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14 November 2017

Expert Group Meeting of the CDP subgroup on "Leaving no one behind"

The subgroup on ?Leaving no one behind? of the Committee on Development Policy (CDP) met in Mexico City from 14 - 16 November 2017. Discussions addressed numerous aspects of the concept of ?leaving no one behind?, including conceptual issues, the relationship with inequality and sustainability, factors that push people behind, and policy implications. The results of the meeting, held in partnership with the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), will feed into different lines of work, reports and publications of the CDP. More information:
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13 November 2017

World Economic Situation And Prospects: November 2017 Briefing, No. 108

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 Global issues Challenges of cryptocurrencies for policymakers Over the span of less than a decade, cryptocurrencies have grown from a mere internet curiosity into a new multibillion-dollar asset class. In late 2008, Satoshi Nakamoto introduced the concept of blockchains and a store of value called Bitcoin. Since then, over 1,000 types of cryptocurrencies have been created. The ten most valuable coins represent… World Economic Situation And Prospects: November 2017 Briefing, No. 108

10 October 2017

World Economic Situation And Prospects: October 2017 Briefing, No. 107

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
Global issues Capital inflows to emerging economies gain momentum Recent trends in global financial markets are driven by the interaction among the improving economic conditions in the world economy, a decline in some global policy uncertainties since early 2017, and expectations for a smooth and gradual transition to the monetary policy stance in the United States of… World Economic Situation And Prospects: October 2017 Briefing, No. 107

02 October 2017

2017 Reports of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly

Report of the Secretary-General on unilateral economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countries (A/72/307)
عربي, 中文, English, Français, Русский, Español Report of the Secretary-General on development cooperation in middle-income countries (A/72/329)
عربي, 中文, English, Français, Русский, Español 2017 Reports of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly

11 September 2017

World Economic Situation And Prospects: September 2017 Briefing, No. 106

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 Global issues Global trade growth rebounds but high policy uncertainty is clouding the outlook Despite elevated uncertainty in the international policy environment, global trade continued to gain momentum in the second quarter of 2017, expanding at its fastest annual pace in six years (Figure 1). The current rebound in world trade activity is taking place on the back of stronger-than-expected growth in many developed and developing economies, the stabilization in global… World Economic Situation And Prospects: September 2017 Briefing, No. 106

29 August 2017

Frontier Issues: The impact of the technological revolution on labour markets and income distribution

Artificial intelligence and other technologies will define the future of jobs and incomes Technology has had an undeniable impact on improving living standards and increasing productivity. But how will advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence, affect jobs and wages? What will this mean for the distribution of the gains made possible by continued progress? These and other questions are discussed in the Frontier Issues report prepared by DESA?s researchers, in collaboration with UNDP, ILO and UN Women: ?The impact of the technological revolution on labour markets and income distribution?. The promise and pitfalls of technological progress Technology has always been at the… Frontier Issues: The impact of the technological revolution on labour markets and income distribution

26 August 2017

UN/DESA Policy Brief #54: Global development trends at the turn of the century

The World Economic and Social Survey 2017 reviews the policy analysis presented in WESS over the past seventy years. The objective is to bring the insights and the historical experience of 70 years of development policy analysis to inform the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This policy brief focuses on the global economy and development trends from the mid-1990s to the late 2000s.? There are three major issues that shaped the world economy during that period: the convergence of developing countries? income with respect to the average income of developed economies; the growing unbalances in the global economy which led eventually to the global financial crisis… UN/DESA Policy Brief #54: Global development trends at the turn of the century

25 August 2017

UN/DESA Policy Brief #53: Reflection on development policy in the 1970s and 1980s

The World Economic and Social Survey 2017 reviews the discussions on development presented in WESS over the past seventy years. The objective is to bring the insights and the historical experience of 70 years of development policy analysis to inform the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This note is a brief review of developments in the 1970s and 1980s. After almost three decades of remarkable progress since the end of the Second World War, economic conditions started to deteriorate in the 1970s. Economic growth slowed down in all parts of the world during the second half of the 1970s and the first half of the 1980s. Before the oil price shock of 1973, the… UN/DESA Policy Brief #53: Reflection on development policy in the 1970s and 1980s

23 August 2017

UN/DESA Policy Brief #52: The Marshall Plan, IMF and First UN Development Decade in the Golden Age of Capitalism: lessons for our time

The World Economic and Social Survey 2017 reviews the discussions on development presented in WESS over the past seventy years. The objective is to bring the insights and the historical experience of 70 years of development policy analysis to inform implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This note is a brief review of lessons from the three major development events during the Golden Age of Capitalism that have left a long-lasting influence on development policy making. The Golden Age of Capitalism spanned from the end of the Second World War in 1945 to the early 1970s, when the Bretton Woods monetary system collapsed. It was a period of economic prosperity with the… UN/DESA Policy Brief #52: The Marshall Plan, IMF and First UN Development Decade in the Golden Age of Capitalism: lessons for our time

14 August 2017

World Economic Situation And Prospects: August 2017 Briefing, No. 105

G20 discuss persistent concerns over supply glut in the global steel market China enhances focus on addressing financial risks The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela remains mired in a deep economic crisis Global issues G20 address excess capacity in the steel sector On 7-8 July, the Group of Twenty (G20) leaders convened in Hamburg, Germany to discuss major global economic challenges. The Leaders? Declaration issued at the end of the summit touched on several issues, including the need to reshape globalization to ensure that its benefits are more widely shared. It also emphasized the importance of formulating global solutions to address common global challenges such as terrorism,… World Economic Situation And Prospects: August 2017 Briefing, No. 105