Kristina Balciauskaite
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Kristina Balciauskaite

Senior Research Manager

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Kristina is a Senior Research Manager at Euromonitor International with 18+ years of research experience.

She leads of team analysts covering Euromonitor’s Economies and Consumers research and data, delivering content and insights for topics like income and expenditure, households, lifestyles, economy, finance and trade and industrial research, amongst others. Her team provides country specific insights into current trends and future directions of B2B markets, consumer spending potential, business environment and economic development. With 14 years of experience in B2B analysis, Kristina is also a highly proficient speaker on topics like sustainability, global consumer trends and business dynamics.

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Global Economic Outlook for Q3 2026: Growth Tested by Energy and Trade Shocks

The Strait of Hormuz blockage is the defining economic shock of 2026, disrupting a critical energy corridor and driving oil prices sharply higher. Alongside higher tariffs, rising energy costs have weakened global growth by squeezing household purchasing power and corporate margins. Energy importers face the largest impact; exporters and economies with diversified supply, resilient domestic demand or effective subsidies are better placed to absorb it.

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US-Iran Agreement Signals Fragile Economic Stabilisation

The US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding, signed on 17 June, marks a pivotal shift from disruption to stabilisation — consistent with Euromonitor's central scenario, which anticipated conditions beginning to ease in mid-2026. However, the deal is a starting point, not a resolution. Mines, fragile confidence, and infrastructure damage mean full recovery of Strait of Hormuz shipping flows will take months. Energy costs and supply chain pressures will ease gradually, while uncertainty remains elevated.

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Global Insight Manager - Economies