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Development Issues No. 6: What does the analysis of WESS 2016 suggest for the ESCWA region? climate change and inequalities

Development Issues No. 6: What does the analysis of WESS 2016 suggest for the ESCWA region? climate change and inequalities

Income convergence between developed and developing countries in recent years is mainly the result of rapid economic growth in Asia. The distance between average per capita income in other developing regions and that in developed countries has not ch
Development Issues No. 6: What does the analysis of WESS 2016 suggest for the ESCWA region? climate change and inequalities
State of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Volume III, Education

State of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Volume III, Education

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World Economic Situation And Prospects: December 2016 Briefing, No. 97

World Economic Situation And Prospects: December 2016 Briefing, No. 97

Dollar strengthens in the aftermath of the United States presidential election
OPEC agrees to first production cut since the global financial crisis
India announces demonetization policy
World Economic Situation And Prospects: December 2016 Briefing, No. 97
CDP Expert Group meeting on lessons learned in developing productive capacity in graduated and graduating countries

CDP Expert Group meeting on lessons learned in developing productive capacity in graduated and graduating countries

From 30 November to 1 December 2016 the Secretariat of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) is organizing an expert group meeting (EGM) in Geneva to discuss lessons learned by selected least developed countries (LDCs) and developing countries i
CDP Expert Group meeting on lessons learned in developing productive capacity in graduated and graduating countries
Expert Group Consultation on the LDC Graduation Diagnostics Toolkit

Expert Group Consultation on the LDC Graduation Diagnostics Toolkit

On 2 December 2016 the Secretariat of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) is organizing an expert group consultation in Geneva to explain the concept behind the LDC graduation toolkit; solicit feedback and establish possible partnerships.
Expert Group Consultation on the LDC Graduation Diagnostics Toolkit
World Economic Situation And Prospects: November 2016 Briefing, No. 96

World Economic Situation And Prospects: November 2016 Briefing, No. 96

Surge in global bond issuance may pose a risk to the global economy
Saudi Arabia raises $17.5 billion in record sovereign bond sale by an emerging economy
Egypt devalues pound to alleviate persistent foreign currency shortages
World Economic Situation And Prospects: November 2016 Briefing, No. 96
Launch of the ePing system

Launch of the ePing system

The ePing system, an SPS and TBT notification alert system developed by UN DESA in cooperation with the WTO and ITC, is officially launched on 8 November 2016 at the WTO, by UN Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development in UN DESA Lenni Montiel, WTO Deputy Director General Karl Brauner and the Executive Director of ITC Arancha Gonz?lez.
Mission to Angola: Support for the graduation from the LDC category

Mission to Angola: Support for the graduation from the LDC category

From 24 to 27 October 2016, an UN expert team, comprising of the CDP, UNDP, UNCTAD and OHRLLS, conducted a joint mission in Luanda, Angola, to provide support to the Government of Angola on the graduation from the LDC category. The UN team held consu
Mission to Angola: Support for the graduation from the LDC category
Workshop on Productive Capacity and LDC Graduation

Workshop on Productive Capacity and LDC Graduation

Government policymakers from 16 least developed countries (LDCs) and one graduate, Samoa, will gather in Beijing, China, from 10 to 12 November 2016 to discuss strategies needed to successfully graduate from LDC status and to achieve the Sustainable
Workshop on Productive Capacity and LDC Graduation
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Industrial Policy, LDCs and the WTO Regime, by Keith Nurse (CDP Policy Review No. 5)

The paper reviews the provisions within the WTO multilateral trade regime which impact on the policy space for LDCs which are interested in pursuing industrial policies as latecomers. It finds that LDCs are more constrained by lack of capacity rather than by WTO provisions, in contrast to more advanced developing countries.
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