Some of the headings included in this issue of the Development Economics Prospects Group (DECPG) global economic prospects monthly working paper are as follows: overview; chart of the month; Special focus...
Some of the headings included in this issue of the Development Economics Prospects Group (DECPG) global economic prospects monthly working paper are as follows: overview; chart of the month; Special focus:...
This issue highlights the following headings: monthly highlights; special focus: spillovers in Europe and Central Asia; major data releases; other reports from prospects group; recent World Bank (WB) country...
The Somaliland economy is driven by the private sector. Unlike most other economies in the world, the government footprint is limited, amounting to under 10 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP)...
Global growth again fell short of expectations in 2015. Growth is projected to edge up in 2016-18 but the forecast is subject to substantial downside risks. In addition to discussing global and regional...
Global growth in Q3 is currently estimated at about 2.4 percent (q-o-q, saar), little changed from previous quarters. Growth in the U.S. and the Euro Area slowed in Q3, while Japan’s economy contracted...
Mixed signals on the trajectory of U.S. economic growth are complicating the Fed interest rate decision. Euro Area industrial production declined at the fastest pace in a year in the third quarter, but...
As in the first quarter, global growth of about 2.3 percent (saar) disappointed in the second quarter of 2015. In August, equity markets corrected sharply (40 percent from mid-June) in China and fell across...
Recent indicators suggest a continued recovery in high-income countries. The U.S. labor market improved further in the second quarter, while manufacturing and services growth in the Euro Area moved up...
Chapter one examines the progress made on sustainable poverty reduction and shared prosperity, as well as the policies that are needed to make further progress. With 2015 being a watershed year for global...
Officially recorded remittance flows to developing countries reached an estimated $401 billion in 2012, growing by 5.3 percent compared with 2011. Remittance flows are expected to grow at an average of...