News & Events

February 2012 Summary: ECB supporting private banks amidst fears of a credit crunch EU leaders agree on a new fiscal compact enhancing fiscal discipline Foreign reserves in Egypt hit dangerous low The sovereign debt crises continue to place stress on E ...

January 2012 Summary: Faltering global economic growth in 2011 High unemployment is the Achilles Heel of the recovery Renewed volatility and heightened risk in financial markets in 2011 The pace of global economic growth slowed markedly in 2011. While ...

December 2011 Summary: Grim prospects for world economy Premature fiscal austerity in developed countries is hampering recovery Developing countries remain vulnerable to downturns in the developed economies The world economy is teetering on the brink o ...

November 2011 Summary: EU leaders agree to scale up measures to solve the simmering debt crisis, but hurdles remain Unemployment in developed economies still high and lasting longer Is the G20 falling behind the curve? In late October, European leaders ...

October 2011 Summary: Equity markets worldwide plunged Euro area dollar liquidity dries up in the midst of Europe’s sovereign debt crisis G20 finance ministers maintain focus on fiscal consolidation Stock markets worldwide ended September with the larg ...

September 2011 Summary: Heightened uncertainty and downside risks for the world economy caused a sell-off in equity markets The sovereign debt crisis in the euro zone remains unabated The jobs crisis continues Global equity markets underwent synchroniz ...

August 2011 Summary: Economic growth is decelerating markedly in many regions; global manufacturing production is stagnating Equity markets have tumbled and exchange rate volatility has resurfaced with continued sovereign debt problems and stalling eco ...

July 2011 Summary: Concerns over sovereign debt sustainability in Europe and the United States cast clouds over global economic recovery Oil and other primary commodity prices remain high, keeping up headline inflation and affecting output growth in ma ...

The Great Green Technological Transformation To meet both the global development objectives of conquering poverty and protecting the environment, the World Economic and Social Survey 2011 calls for a complete transformation of technology on which human ...