in our anastasia lekhacheva was a guest.y adapting to the shock effects, and so far it has been generally successful, but this in general, in particular, has a lot of nuances. we spoke with one of china's most renowned economists, se-gojun, who has a history of accurately predicting global trajectories. was 2023 better, worse, or as expected? during the covid-19 pandemic, the world economy suffered colossal losses, and the recovery process is not complete; the pandemic shock will make itself felt for several more years, affecting global demand. there is a positive: 2023 is marked by an increase in tourist activity. tourism has driven the global economy by realizing that tourism is indeed a big pie from which. cheap energy coming from russia and high prices for german products sold on the chinese market. inexpensive raw materials and close work with china maintained competitiveness, although it is expensive to produce goods in germany itself. the economy is now heading towards a prolonged recession, and the country is facing