According to chapter one of the World Economic Situation and Prospects 2016, only a modest improvement in the world economy is projected for the next two years
Recessions in the Russian Federation and Ukraine may have reached a turning point
Unemployment on the rise in a number of South American economies
Global issues
The world economy stumbled in 2015, amid weak aggregate demand, falling commodity prices and financial market volatility
According to chapter one of the World Economic Situation and Prospects 2016, launched on 10 December 2015, the world gross product is projected to grow by a mere 2.4 per cent in 2015. This represents a significant downward revision from the 2.8 per cent…
World Economic Situation and Prospects Monthly Briefing No. 85
Angola (including Angola?s response to the impact assessment)
Kiribati (including Kiribati?s response to the impact assessment and DESA?s reply)
2015 Impact Assessments
The 2015 Country Snapshots compiles the key statistical data used by the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) at the 2015 triennial review of the least developed country category.
Least developed countries (LDCs) are defined as low-income countries suffering from structural impediments to sustainable development. To identify LDCs, the CDP uses three criteria: gross national income (GNI) per capita; human assets index (HAI) and economic vulnerability index (EVI). HAI and EVI are indices composed of four and eight indicators, respectively. The three criteria together with these indicators are presented in one-page profiles for each of the 48 countries classified as LDCs in 2015, thus…
2015 Country Snapshots 1
The 2015 Country Snapshots compiles the key statistical data used by the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) at the 2015 triennial review of the least developed country category.
Least developed countries (LDCs) are defined as low-income countries suffering from structural impediments to sustainable development. To identify LDCs, the CDP uses three criteria: gross national income (GNI) per capita; human assets index (HAI) and economic vulnerability index (EVI). HAI and EVI are indices composed of four and eight indicators, respectively. The three criteria together with these indicators are presented in one-page profiles for each of the 48 countries classified as LDCs in 2015, thus…
2015 Country Snapshots 2
The 2015 Country Snapshots compiles the key statistical data used by the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) at the 2015 triennial review of the least developed country category.
Least developed countries (LDCs) are defined as low-income countries suffering from structural impediments to sustainable development. To identify LDCs, the CDP uses three criteria: gross national income (GNI) per capita; human assets index (HAI) and economic vulnerability index (EVI). HAI and EVI are indices composed of four and eight indicators, respectively. The three criteria together with these indicators are presented in one-page profiles for each of the 48 countries classified as LDCs in 2015, thus…
2015 Country Snapshots 3
CDP Background Paper No. 29
By Rob Vos
There are significant threats to sustainable food security and nutrition in the long-run, including demographic and environmental pressures and changing business practices in agriculture with the emergence of global values chains. The global nature and public good aspects of the challenges require coordinated responses and urgent improvement of the global governance of food security. This paper argues for the strengthening of the Committee on World Food Security to ensure greater coherence in the global approach to food security and the multilateral trade, financial and environmental regimes.
Thought for Food: Strengthening Global Governance of Food Security
Global issues
Decline in capital inflows to emerging markets gains pace
Capital inflows to emerging economies continued a gradual but steady decline, amid domestic weaknesses and less favourable external conditions, including lower commodity prices and expectations of monetary tightening in the United States of America. In recent months, portfolio inflows to emerging economies fell markedly, particularly in some Asian countries such as China and Thailand, and also in other countries such as Mexico and Turkey. After reaching $16.5 billion in April, equity inflows dropped to $3.9 billion in June and to $1.6 billion in July, their lowest level in 2015. Bond inflows also remained subdued,…
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12 October 2015 Summary
Global trade flows drops in value terms amid persistently weak commodity prices and stronger US dollar
Budget cuts and increasing fiscal strains in many commodity-exporting developing countries
Global issues
Widening gap between values and volumes in global trade
According to the World Trade Organization (WTO), total value of international trade has dropped for three consecutive quarters up to the second quarter of 2015 (see table). For the first half of 2015, total world trade value measured in US dollars was about 13 per cent lower than the same period in 2014. This rapid deterioration appeared unevenly across regions. The Commonwealth…
World Economic Situation and Prospects Monthly Briefing No. 83
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