2025 was the year of tariffs and a global shift in economic power.
Two words that largely define the economy right now: Global reordering.
President Donald Trump’s Tariffs have landed as a shock to global trade. This is 2025.
Major economies are rewriting their playbooks, and alliances are being redrawn.
From Africa’s minerals boom to the global AI race, countries are scrambling for influence – even as debt piles up.
They are spending more, borrowing more and making tough choices from defence to climate policy and labour shortages.
And through it all, people are bearing high costs.
Published On 18 Dec 2025