of higher inflation, interest rates, and living costs.

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Chief Economist's perspective: January

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