Welcome to the United Nations
January 2009
Summary:
There are increasing signs that the world economy is entering a recession.
Slowing global demand underpinned a further decline in oil prices.
Weakening economic conditions led to furt
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Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Economic Analysis
Macroeconomic Analysis
June 2009
Summary:
First quarter data underscore the severity of the crisis across the globe. Although some high-frequency indicators for developed economies suggest a slowing of the downturn, economic recovery is still far
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
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
Summary:?
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