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09 June 2013

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 40

An integrated strategy for sustainable cities by?Alex Julca and Willem van der Geest? ? Download the UN/DESA Policy Brief No. 40 UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 40

05 June 2013

WESP Weekly Highlight No. 20

Limited impact of monetary policy on domestic credit in Eastern Europe World Economic Situation and Prospects Weekly Highlight No. 20 WESP Weekly Highlight No. 20

29 May 2013

WESP Weekly Highlight No. 19

Algeria?s oil exports and implications for its fiscal position World Economic Situation and Prospects Weekly Highlight No. 19 WESP Weekly Highlight No. 19

23 May 2013

WESP Weekly Highlight No. 18

Uncertainty and the outlook for the euro area World Economic Situation and Prospects Weekly Highlight No. 18 WESP Weekly Highlight No. 18

17 May 2013

Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 54

May 2013 Summary:? Commodity?prices?decline?as?global?trade?remains?weak The?ECB?cuts?interest?rates,?returning?to?conventional?monetary?policy Economic?momentum?weakens?in?East?Asia;?another?interest?rate?cut?in India The global economy continued to expand at a subdued pace in the first?quarter of 2013. The euro area is still in a recession and the recovery has?been feeble in most other developed countries. In addition, many emerging economies, including Brazil, China, India and the Russian Federation,?are growing below pre-crisis levels and exhibiting major difficulties. The?weak global demand is affecting the performance of trade and the evolution of world market prices for primary… Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 54

16 May 2013

Effectively addressing the vulnerabilities and development needs of small island developing States

CDP Background Paper No. 17 By Matthias Bruckner International support to the sustainable development of SIDS has been on the international policy agenda for a long time, whereas challenges are intensifying. Stabilizing global economic and financial markets and international measures to reduce climate changes are indispensable to reduce vulnerabilities of SIDS, as is scaling-up of existing support measures at the national level in areas such as climate change adaptation. This paper also performs cluster and other statistical analyses of SIDS vulnerabilities to explore new approaches to SIDS support. The heterogeneity among SIDS is substantial even if only sub-groups of SIDS are considered.… Effectively addressing the vulnerabilities and development needs of small island developing States

15 May 2013

WESP Weekly Highlight No. 17

A slowdown in US labour productivity growth: cyclical or secular? World Economic Situation and Prospects Weekly Highlight No. 17 WESP Weekly Highlight No. 17

10 May 2013

2013 Monitoring reports

Samoa 2013 Monitoring reports

09 May 2013

2013 Reports to the Economic and Social Council

Committee for Development Policy,?Report on the fifteenth session?(18-22 March 2013) (E/2013/33)
عربي, 中文, English,?Français, Русский, Español World Economic and Social Survey 2013: Sustainable development challenges,?Overview (E/2013/50)
عربي, 中文, English,?Français, Русский, Español World economic situation and prospects as of mid-2013 (E/2013/70)
عربي, 中文, English,?Français, Русский, Español 2013 Reports to the Economic and Social Council

08 May 2013

WESP Weekly Highlight No. 16

GCC sovereign wealth funds: leveraging local economic development? World Economic Situation and Prospects Weekly Highlight No. 16 WESP Weekly Highlight No. 16