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14 August 2013

WESP Weekly Highlight No. 28

Foreign exchange loan challenges in Hungary World Economic Situation and Prospects Weekly Highlight No. 28 WESP Weekly Highlight No. 28

07 August 2013

WESP Weekly Highlight No. 27

Measurement problems with youth unemployment in the European Union World Economic Situation and Prospects Weekly Highlight No. 27 WESP Weekly Highlight No. 27

05 August 2013

2013 Reports of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly

A life of dignity for all: accelerating progress towards the Millennium Development Goals?and advancing the United Nations development agenda beyond 2015 (A/68/202)
عربي, 中文, English,?Français, Русский, Español Unilateral economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countries (A/68/218)
عربي, 中文, English,?Français, Русский, Español Development cooperation with middle-income countries?(A/68/265)
عربي, 中文, English,?Français, Русский, Español 2013 Reports of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly

23 July 2013

WESP Weekly Highlight No. 26

The United States: progress in household deleveraging and a change in house prices World Economic Situation and Prospects Weekly Highlight No. 26 WESP Weekly Highlight No. 26

16 July 2013

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 42

Challenges of financing human and sustainable development by Marco Vinicio S?nchez-Cantillo and Willem van der Geest Download the UN/DESA Policy Brief No. 42 UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 42

10 July 2013

WESP Weekly Highlight No. 25

Recent developments in Japan's current-account balance and international portfolio investments World Economic Situation and Prospects Weekly Highlight No. 25 WESP Weekly Highlight No. 25

10 July 2013

Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 56

July 2013 Summary: Global?financial turmoil?amid?expectations?of?tapering?QE?stance Significant?capital?outflows?and?sharp?depreciation?of?domestic?currencies?in?developing?countries Western?Europe?struggling?to?move?out?from?recession Large?emerging?economies?continue?to?face?domestic?vulnerabilities Expectations of an impending reduction in the size of the long-term securities?purchases in the unconventional monetary policy programmes by major central banks, particularly the United States Federal Reserve (Fed), have caused?turmoil in global financial markets. In June, the Fed signaled tapering off the?quantitative easing (QE), particularly the bond purchases program of $85 billion per… Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 56

03 July 2013

WESP Weekly Highlight No. 24

The end of the Iranian-Turkish oil-for-gold trade? World Economic Situation and Prospects Weekly Highlight No. 24 WESP Weekly Highlight No. 24

01 July 2013

World Economic and Social Survey 2013

Sustainable Development Challenges The world is faced with challenges in all three dimensions of sustainable development: economic, social and environmental. For instance, more than 1 billion people are still living in extreme poverty, income inequality within and among many countries has been rising and, at the same time, unsustainable consumption levels and production patterns have resulted in huge economic and social costs and may endanger life on the planet. The World Economic and Social Survey 2013 contributes to the deliberations on addressing sustainable development challenges with a focus on three important cross-sectoral issues identified for action and follow-up at the 2012 United… World Economic and Social Survey 2013

01 July 2013

Global Economic Outlook 2013

Despite some improvements in global financial conditions and reduced short-term risks, the world economy continues to expand at a subdued pace. After the downturn in 2011/12, global economic activity is expected to slowly gain momentum in the second half of 2013 and 2014, but growth will continue to be well below potential and employment gains will remain weak at best. The LINK Economic Outlook June 2013presents short-term prospects for the global economy in 2013-2014, including in-depth regional analysis as well as major global risks and policy challenges. Download GEO report Global Economic Outlook 2013