The 16th edition of the Global Peace Index from the international think-tank the Institute for Economics & Peace was launched on the 15th of June, 2022. The report, considered the world’s leading measure of peacefulness, shows peacefulness declining to the lowest level in 15 years fuelled by post-Covid economic uncertainty and the Ukraine conflict. The global economic impact of violence was $16.5 trillion in 2021, equivalent to 10.9% of global GDP, or $2,117 per person. Steve Killelea, the Executive Chairman and Founder of the Institute for Economics and Peace is joining us to talk about this report and the impact of violence on the economy.
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