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21 August 2013

WESP Weekly Highlight No. 29

Protests impact Libyan oil output and exports World Economic Situation and Prospects Weekly Highlight No. 29 WESP Weekly Highlight No. 29

15 August 2013

Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 57

August 2013 Summary: Emerging economies enact?policy measures to forestall?slowing growth US GDP statistics revised Drought conditions affect?Southern Africa A number of indicators point to slowing growth in emerging economies, partly due to?protracted weak external demand from developed countries, but also due to domestic?factors. Differing in their policy space, as well as policy intention, a number of major emerging economies have taken steps to deal with the slowdown. While the efforts are?not nearly as extensive as those undertaken during the eruption of the financial crisis,?they still demonstrate the necessity of supporting growth. These measures have also come into effect at the… Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 57

14 August 2013

WESP Weekly Highlight No. 28

Foreign exchange loan challenges in Hungary World Economic Situation and Prospects Weekly Highlight No. 28 WESP Weekly Highlight No. 28

07 August 2013

WESP Weekly Highlight No. 27

Measurement problems with youth unemployment in the European Union World Economic Situation and Prospects Weekly Highlight No. 27 WESP Weekly Highlight No. 27

05 August 2013

2013 Reports of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly

A life of dignity for all: accelerating progress towards the Millennium Development Goals?and advancing the United Nations development agenda beyond 2015 (A/68/202)
عربي, 中文, English,?Français, Русский, Español Unilateral economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countries (A/68/218)
عربي, 中文, English,?Français, Русский, Español Development cooperation with middle-income countries?(A/68/265)
عربي, 中文, English,?Français, Русский, Español 2013 Reports of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly

23 July 2013

WESP Weekly Highlight No. 26

The United States: progress in household deleveraging and a change in house prices World Economic Situation and Prospects Weekly Highlight No. 26 WESP Weekly Highlight No. 26

16 July 2013

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 42

Challenges of financing human and sustainable development by Marco Vinicio S?nchez-Cantillo and Willem van der Geest Download the UN/DESA Policy Brief No. 42 UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 42

10 July 2013

Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 56

July 2013 Summary: Global?financial turmoil?amid?expectations?of?tapering?QE?stance Significant?capital?outflows?and?sharp?depreciation?of?domestic?currencies?in?developing?countries Western?Europe?struggling?to?move?out?from?recession Large?emerging?economies?continue?to?face?domestic?vulnerabilities Expectations of an impending reduction in the size of the long-term securities?purchases in the unconventional monetary policy programmes by major central banks, particularly the United States Federal Reserve (Fed), have caused?turmoil in global financial markets. In June, the Fed signaled tapering off the?quantitative easing (QE), particularly the bond purchases program of $85 billion per… Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 56

10 July 2013

WESP Weekly Highlight No. 25

Recent developments in Japan's current-account balance and international portfolio investments World Economic Situation and Prospects Weekly Highlight No. 25 WESP Weekly Highlight No. 25

03 July 2013

WESP Weekly Highlight No. 24

The end of the Iranian-Turkish oil-for-gold trade? World Economic Situation and Prospects Weekly Highlight No. 24 WESP Weekly Highlight No. 24