world economy

The DESA Expert Group Meeting on the World Economy was held from 21-23 October 2015 at the UN Headquarters in New York. More than seventy economists from all over the world participated in discussions on the current state of the world economy, regional outlook, world commodity markets and global modelling and econometrics.

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 ...

Sharp appreciation of the U.S. dollar Western European economy continues to struggle Ebola takes severe tolls in West Africa  

The World Economic Situation and Prospects 2013 presents a post-crisis world economy still struggling with continued weakening growth of 2.2 per cent in 2012. It projects disappointing global growth of 2.4 per cent in 2013 and 3.2 per cent in 2014 in t ...

The World Economic Situation and Prospects 2010 cautions that although the world economy is on the mend, the recovery is uneven and conditions for sustained growth remain fragile. The risk of a double-dip recession remains. The report also highlights a ...