Decade

Liquor consumption is set to shrink over the next decade, costing producers billions and reshaping markets

by
Liquor consumption is set to shrink over the next decade, costing producers billions and reshaping markets

Liquor consumption set to shrink in the next decade, and that is a bigger commercial warning than another soft quarter from a drinks giant. The IWSR forecast points to a market where volume declines continue even as population grows and some emerging markets expand. For FMCG professionals, the message is blunt: category growth will not … Read more

Libya Signs First Unified Budget in a Decade Unlocking Billions in Global Reconstruction Support

by
Libya Signs First Unified Budget in a Decade Unlocking Billions in Global Reconstruction Support

Ten governments rarely agree on anything involving Libya. Yet on 11 April, the UAE, the US, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and the UK jointly welcomed a single document that could reshape the country’s economic trajectory: a unified national budget for 2026. This is Libya’s first consolidated budget in more than a … Read more