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2018 Monitoring Reports

2018 Monitoring Reports

Angola Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea's letter to OHRLLS Maldives Samoa Samoa’s smooth transition strategy report
UN/DESA Policy Brief #57: Navigating Financial Risks Through Macroprudential Policies: Recent Experiences of Emerging Economies

UN/DESA Policy Brief #57: Navigating Financial Risks Through Macroprudential Policies: Recent Experiences of Emerging Economies

A decade has passed since the initial onset of the global financial crisis. Following a protracted period of sub-par growth, the global economy has strengthened as the effects of cyclical headwinds and crisis-related legacies dissipate.
UN/DESA Policy Brief #57: Navigating Financial Risks Through Macroprudential Policies: Recent Experiences of Emerging Economies
World Economic Situation And Prospects: March 2018 Briefing, No. 112

World Economic Situation And Prospects: March 2018 Briefing, No. 112

Stock market volatility returns amid concerns over inflation and monetary policy tightening
Macroprudential policy measures in emerging economies can help address financial vulnerabilities and limit systemic risks
Global investment conditions have improved markedly, but investment gaps remain large in many developing countries
World Economic Situation And Prospects: March 2018 Briefing, No. 112
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Trade agreements and policy space for achieving universal health coverage (SDG target 3.8), by Sakiko Fukuda-Parr and Kim Treanor (CDP Background Paper No. 38)

Strengthened intellectual property requirements, government procurement, dispute settlement constrain policy space for implementing universal health coverage. These consequences can have particularly dramatic effects for countries that made effective use of medicines and intellectual property policies to expand access to medicines.
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2018 EGM

Expert Group Meeting of the CDP Subgroup on the Preparation of the Triennial Review of the List of LDCs

The CDP subgroup met in New York City from 1 - 2 February 2018 to review the data used for the identification of least developed countries (LDCs)
4. Prejudice and discrimination: Barriers to social inclusion

4. Prejudice and discrimination: Barriers to social inclusion

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Lessons learned in developing productive capacities: Fourteen case studies, by the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) Secretariat (CDP Background Paper No. 37)

Least developed countries (LDCs) are characterized by limited productive capacities, which constrains their efforts towards structural transformation and sustainable development. At the same time, the actual policy choices countries that have graduated or have made significant progress towards graduation from the LDC category provide a wide range of lessons other LDCs and the international community can learn from. Whereas countries can be on different pathways towards graduation, a diverse set of social, macroeconomic, financial, agricultural and industrial policies can be effective. However, good development governance is the key factor for successfully expanding productive capacity.
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World Economic Situation And Prospects: February 2018 Briefing, No. 111

World Economic Situation And Prospects: February 2018 Briefing, No. 111

Declining headline unemployment rates mask deeper labour market challenges in both developed and developing regions
High youth unemployment not only bears significant costs for the individual but also damages the social fabric
Long term investments in education, fostering entrepreneurship and enhancing social safety nets promote more inclusive labour markets
World Economic Situation And Prospects: February 2018 Briefing, No. 111
World Economic Situation And Prospects: January 2018 Briefing, No. 110

World Economic Situation And Prospects: January 2018 Briefing, No. 110

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
World Economic Situation And Prospects: January 2018 Briefing, No. 110