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WESP 2018 highlights that the strengthening global economy is an opportunity to address structural challenges
Several economies in Africa, Latin America and Western Asia still see negligible per capita income growth
East and South Asia remain world?s most dynamic regions
Marking 70 years of publication, UN/DESA's flagship report on the state of the global economy, the World Economic Situation and Prospects 2017, was launched today in New York by Assistant-Secretary-General for Economic Development, Lenni Montiel, and Senior Economic Affairs Officer, Dawn Holland. The report states that world gross product is forecast to expand by 2.7 per cent in 2017 and 2.9 per cent in 2018, with this modest recovery more an indication of economic stabilization than a signal of a robust and sustained revival of global demand.? Regional launches will take place in Addis Ababa, Bangkok, Beirut, Geneva, Johannesburg, Mexico City, Moscow and New Delhi throughout the week.
WTO?s Eleventh Ministerial Conference to be held against a backdrop of major challenges to the multilateral trading system
Rising financial imbalances prompt policy responses in China and the Republic of Korea
Higher oil and metal prices driving South America?s economic recovery
Rapid growth in cryptocurrencies posing a challenge for policymakers, European Central Bank maintains accommodative policy stance while the Bank of England raises its key policy rate for the first time in more than a decade, India announces plans to recapitalize state-owned banks
Capital inflows to emerging economies gain momentum
Carbon dioxide emissions from international transport set to increase as global trade rebounds and tourism soars
Africa?s economic growth is catching up with population growth
Latin America and the Caribbean will see a mild recovery after two years of contraction
Trade policy under review in the United States of America
Fall armyworm impacting the agricultural sector in Africa
Economic fortunes diverging between Haiti and the Dominican Republic
Central Bank of Yemen floats currency
Modest improvement in the growth outlook for emerging economies but risks remain
Diplomatic rift poses economic challenges for Qatar
Fragile and uneven economic recovery in Africa and South America
In drawing the most relevant lessons for implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the World Economic and Social Survey 2017 systematically reviews the seven decades of development discussions contained in the publication ? the oldest continuous publication of its kind.
Since 1947 the World Economic and Social Survey has promoted a broader understanding of development, emphasizing the importance of advancing the structural transformation of the economy, progress in social development and environmental sustainability
Modest improvement in the growth outlook for emerging economies but risks remain
Diplomatic rift poses economic challenges for Qatar
Fragile and uneven economic recovery in Africa and South America