Welcome to the United Nations
-
Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Economic Analysis
Publications
Displaying 131 - 140 of 1086
عربي, 中文, English, Français, Русский, Español Corrigendum (E/2022/33/Corr.1) to the Report of the Committee for Development Policy
To reflect the correct graduation date for Bhutan
عربي, 中文, English, Français, Русский, Español CDP excerpts on the report by theme Building back better from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while advancing the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Review by the Economic and Social Council of subsidiary bodies Voluntary national reviews (VNRs) Monitoring of countries that are graduating or have graduated from the list of least…
Download the PDF Potential economic fallout from the war in Ukraine Human costs continue to mount since the beginning of the Ukraine war on 24 February 2022. By late March, at least 1,119 civilians have been killed and at least 1,790 injured while many of the victims are still not accounted for. More than 10 million Ukrainians (out of 44 million) have been forcible displaced, 4 million of them abroad and 6.5 million within the country. In addition to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and its direct socioeconomic impact on Ukraine?s neighbouring countries, the impact of the war has been spreading through multiple channels on the world economy. This Monthly Briefing aims to depict the… World Economic Situation and Prospects: April 2022 Briefing, No. 159
The COVID-19 pandemic has inflicted significant damage on global economic activity, exacerbated fiscal challenges worldwide, and impeded countries? ability to respond to the pandemic and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Many countries experienced downgrades of their sovereign credit ratings, higher borrowing costs, and intensified risks of debt distress. Developing countries have borne the brunt (over 95%) of credit rating downgrades, despite experiencing relatively milder economic contractions. The fear of ratings downgrades also hindered some countries? participation in official debt relief programs, such as the G20?s Debt Service Suspension… UN DESA Policy Brief No. 131: Credit rating agencies and sovereign debt: Four proposals to support achievement of the SDGs
عربي, 中文, English, Français,Русский, Español Corrigendum (E/2022/33/Corr.1) to the Report of the Committee for Development Policy
عربي, 中文, English, Français, Русский, Español Opening statements Statement by H.E. Ambassador Collen Vixen Kelapile, President of United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Statement by Liu Zhenmin, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Open session on ECOSOC interaction The open session informed the ECOSOC membership on the deliberations of the 24th Plenary session of the…
Since the onset of COVID-19, central banks around the world, in tandem with fiscal authorities, have taken extraordinary measures to mitigate economic fallouts and support recovery. While monetary authorities have generally followed the global financial crisis playbook, the scope, size, and speed of the policy responses to the pandemic have been unprecedented. Since many central banks?especially in developed countries?had less room to reduce interest rates than in 2008, they have relied more heavily on unconventional monetary policy tools to stimulate economic activity, most notably large-scale asset purchases. Central bank purchasing of longer-term financial assets,… UN DESA Policy Brief No. 129: The monetary policy response to COVID-19: the role of asset purchase programmes