October 2012
Summary:
World trade continues to slow
Economic uncertainty continues in the eurozone
India?s government enacts significant reforms
Growth of world trade has slowe
SDG #8: Decent work and economic growth

Global liquidity for global development
by Shari Spiegel, Barry Herman and Rob Vos

The Global Partnership for Development: Making Rhetoric a Reality In its 2012 Report, the MDG Gap Task Force has had difficulty identifying areas of significant new progress towards delivering on commitments to the Global Partnership for D

September 2012
Summary:
Slow growth in Europe affecting Asian exports
ECB and Fed announce new government bond-buying programmes
Growth slows in Brazil
The recessionary environment in Europ

August 2012
Summary:
Drought in large parts of the United States is pushing up world food prices
Emerging markets ease monetary policy to stimulate growth
The debt crisis in the eurozone remains a ma

Accelerating progress towards the Millennium Development Goals: options for sustained and inclusive growth and issues for advancing the United Nations development agenda beyond 2015 (A/67/257)

July 2012
Summary:
Marked deceleration in global trade
Progress made in EU bank recapitalization and growth pact
Growth slows in Brazil and India
Monthly data of global and reg

The potential of financial transaction taxes for development financing
by Christina Bodouroglou, Shari Spiegel and Rob Vos