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05 May 2016

2016 Reports to the Economic and Social Council

Committee for Development Policy,?Report on the eighteenth session?(14-18 March 2016) (E/2016/33)
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2016 Reports to the Economic and Social Council

22 April 2016

Cost-benefit analysis for identifying institutional capacity building priorities in LDCs: an application to Uganda, by Namsuk Kim and Roland Mollerus (CDP Background Paper No. 30)

Institutional constraints prevent the Least Developed Countries from fully utilizing the trade-related International Support Measures provided by development partners. A cost-benefit analysis has been developed as a methodology to identify institutional constraints and prioritize support measures comparing benefits with costs, based on survey data. Applied in Uganda, it identified critical institutional constraints: limited knowledge on how to access most of the assistance; inadequate institutional arrangements; ineffective communications regarding the use of support measures. International support measures related to sanitary and phytosanitary issues, among others, are expected to…

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11 April 2016

World Economic Situation and Prospects: April 2016 Briefing, No. 89

Policy space in many developing countries constrained by El Ni?o
Further improvement in labour market conditions in Europe and the United States
Monetary stance eases in the CIS but tightens in Africa

World Economic Situation and Prospects: April 2016 Briefing, No. 89

23 March 2016

CDP Plenary 2016

The 18th session was held from 14-18 March at UN Headquarters in New York

14 March 2016

World Economic Situation and Prospects: March 2016 Briefing, No. 88

Is the zero lower bound no longer a hard constraint?
EU-wide strategy to address refugee crisis remains elusive
Drought leads to a spike in food prices in Africa and Latin America

World Economic Situation and Prospects: March 2016 Briefing, No. 88

10 February 2016

Toward the full realization of the an inclusive and accessible United Nations for persons with disabilities - Resolution 2016

10 February 2016

World Economic and Social Survey 2014/2015: Learning from National Policies Supporting MDG Implementation

The launching of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) at the dawn of the present century ushered in one of the most important initiatives undertaken by the United Nations. Concerted efforts at the international, national and subnational levels to achieve the MDGs have brought about significant development progress over the past 15 years. Nevertheless, important development gaps remain.

World Economic and Social Survey 2014/2015: Learning from National Policies Supporting MDG Implementation

08 February 2016

World Economic Situation and Prospects Monthly Briefing No. 87

Commodity price rout dampens regional growth prospects
China emphasized the need to improve productivity through policies on the supply side of the economy
Bank of Japan adopts a negative interest rate

World Economic Situation and Prospects Monthly Briefing No. 87

20 January 2016

World Economic Situation and Prospects 2016: Global Economic Outlook

The report projects a modest improvement for the world economy in 2016/17 as a number of cyclical and structural headwinds persist. Global growth is estimated at a mere 2.4 per cent in 2015 and is forecast to grow by 2.9 per cent in 2016 and 3.2 per cent in 2017.

World Economic Situation and Prospects 2016: Global Economic Outlook

11 January 2016

World Economic Situation and Prospects Monthly Briefing No. 86

Limited global financial market reaction to Fed's interest rate move
IMF includes Chinese renminbi in the SDR basket
Monetary tightening in Western Asia and Latin America in response to Fed's first rate hike in seven years

World Economic Situation and Prospects Monthly Briefing No. 86