Addressing youth unemployment is an important policy issue globally. Vulnerable youth are burdened not just by unemployment but a dual cycle of poverty and despair which constrains their future life outcomes...
Manufacturing returned to growth in December after weak external demand and extreme weather events reduced production in previous months. Firms consequently maintained positive production prospects on...
Gabon distinguishes itself in Sub-Saharan Africa with its relatively high income per capita, abundant natural resources, and a significant urban population - 89 percent residing in urban areas. Economic...
Nicaragua enjoyed steady gross domestic product (GDP) growth at 4 percent on average between 2000 and 2018. The economy is expected to slow in 2024 and stabilize in the medium term. Growth prospects are...
Poverty is on a declining trend in Georgia, buoyed by recent robust economic growth and labor market improvements. Between 2016 and 2022, the poverty rate, measured by the international poverty line (below...
The growth of the Serbian economy accelerated in the first half of 2024 leading to an increase in projected gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the year as a whole to 3.8 percent. The incidence of...
Growth reached 9.1 percent in H1 2024, driven by strong private consumption due to rising real wages. Unemployment decreased and poverty continued to decline. Growth is projected at 7.5 percent for 2024...
Growth reached 9.1 percent in H1 2024, driven by strong private consumption due to rising real wages. Unemployment decreased and poverty continued to decline. Growth is projected at 7.5 percent for 2024...
Despite a subdued global backdrop, the Indian economy expanded by 8.2 percent in FY23-24, reflecting strong growth in manufacturing and construction. This strong momentum is projected to continue over...
Driven by agriculture growth, a positive trade balance, and strong private consumption, 2023 Brazil’s GDP growth was 2.9 percent, higher than expected at the beginning of the year but lower than in 2022...
Unemployment in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is primarily driven by three vulnerable groups that frequently lack both skills and work experience - the long-term unemployed, youth and women. Overall unemployment...
إلى جانب انتعاش الصادرات السياحية، إلى خفض عجز الحسابالجاري في عام 2023 . في حن أن انخفاض الدولار يخفف الضغطعى احتياجات التمويل الخارجي الكبرة، خاصة بسبب خدمةالديون الثقيلة. لا تزال تونس تعتمد عى الإقراض...
La reprise économique — déjà limitée — de la Tunisies’est fortement ralentie en 2023, dans un contextede grave sécheresse, de conditions de financementstrictes et de un avancement peu soutenu de la miseen...
Tunisia’s already modest economic recovery almost halted in 2023, amidst a severe drought, tight financing conditions and the modest pace of implementing reforms. With this slowdown, the Tunisian economy...
This is a statement by Gilbert Houngbo at the 109th Meeting of the Development Committee held on April 19, 2024. The ILO’s research shows that in 2023, the global unemployment rate and the jobs gap (constituting...
Statistical profiling tool helps to segment jobseekers by their difficulty/likelihood to find a job, their distance to the labour market, their degree of disadvantage, their likelihood to exhaust unemployment...
The unemployment rates in Germany had been decreasing progressively after the 2008 economic crisis. The rate reached 3.2 percent in January 2020, according to the seasonally adjusted Labor Force Survey...