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10 May 2016

2016 Monitoring Reports

Equatorial Guinea Samoa Samoa’s smooth transition strategy report Vanuatu 2016 Monitoring Reports

09 May 2016

World Economic Situation And Prospects: May 2016 Briefing, No. 90

Argentina re-enters international capital markets after 15 years Deflationary trends remain a concern in euro area and Japan GDP growth in China in line with government target, but United States and Republic of Korea fall short of expectations Global issues Argentina?s debt agreement underscores need for a multilateral approach to sovereign debt restructuring Fifteen years after defaulting on its debt, Argentina returned to international capital markets in mid-April, issuing $16.5 billion in sovereign bonds. The sale, which included 3-year, 5-year, 10-year and 30-year bonds, was four times oversubscribed; however, Argentina had to settle for hefty coupon rates from 6.25 to 7.62 per cent… World Economic Situation And Prospects: May 2016 Briefing, No. 90

06 May 2016

2016 CDP report, ECOSOC and GA resolutions

Report of the Committee for Development Policy (E/2016/33, Supplement No. 13)
عربي, 中文, English, Français, Русский, Español CDP excerpts on the report by theme Total official support for sustainable development Expanding productive capacity for achieving the sustainable development goals Monitoring the development progress of countries that are graduating and have graduated from the list of least developed countries ECOSOC resolution (E/RES/2016/21) on the Report of the Committee for Development Policy
عربي, 中文, English, Français, Русский, Español ECOSOC resolution (E/RES/2016/15) on the Report of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2011-2020…

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)
عربي, 中文, English,?Français, Русский, Español World Economic and Social Survey 2016:?Climate change resilience ? an opportunity for reducing inequalities,?Overview (E/2016/50)
عربي, 中文, English,?Français, Русский, Español World economic situation and prospects as of mid-2016 (E/2016/63)
عربي, 中文, English,?Français, Русский, Español 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… Download

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 Global issues The world economy continues to face major headwinds. A tumultuous start in global commodity and financial markets early in the year suggests that these headwinds are unlikely to ease in the near term, although markets have largely stabilized in the past month and some recent indicators for developed economies suggest more solid labour market developments. The continued depressed commodity prices have important ramifications for both exporters and importers of commodities. The… World Economic Situation and Prospects: April 2016 Briefing, No. 89

23 March 2016

CDP Plenary 2016

Date and location 14 - 18 March 2016 United Nations Headquarters, New York, USA Documents Agenda Report of the Committee for Development Policy (E/2016/33, Supplement No. 13)
عربي, 中文, English, Français, Русский, Español Opening statements Statement by Thomas Gass, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs Statement by H.E. Ambassador Frederick Musiiwa Makamure Shava, Vice President of United Nations Economic and Social Council Papers Monitoring of Graduated and Graduating Countries from the LDC Category: Samoa, Equatorial Guinea, and Vanuatu Side event on Expanding productive capacity for achieving the sustainable development goals Event…

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 Global issues Widening divergences in global monetary policy stances During the global financial crisis of 2008/09, the major central banks in the developed economies cut interest rates to near-zero levels. At that time, the zero lower bound on nominal interest rates was viewed as a hard constraint on monetary policy. This constraint was grounded in the premise that cash bears an implicit interest rate of zero per cent. The imposition of a negative rate?implying that the lender would pay the borrower for the… 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. The year 2015 was one of global action on the unfinished business of the MDGs and the many other challenges facing humankind. Once again, the United Nations has taken the leading role in promoting development for all, and through an inclusive consultation process has formulated the 2030 Agenda for… World Economic and Social Survey 2014/2015: Learning from National Policies Supporting MDG Implementation