Project LINK

The annual UN/DESA Expert Group Meeting on the World Economy (also known as the Project LINK Meeting) starts today in New York and will lead off with a discussion on the world economic outlook facilitated by Peter H. Pauly, Vice-Dean and Professor of E ...

DESA/DPAD, in collaboration with the Project LINK Research Center of the University of Toronto, held its annualExpert Group Meeting on the World Economy (Project LINK conference)from October 21 to 23 in New York.The conference was attended by some 80 e ...

More than five years after the global financial crisis erupted, the world economy has not fully recovered. Most developed economies are still toiling up a bumpy path. A number of emerging economies, which have already experienced a notable slowdown in ...

Despite some improvements in global financial conditions and reduced short-term risks, the world economy continues to expand at a subdued pace. After the downturn in 2011/12, global economic activity is expected to slowly gain momentum in the second ha ...

Four years after the eruption of the global financial crisis, the world economy is still in a precarious situation. Growth has weakened considerably during 2012 and the prospects for the next two years continue to be challenging, fraught with a number ...

The Highlights of the Global Economic Outlook June 2012Developed countries struggle to overcome vicious cycleGrowth in developing countries moderatingEuro area crisis poses biggest downside risk