All articles by Ben van der Merwe
Ben van der Merwe is a data journalist at GlobalData Media, specialising in FDI. He joined from the Reach Data Unit, where he was a fellow of the Google News Initiative. His investigative journalism has previously appeared in the Observer, VICE,Private Eye and New Statesman.
Ben van der Merwe
Weekly data: The Ukraine war is forcing governments to rethink post-Covid austerity
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has seen increases in defence spending in much of the world, meaning austerity measures are back on the cards.