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? Brexit triggers policy responses from central banks in both the developed and developing regions
? The weak global economy restrains remittance flows
? China?s GDP growth stabilizes
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The World Economic and Social Survey 2016 contributes to the debate on the implementation challenges of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In addressing the specific challenge of building resilience to climate change, the Survey focuses at
UK vote to leave the EU adds significant uncertainty to the global economy
Prolonged weak global growth poses a challenge to sustainable development
India further liberalizes its FDI regime
New York, 19?21 October Report on the Project LINK Meeting Global Economic Outlook, October
World gross product projected to expand by just 2.4 per cent in 2016
Forthcoming referendum on EU membership has increased financial market volatility in the United Kingdom
Ongoing fiscal adjustment in Africa, the CIS, Latin America and Western Asia continues to constrain prospects
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
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
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
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.
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