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Trade benefits for least developed countries: the Bangladesh case, by Mustafizur Rahman (CDP Background Paper No. 18)

Global evidence suggests that trade-related performance is becoming increasingly important for the socio-economic development of many developing countries. The paper finds that trade preferences accorded to Bangladesh as an LDC have played a crucial role in recent accelerated development of her economy and her significant achievements in trade and social sectors. The paper highlights the concerns that emanate from the trade preferences and proposes ways to make these more effective and beneficial for the LDCs. It concludes that Bangladesh will need to build the needed supply-side capacities and undertake necessary reforms to realize the potential opportunities provided by preferential… Download
Project LINK Meeting Document 2014

Project LINK Meeting Document 2014

New York, 20?22 October Report on the Project LINK Meeting Global Economic Outlook, October Presentation Global and Country Forecasts for Project LINK Meeting Global Economic Outlook, June
CDP Statements 2014

CDP Statements 2014

Statement by Prof. Jose Antonio Alonso at the 2014 High-level Meeting of the Development Cooperation Forum (DCF). New York, 10 July 2014 Statement by Prof Sakiko Fukuda-Parr at the ECOSOC Annual Ministerial Review, 8 July 2014 Statement by Prof Jose Antonio Ocampo at Coordination and Management Meeting of the 2014 session of the ECOSOC, 18 June 2014 Statement by Ambassador Oh, at the 16th Session of the CDP, New York CDP Statements 2014
Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 67

Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 67

June 2014 Summary: World economic growth is expected to accelerate?in 2014-2015 North American and European economies will experience a similar growth trajectory ?Developing economies face stronger challenges, but will continue with relatively robust economic expansion Based on the latest forecast prepared in May 2014 by the Global?Economic Monitoring Unit in the Department of Economic and?Social Affairs at the United Nations, world economic growth is expected to accelerate in 2014 and 2015. Growth for these years is?now projected at 2.8 per cent and 3.2 per cent, respectively, which is?slightly lower than the forecast made in World Economic Situation?and Prospects 2014, released in… Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 67
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Global Governance and Global Rules for Development in the Post-2015 Era (CDP Policy Note 2014)

In this Policy Note, the CDP analyses how intergovernmental cooperation could be strengthened to better manage the increasing interdependence among countries, reduce large inequalities among and within countries and contribute to the implementation of the post-2015 sustainable development agenda, while preserving the necessary policy space for government action at the country level. The Committee proposes five main principles to guide the reforms: common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities; subsidiarity; inclusiveness, transparency and accountability; coherence, and responsible sovereignty. It illustrates how these principles could be applied in reforming global… Download
2014 Reports to the Economic and Social Council

2014 Reports to the Economic and Social Council

Committee for Development Policy,?Report on the sixteenth session?(24-28 March 2014) (E/2014/33)
عربي, 中文, English,?Français, Русский, Español World Economic and Social Survey 2014: Reducing Inequality for Sustainable Development,?Overview (E/2014/50)
عربي, 中文, English,?Français, Русский, Español World economic situation and prospects as of mid-2014 (E/2014/70)
عربي, 中文, English,?Français, Русский, Español 2014 Reports to the Economic and Social Council
World Economic and Social Survey 2014

World Economic and Social Survey 2014

Reducing Inequality for Sustainable Development The 2014 World Economic and Social Survey notes that the inequality within countries has increased markedly in recent decades. The majority of the world's population lives in countries where inequality in 2010 was higher than it was in 1980. The standardized and updated indicators used in this Survey show that inequality in Asia has increased and has reached levels similar to those in Latin America, so far the region with the highest inequality in the world. Countries in Europe (including the Russian Federation and Eastern European economies in transition) experiences a sharp increase in inequality during the 1990s, whereas countries in…
World Economic Situation and Prospects 2014

World Economic Situation and Prospects 2014

The World Economic Situation and Prospects 2014 reports that the global economy is improving but remains vulnerable to new and old headwinds. Global economic growth is forecast to accelerate from a sluggish 2.1 per cent in 2013 to 3.0 per cent in 2014 and 3.3 per cent in 2015. The report warns of the risks associated with the upcoming unwinding of quantitative easing programs in major developed economies. Download Full report Sales No. E.14.II.C.2
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عربي, 汉语, English, Français, Русский, Español Table of Contents Chapter I Chapter II Chapter III Chapter IV Statistical Annex Buy copy from UN Publications   World Economic Situation and Prospects 2014
WESP Weekly Highlight No. 54

WESP Weekly Highlight No. 54

Change in world trade of goods and services World Economic Situation and Prospects Weekly Highlight No. 54
Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 66

Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 66

May 2014 Summary: Financing conditions improve in euro area peripheral?countries and in emerging economies ?U.S. economy bounces back after a difficult first?quarter ?China?s first-quarter GDP growth the slowest in?two years Sovereign debt markets in the peripheral countries of the euro area?have rallied since the fourth quarter of 2013, with yields on 10-year?government bonds falling to pre-crisis levels and in some cases even?below. Yields on Spanish 10-year bonds, for example, fell?below 3.1 per cent, their lowest level since 2005. In part, the euro area?peripheral countries have benefited from the flight to relative quality?capital flows of emerging economies. In addition, the… Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 66