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Short-term prospects for the world economy continue to strengthen, but more efforts are needed to ensure the gains are widely shared Weak productivity growth and a lack of secure employment are constraining progress in many countries in Africa, Latin America and Western Asia Rising inequality in China and India poses a risk to medium-term growth prospects

WESP 2018 highlights that the strengthening global economy is an opportunity to address structural challenges Several economies in Africa, Latin America and Western Asia still see negligible per capita income growth East and South Asia remain world’s most dynamic regions

Rapid growth in cryptocurrencies posing a challenge for policymakers, European Central Bank maintains accommodative policy stance while the Bank of England raises its key policy rate for the first time in more than a decade, India announces plans to recapitalize state-owned banks

March 2013 Summary: Sequestration may lead to lower growth in the United States  Weaknesses continue in the European Union China announces a GDP target of 7.5 per cent while India boosts budget spending The Congress of the United States failed to agree ...