Supported by a moderate recovery in trade and investment, global economic growth has strengthened in the last six months in line with economic forecasts, according to the United Nations World Economic Situation and Prospects as of mid-2017 report, which will be launched at UN Headquarters on 16 May at 11.00am EDT.

The World Economic Situation and Prospects assesses the current developments and outlook for the global economy and is produced by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), in partnership with the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the five UN regional commissions and the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO). The mid-2017 report updates the 2017 report which was released in January this year.

Who:

  • Diana Alarcón, Chief, Global Economic Monitoring Unit, Development Policy and Analysis Division, DESA
  • Dawn Holland, Senior Economic Affairs Officer, Global Economic Monitoring Unit, Development Policy and Analysis Division, DESA

What:

  • Press briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects as of mid-2017

When:

  • Tuesday 16 May 2017, 11:00 a.m. EDT

Where:

For more information on the report, please visit:
https://www.un.org/development/desa/dpad/document_gem/global-economic-monitoring-unit/world-economic-situation-and-prospects-wesp-report/

Available for interviews:

Global Outlook

  • Dawn Holland, Senior Economic Affairs Officer, DESA (English)
  • Sebastian Vergara, Economic Affairs Officer, DESA (English, Spanish)
  • Grigor Agabekian, Economic Affairs Officer, DESA (English, Russian)
  • Sergio Vieira, Economic Affairs Officer, DESA (French)
  • Helena Afonso, Economic Affairs Officer, DESA (Portuguese)

North America; Developed Asia

  • Dawn Holland, Senior Economic Affairs Officer, DESA (English)

Europe

  • Matthias Kempf, Economic Affairs Officer, DESA (English)

Latin America and the Caribbean

  • Ingo Pitterle, Economic Affairs Officer, DESA (English)

Economies in Transition; Commonwealth of Independent States

  • Grigor Agabekian, Economic Affairs Officer, DESA (English, Russian)

South Asia

  • Sebastian Vergara, Economic Affairs Officer, DESA (English, Spanish)

East Asia; China

  • Poh Lynn Ng, Associate Economic Affairs Officer, DESA (English)

Africa

  • Helena Afonso, Economic Affairs Officer, DESA (English, Portuguese)
  • Michal Podolski, Economic Affairs Officer, DESA (English)

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