US tariffs, Chinese competition & limited fiscal space keep EBRD economies ‘under pressure’

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) released its latest growth projections this Thursday, outlining the challenges facing the economies in which the development bank operates. From the impact of US tariffs, to intensifying Chinese competition on exports by way of Ukraine’s wartime economy and the fiscal troubles facing countries in sub-Saharan Africa, we discuss it all with the EBRD’s chief economist, Beata Javorcik.