Economic growth ‘exceeds expectations’ but trade tensions are rising: UN report

Global economic growth is exceeding expectations this year but heightened geopolitical tension and uncertainty over international trade could thwart progress, according to a new United Nations report. https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2018/05/1010042

World Bank: sharp, long-lasting slowdown to hit developing countries hard

10 Jan 2023

Growth in emerging market and developing economies will be hit hard over the next two years, according to the World Bank’s latest Global Economic Prospects report.

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Global economy projected to show fastest growth in 50 years 

15 Sep 2021

The global economy is expected to bounce back this year with growth of 5.3 per cent, the fastest in nearly five decades, according to the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

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UN chief outlines solutions to defeat ‘four horsemen’ threatening our global future

22 Jan 2020

The start of the New Year finds the world facing four looming threats to human progress: surging geopolitical tensions, the climate crisis, global mistrust and the downsides of technology, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday.