GFF Podcast Episode 1: Atlantic Council—Global Economic Geoeconomic Trends and Business Outlook 2025
Season 5
Join us for Season 5 of the GFF podcast with a deep dive into geoeconomics in 2025. We will explore trade, tariffs, politics, markets, and economic trends in the EU, UK, U.S., and beyond, featuring insights from Charles Lichfield, Deputy Director of the Atlantic Council's GeoEconomics Center.
With nearly half of the world voting in recent national elections, what are the current geoeconomic trends? We will examine formal trading blocs like the EU amid threats of trade wars and potential fragmentation. We will discuss U.S.–EU tariff relations, as well as President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” and its impact on global capital flows and currencies. Additionally, we will look into the energy needs of developing countries, highlighting funding challenges and recent statements by World Bank President Ajay Banga on nuclear project funding.
GFF Podcast: Geoeconomic Trends and Business Outlook 2025
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