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April 2011
Summary: In addition to the massive human toll and environmental damage resulting from Japan?s triple?disaster (earthquake, tsunami and nuclear catastrophe), ensuing ripple effects are being felt on?global
Report of the Committee for Development Policy (E/2011/33, Supplement No. 13)
The 13th session was held from 21-25 March at UN Headquarters in New York
March 2011
Summary: International oil prices increased further amidst continued unrest in the Middle East
Food prices reached new record highs, pushing up inflation worldwide
As this went to press, a
February 2011
Summary: International food prices increased to record levels, contributing to both political unrest and greater uncertainty about the global recovery; other commodity prices also increased strongly in January
January 2011
Summary: A further slowdown in global economic growth is expected
Developing economies continue to lead the recovery
There are major downside risks for a gloomier outlook, including too early
Better policy coordination needed to avert another global slowdown
by Ingo Pitterle and Rob Vos
After a year of fragile and uneven recovery, global economic growth started to decelerate on a broad front in mid-2010 and this slower growth is expected to continue into 2011 and 2012. The United Nations baseline forecast for the growth of world gro
December 2010
Summary: European sovereign debt crisis is spreading to larger economies?
Increased volatility in equity and foreign exchange markets
Uneven economic recovery during the third quarter
November 2010
Summary: Surges in private capital flows pose challenges to emerging economies and enhance tensions over currencies
European countries go deeper into fiscal austerity
Industrial production gr