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17 May 2013

Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 54

May 2013 Summary:? Commodity?prices?decline?as?global?trade?remains?weak The?ECB?cuts?interest?rates,?returning?to?conventional?monetary?policy Economic?momentum?weakens?in?East?Asia;?another?interest?rate?cut?in India The global economy continued to expand at a subdued pace in the first?quarter of 2013. The euro area is still in a recession and the recovery has?been feeble in most other developed countries. In addition, many emerging economies, including Brazil, China, India and the Russian Federation,?are growing below pre-crisis levels and exhibiting major difficulties. The?weak global demand is affecting the performance of trade and the evolution of world market prices for primary… Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 54

16 May 2013

Effectively addressing the vulnerabilities and development needs of small island developing States

CDP Background Paper No. 17 By Matthias Bruckner International support to the sustainable development of SIDS has been on the international policy agenda for a long time, whereas challenges are intensifying. Stabilizing global economic and financial markets and international measures to reduce climate changes are indispensable to reduce vulnerabilities of SIDS, as is scaling-up of existing support measures at the national level in areas such as climate change adaptation. This paper also performs cluster and other statistical analyses of SIDS vulnerabilities to explore new approaches to SIDS support. The heterogeneity among SIDS is substantial even if only sub-groups of SIDS are considered.… Effectively addressing the vulnerabilities and development needs of small island developing States

15 May 2013

WESP Weekly Highlight No. 17

A slowdown in US labour productivity growth: cyclical or secular? World Economic Situation and Prospects Weekly Highlight No. 17 WESP Weekly Highlight No. 17

10 May 2013

2013 Monitoring reports

Samoa 2013 Monitoring reports

09 May 2013

2013 Reports to the Economic and Social Council

Committee for Development Policy,?Report on the fifteenth session?(18-22 March 2013) (E/2013/33)
عربي, 中文, English,?Français, Русский, Español World Economic and Social Survey 2013: Sustainable development challenges,?Overview (E/2013/50)
عربي, 中文, English,?Français, Русский, Español World economic situation and prospects as of mid-2013 (E/2013/70)
عربي, 中文, English,?Français, Русский, Español 2013 Reports to the Economic and Social Council

08 May 2013

WESP Weekly Highlight No. 16

GCC sovereign wealth funds: leveraging local economic development? World Economic Situation and Prospects Weekly Highlight No. 16 WESP Weekly Highlight No. 16

01 May 2013

WESP Weekly Highlight No. 15

Japan: QQME and its initial impact World Economic Situation and Prospects Weekly Highlight No. 15 WESP Weekly Highlight No. 15

24 April 2013

WESP Weekly Highlight No. 14

Gambia's zigzagging agricultural growth World Economic Situation and Prospects Weekly Highlight No. 14 WESP Weekly Highlight No. 14

17 April 2013

WESP Weekly Highlight No. 13

Is there a monetary dilemma in Mexico? World Economic Situation and Prospects Weekly Highlight No. 13 WESP Weekly Highlight No. 13

16 April 2013

Science, technology and innovation for sustainable development

CDP Background Paper No. 16 By Keun Lee and John Mathews The paper argues that science, technology and innovation (STI) play a critical role in expediting transition to a sustainable mode of development. Latecomer nations suffer from several disadvantages as they attempt to catch-up with the technological leaders, but they can enjoy latecomer advantages, if appropriate strategies are formulated and executed. One of the key concepts is leapfrogging, whereby the latecomers absorb what the technological leaders have to offer and leap to a new environment-friendly techno-economic paradigm. To facilitate such leap, the current intellectual-property-rights regimes need to evolve to one that… Science, technology and innovation for sustainable development