The IFO Institute, in co-operation with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Paris, has published the results of the IFO World Economic Survey (WES) of the first quarter of 2010. For the first time in two years, the WEC indicator has risen above its long-term average. The global economic climate has shown signs of general [...]
The OECD has just published the Economic Survey of Hungary 2010. The country is facing one of the most severe recessions among OECD countries, with the projected fall in GDP in 2009 at double the OECD average. Despite financial assistance from international organizations, macroeconomic policies have to remain tight. Stabilization is underway, but the depth [...]
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has just published the “Trade and Environmental Review 2009/2010: Promoting Poles of Clean, Sustainable Growth in Developing Countries to Enhance Resilience to the Inter-related Economic, Food and Climate Crises.” The report focuses on the 140 plus low-income and least developed countries, which played no part in [...]
The Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLA) has just published the “Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2009.” This annual publication is one of the leading sources of statistical information on the region and contains social, economic and environmental data.
The report is divided into four sections, which focus on:
-Demographic and social aspects, with [...]
The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs has just launched the study, Rethinking Poverty: Report on the World Social Situation 2010. The report seeks to contribute to rethinking poverty and its eradication. It stresses the urgent need for a strategic shift away from the market fundamentalist thinking, policies and practices of recent decades towards [...]
The IMF has just published the latest update of the World Economic Outlook and the Global Financial Stability Report, GFSR Market Update. The world economy is still on the road to recovery and, despite improving conditionals, financial stability remains fragile in many advanced countries and some hard-hit emerging market countries.
According to the report, the top [...]
The OECD has just published the 2010 edition of the Economic Survey of China. By all accounts, the Chinese economy appears to be weathering the global crisis well. The country is now leading the world economy out of recession and could well overtake the United States to become the world’s leading producer of manufactured goods [...]
The OECD has just published its “Economic Survey of Chile.” The country, which is now on the path to becoming the OECD’s newest member, is coming out of recession relatively fast on the back of government stimulus measures and a rebound in cooper export prices.
Although income per capita on a purchasing power parity basis has [...]
The World Bank has just launched the study, Global Economic Prospects 2010. The report warns that while the worst of the crisis may be over, the global recovery remains fragile. Unemployment and spare capacity are likely to continue to characterize the economic landscape for years to come. The global GDP, which declined by 2.2 percent [...]
From January 27-31, 2,500 leaders from business, government and civil society will meet in Davos, Switzerland, for the 40th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. The central theme of this year’s edition is “Improve the State of the World: Rethink, Redesign, Rebuild.” Participants will take part in over 200 working sessions on topics such [...]
