Welcome to the United Nations March 2009
Summary:
Global financial markets remain highly volatile.
Global imbalances are unwinding in disorderly fashion, heightening the risk of exchange-rate volatility.
Unemployment is increasing worl
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Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Economic Analysis
Macroeconomic Analysis
April 2009
Summary:
Unemployment, trade and capacity utilization face sharpest deterioration since World War II
Widening gaps in external financing for developing countries call for large international transf
February 2009
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The impact of the financial crisis on economic activity has intensified worldwide.
Industrial production and international trade flows have declined sharply, and unemployment is rapidly risi
The World Economic Situation and Prospects 2008 highlights the risk of a recession in the United States and a hard landing of the global economy as a whole. The combination of a deep housing slump in the United States, continuous devaluation
December 2008
Summary:?
The world is now mired in the most severe financial crisis since the Great Depression. According to the United Nations baseline forecast, world gross product (WGP) is expected to grow by only 1.0 per cent
November 2008
Summary:
In response to the intensified global financial crisis, a large number of countries adopted extensive emergency plans in October 2008, following a more comprehensive and internationally concerted approach.
October 2008
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The world economy is facing the most severe financial crisis since the Great Depression of the last century. The risk for a global recession has heightened significantly and volatility of commodity prices h
The World Economic Situation and Prospects 2007 singles out the possibility of a more severe downturn in the United States' housing markets as the key risk for the global economy. A number of economies have witnessed substantial appreciation