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On 7 July 2015 Professor Jose Antonia Ocampo, Chair of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP), introduced the Committee's findings on "Expanding productive capacity of least developed countries (LDCs) for achieving the sustainable developement goals" as part of the CDPs report on its 17th session at the High-Level Segment of the 2015 ECOSOC session.
The 2015 High-level segment of ECOSOC was held from 6 to 10 July 2015, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York and addressed the Council’s overall annual theme “Strengthening integration, implementation and review – the HLPF after 2015”. It brought together high-level representatives of UN Member States, civil society actors,…
The 2015 Country Snapshots compiles the key statistical data used by the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) at the 2015 triennial review of the least developed country category.
Least developed countries (LDCs) are defined as low-income countries suffering from structural impediments to sustainable development. To identify LDCs, the CDP uses three criteria: gross national income (GNI) per capita; human assets index (HAI) and economic vulnerability index (EVI). HAI and EVI are indices composed of four and eight indicators, respectively. The three criteria together with these indicators are presented in one-page profiles for each of the 48 countries classified as LDCs in 2015, thus…
Date: 14 - 18 March 2016
Place: UNHQ, New York, USA
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Report of the Committee for Development Policy (E/2016/33, Supplement No. 13)
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Opening statements
Statement by Thomas Gass, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs
Statement by H.E. Ambassador Frederick Musiiwa Makamure Shava, Vice President of United Nations Economic and Social Council
Papers
Monitoring of Graduated and Graduating Countries from the LDC Category: Samoa, Equatorial Guinea, and Vanuatu
Side event on Expanding productive capacity for achieving the sustainable development goals
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CDP Background Paper No. 32
By Justin Yifu Lin and Jiajun Xu
This paper aims to draw insights from New Structural Economics by applying its practical policy tool – the Growth Identification and Facilitation Framework (GIFF) – to least developed countries (LDCs) with a special focus on the case of Uganda.
The GIFF offers practical development paths for enabling developing countries to follow comparative advantage in its industrial development and to tap into the potential of advantages of backwardness in industrial upgrading in an effort to achieve sustained and dynamic growth.
After a brief introduction of the GIFF, we present an overview of Uganda’s recent economic and social…
Se prevé una modesta recuperación de la economía mundial, pero la vuelta a un crecimiento firme y sostenido sigue siendo difícil de alcanzar: informe de las Naciones Unidas
Se necesitan medidas concertadas en materia de políticas que reactiven la inversión y el crecimiento para facilitar los progresos hacia el cumplimiento de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible
Aunque se prevé una modesta recuperación global para 2017 y 2018, la economía mundial todavía no ha salido del período de crecimiento lento, que se caracteriza por la escasez de inversiones, el comercio decreciente y un debilitado aumento de la productividad, según el informe de las Naciones Unidas World Economic Situation and…
Summary: In June 2017, the Fed raised its key policy rate for the fourth time since December 2015, and announced plans to gradually reduce the size of its balance sheet. Amid high economic and policy uncertainty, however, rising interest rates by the Fed may pose considerable challenges for the emerging economies. Notably, countries with high borrowing needs, large dollar-denominated debt and fragile macroeconomic conditions are at a higher risk of experiencing large and potentially destabilising capital outflows. In this environment, policymakers will need to assess the various policy tools available that will most effectively mitigate the spillover effects of the Fed’s policy transition…
Perspectivas de desarrollo macroeconómico mundial
Conforme amaina la tormenta de la crisis financiera mundial, los encargados de formular políticas gozan de mayor margen para hacer frente a cuestiones de más largo plazo que frenan el desarrollo sostenible
El último decenio ha estado marcado por una serie de crisis económicas y eventos negativos, desde la crisis financiera mundial de 2008-2009, pasando por la crisis de la deuda soberana europea de 2010-2012, hasta los reajustes de los precios mundiales de los productos básicos de 2014-2016. A medida que se calman esas crisis y las persistentes tensiones que las acompañaban, la economía mundial se ha fortalecido, concediendo así un mayor…
Перспективы глобального макроэкономического развития
По мере ослабления негативных последствий глобального финансового кризиса у представителей директивных органов появляются более широкие возможности для решения долгосрочных проблем, препятствующих устойчивому развитию
Последнее десятилетие было отмечено рядом масштабных экономических кризисов и потрясений, начиная с глобального финансового кризиса 2008–2009 годов, кризиса суверенной задолженности европейских стран 2010–2012 годов и заканчивая перераспределением цен на глобальных рынках сырьевых товаров в 2014–2016 годах. По мере выхода из данных кризисов и преодоления негативных последствий, которыми они сопровождались, мировая экономика…
Perspectives du développement macroéconomique mondial
À mesure que faiblissent les vents contraires générés par la crise financière mondiale, les décideurs disposent d’une plus large marge de manœuvre pour s’attaquer aux problèmes de plus long terme qui freinent le développement durable
Ces dix dernières années ont été marquées par une série de crises économiques et de chocs négatifs de grande ampleur : d’abord la crise financière mondiale de 2008-2009, puis la crise européenne de la dette souveraine entre 2010 et 2012 et, enfin, les corrections des prix des produits de base entre 2014 et 2016. À l’heure où s’apaisent ces crises et les vents contraires persistants qui les ont…
全球宏观经济发展展望
随着全球金融危机的冲击消退，政策制定者有更大的空间来解决阻碍可持续发展的更长期问题
在过去十年里，不时出现各种广泛的经济危机和负面冲击，首先是2008至2009年的全球金融危机，随后是2010至2012年的欧洲主权债务危机及2014至2016年的全球商品价格调整。随着这些危机以及伴随而来的持续阻力消退，世界经济有所上扬，为调整政策以解决阻碍可持续发展的经济、社会和环境进步的长期问题提供了更大的空间。
2017年，全球经济增长估计已达3.0%，与2016年2.4%的增长相比显著加快，为2011年以来的最高全球增长率。在各类国家中，劳动力市场的各项指标继续改善，世界上约三分之二的国家2017年经济增长强于上年。在全球范围内，2018年和2019年的增长预计稳定在3.0%。
经济活动趋强之势在各国和各区域分布不均
世界总产值增长最近加快，主要是因为一些发达经济体的增长更稳健，而东亚和南亚仍是世界上最具活力的区域。随着阿根廷、巴西、尼日利亚和俄罗斯联邦摆脱衰退，这些经济体出现了周期性改善，也约占2016年到2017年全球增长率上涨的三分之一。但近期各国和各区域的经济收益分布仍然不均，世界许多地区尚未恢复健康的增长速度。许多商品出口国的经济前景仍然充满挑战，凸显出过度依赖少数自然资源的国家容易出现繁荣与萧条交替循环。而且，世界经济的长期潜力由于全球金融危机后的投资疲软和生产率增长低速时期延长而受到损害。
投资条件有所改善，但政策不确定性升高和债务上升，可能阻碍投资广泛回暖
由于金融波动较小，银行业脆弱性降低，一些商品部门复苏而且全球宏观经济前景更稳固，…