It also observed that the global economic impact of violence was $16.5 trillion in 2021, equivalent to 10.9 percent of global GDP, or $2,117 per person
The Global Peace Index has revealed that the average level of global peacefulness deteriorated by 0.3 percent in 2021, the lowest level in 15 years.
This is the eleventh deterioration in peacefulness in the last fifteen years, with 90 countries improving, and 71 deteriorating, highlighting that c
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Modestus Anaesoronye
Modestus Anaesoronye is a leading Nigerian financial journalist with over two decades of experience reporting on the insurance and pension sectors across Nigeria and West Africa. He has held key editorial positions at major national media outlets, including The Comet, The Nation, and Financial Standard, and currently serves as a Senior Financial Analyst at BusinessDay Media Ltd.
A widely travelled reporter, he has covered industry developments in more than 14 countries across Africa and Asia.
Anaesoronye is a multiple award-winning journalist, honoured several times as Insurance Journalist of the Year and Pension Journalist of the Year by recognised industry bodies, including PensionScope and the Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria (PenOp), among others.
