Investments in People Critical for Future Growth
Decision makers along with representatives from civil society and the private sector from Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, and other Middle East and North...
Increasing Social Spending Can Boost Incomes and Consumption in China
While growth is moderating, China’s economy continues to perform well. China’s GDP growth slowed to 6.5 percent year-on-year in the third quarter from 6.8...
Japan should reform retirement policies to meet challenge of ageing workforce
Japan must improve job quality and further reform the mandatory retirement age to address upfront the challenges of its rapidly ageing and shrinking labour...
Unemployment in Latin America and the Caribbean down slightly in 2018
The forecast unemployment rate in Latin America and the Caribbean fell slightly to 7.8 per cent in 2018, compared to 8.1 per cent in...
Malaysia’s Economy Remains Resilient but Faces Global Headwinds
Malaysia’s economy is expected to grow at a more moderate pace in the near term, growing at 4.7 percent in 2019, according to the...
Global coal demand set to remain stable through 2023, despite headwinds
While global coal demand looks set to rise for the second year in a row in 2018, it is forecast to remain stable over...
Faster Transition to Clean Energy Would Bring Great Benefits to Poland
Scaling up renewable energy sources in Poland would benefit the economy, improve people’s health, and reduce serious environmental problems - including the worst air...
Oil Market Report: A floor under prices?
OPEC and some non-OPEC oil ministers met in Vienna last week and agreed
to curb their output by 1.2 mb/d in order to address growing...
Asia’s Growth Outlook Steady Despite China–US Trade Conflict
Economies in developing Asia and the Pacific are weathering external challenges thanks to robust domestic demand, while inflationary pressures are abating, says a new...
Vietnam’s economy grows robustly, but risks intensify
Economic growth in Vietnam has proven resilient despite weakening external conditions, driven mainly by strong domestic demand and a dynamic export-oriented manufacturing sector.
According to...