A dialogue between DESA/DPAD and technical staff from the Ministry of Planning, the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Seas, the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity, and UNDP Costa Rica was held in San José, Costa Rica on 18-20 May as part of t ...

The mid-year update of the World Economic Situation and Prospects forecasts growth of world gross product to accelerate slightly from 2.6 per cent in 2014 to 2.8 per cent in 2015—a downward revision by 0.3 percentage points from the forecast presented in the World Economic Situation and Prospects 2015 in January. In 2016, global growth is forecast to improve to 3.1 per cent. The report was launched today in New York by Pingfan Hong, Director of the Development Policy and Analysis Division (DPAD), UN/DESA; and Ingo Pitterle, Economic Affairs Officer, DPAD/DESA.

Download the World Economic Situation and Prospects Monthly Briefing No. 77 April 2015 Summary Progress in the creation of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank GDP growth diverges among developing economies Sharp currency depreciations in many emer ...