The global economic crisis of 2008-2009 exposed systemic failings at the core of economic policymaking worldwide. The crisis came on top of several other crises, including skyrocketing and highly volatile world food and energy prices and climate chan
SDG #8: Decent work and economic growth

More than five years after the global financial crisis erupted, the world economy has not fully recovered. Most developed economies are still toiling up a bumpy path. A number of emerging economies, which have already experienced a notable slowdow

October 2013
Summary:
US Fed delays the tapering of the QE programme, providing a temporary relief for emerging markets
Chinese economy strengthens
Current-account deficits widen in several emerging

The Global Partnership for Development: The Challenge We Face While there are advances to report in increasing access to new technologies and some essential medicines, in achieving greater duty-free access for exports from developing count

September 2013
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BRICS?establish?anti-crisis?facility
Western?Europe?exits?recession
Growth?in?emerging?markets?remains?uneven amid?structural?issues?and?tightening?external?financing?conditio