The World Ahead | Britain in 2025
How much will the British economy grow in 2025?
Conditions for economic growth are favourable, but results are uncertain
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By Archie Hall, Britain economics correspondent, The Economist
The British economy is running out of excuses. Growth has been sluggish for over a decade. Political chaos after the Brexit referendum of 2016 did not help. The covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns certainly stifled growth—as did the surge in energy prices after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, and the rise in interest rates after inflation surged.
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This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition of The World Ahead 2025 under the headline “How much will the British economy grow in 2025?”
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