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Is Latin America and the Caribbean at the turning point of international reserves? World Economic Situation and Prospects Weekly Highlight No. 40 WESP Weekly Highlight No. 40
The World Economic Situation and Prospects 2013 presents a post-crisis world economy still struggling with continued weakening growth of 2.2 per cent in 2012. It projects disappointing global growth of 2.4 per cent in 2013 and 3.2 per cent in 2014 in the face of major uncertainties and downside risks. A much slower pace of poverty reduction is predicted in many developing countries and narrowing fiscal space for investments in the many critical areas needed for achieving the Millennium Development Goals. The World Economic Situation and Prospects 2013 calls for more forceful and concerted policy action at the global level, identifying fiscal and employment policies, financial market… World Economic Situation and Prospects 2013
Potential effects of QE tapering on the United Republic of Tanzania World Economic Situation and Prospects Weekly Highlight No. 39 WESP Weekly Highlight No. 39
South Africa: growth slowdown presents various policy challenges World Economic Situation and Prospects Weekly Highlight No. 38 WESP Weekly Highlight No. 38
December 2013 Summary: Anaemic economic recovery is accompanied by tame?inflation in developed economies. ?GDP growth is stronger than expected in the United?States. ?Currencies in some emerging economies are under?pressure again. Along with subdued economic recovery in developed economies?and moderated growth in emerging economies, the average global?consumer price inflation index fell to historical lows in 2013, indicating considerable slack in the global economy and the risk of?deflation in some countries. Global consumer price inflation (excluding food and energy) decelerated from an annual rate of 2.2 per?cent in the six months through March 2013 to a 1.8 per cent in the?six months… Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 61
Economic reform a key destination in China?s road map?for deepening reforms World Economic Situation and Prospects Weekly Highlight No. 37 WESP Weekly Highlight No. 37
Structural challenges for the Russian economy World Economic Situation and Prospects Weekly Highlight No. 36 WESP Weekly Highlight No. 36
Wage dynamics and deflation in Japan World Economic Situation and Prospects Weekly Highlight No. 35 WESP Weekly Highlight No. 35
November 2013 Summary: Global?manufacturing?production?has improved Economic?recovery?is?strengthening?in?developed?economies,?although?slowly Public?fiscal?stimulus?programmes?have?been?a?determinant?factor?in?economic?growth?in?many?developing?countries Global industrial production accelerated by an annualized rate of 4 per cent?in the third quarter of 2013, in line with an ongoing positive trend in industrial production and trade. This is the fastest pace in about two and a?half years, excluding the exceptional circumstances that followed the flooding?in Thailand and Japan?s nuclear disaster in 2011. Industrial production picked?up in many countries, but the strongest acceleration in… Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 60
Inflation in the euro area World Economic Situation and Prospects Weekly Highlight No. 34 WESP Weekly Highlight No. 34