Financial Times free schools access program has a special feature, Editor’s Digest by Roula Khalaf. This weekly newsletter features the editor’s favorite stories. The article in question is a discussion of the weakest links in the global economy and how they are starting to improve. It refers to these countries as “the fragile five” due to their common characteristics that have made them vulnerable in the past.
The reforms undertaken by each of these countries have helped them start to strengthen their economies. Ariel Slonim at MRU Econinbox presents the article along with questions to guide readers in their analysis. The questions encourage readers to summarize the reforms and look for similarities between the countries, providing an opportunity for valuable insights into global economic trends.
