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#WESP2017

The World Economic Situation and Prospects 2017 (WESP), published by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN/DESA), was launched in a press conference in New York on 17 January by Assistant-Secretary-General for Economic Develo ...
Marking 70 years of publication, UN/DESA's flagship report on the state of the global economy, the World Economic Situation and Prospects 2017, was launched today in New York by Assistant-Secretary-General for Economic Development, Lenni Montiel, and Senior Economic Affairs Officer, Dawn Holland. The report states that world gross product is forecast to expand by 2.7 per cent in 2017 and 2.9 per cent in 2018, with this modest recovery more an indication of economic stabilization than a signal of a robust and sustained revival of global demand.  Regional launches will take place in Addis Ababa, Bangkok, Beirut, Geneva, Johannesburg, Mexico City, Moscow and New Delhi throughout the week. Watch the global outlook [link to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBYlk1idPzc] Full report and other press materials [link to: http://bit.ly/WESP]
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