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10 May 2016

2016 Monitoring Reports

Equatorial Guinea Samoa 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… 2016 CDP report, ECOSOC and GA resolutions

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

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

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 Global issues Commodity price further dampens growth prospects The World Economic Situation and Prospects 2016 (WESP 2016), launched in December 2015, foresaw only tepid growth in the global economy in 2016. A tumultuous start to the year in global commodity and financial markets has deteriorated the outlook further. The price of Brent crude has been below $50 per barrel (pb) since mid-October 2015, and plunged to its lowest level since 2003, at just $27 pb, in mid-January 2016. The… World Economic Situation and Prospects Monthly Briefing No. 87

20 January 2016

World Economic Situation and Prospects 2016: Global Economic Outlook

The world economy stumbled in 2015 and only a modest improvement is projected for 2016/17 as a number of cyclical and structural headwinds persist. Global growth is estimated at a mere 2.4 per cent in 2015, marking a downward revision by 0.4 percentage points from the UN forecasts presented six months ago. Amid lower commodity prices, large capital outflows and increased financial market volatility, growth in developing and transition economies has slowed to its weakest pace since the global financial crisis of 2008/2009. Given the much anticipated slowdown in China and persistently weak economic performances in other large emerging economies, notably the Russian Federation and Brazil, the… World Economic Situation and Prospects 2016: Global Economic Outlook

11 January 2016

World Economic Situation and Prospects Monthly Briefing No. 86

January Summary 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 Global issues Beginning normalization of the policy rate by the Fed elicits limited reaction in the financial market The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the United States Federal Reserve (Fed) raised the target range for the federal funds rate by 25 basis points on 16 December, a move that had been anticipated by financial markets. The United Nations flagship publication World Economic Situation and Prospects 2016, launched on 10 December 2015… World Economic Situation and Prospects Monthly Briefing No. 86

01 January 2016

Handbook on the Least Developed Country Category: Inclusion, Graduation and Special Support Measures - Second Edition

The second edition of the Handbook on the Least Developed Country Category: Inclusion, Graduation and Special Support Measures (2015) provides comprehensive information on the least developed country (LDC) category, including a description of procedures and methodologies used in the identification of these countries, and the support measures associated with it. It builds upon and updates the previous edition published in 2008. Accordingly, the LDC Handbook is intended for the use by government officials, policymakers, researchers and others interested in the particular development problems and challenges faced by the most disadvantaged developing countries. English Français