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world economy remains fairly bright, demographic trends will be a major driver of future events and the benefits of … facing the world today. Three prominent features in the next wave of globalization are: the growing economic weight of …
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The themes of the 2006 Global Economic Prospects (GEP) are international remittances and migration, their economic consequences, and how policies can increase their role in reducing poverty. The GEP explores the gains and losses from international migration from the perspective of developing...
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discusses recent developments in global production, trade, inflation, and financial markets, and presents updates of the World …
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the world economy. This arises as the recovery is transitioning toward a more mature phase during which the influence of …
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people, and policies to reduce protection and other inequities in the world trading system. Global Economic Prospects 2004 … world trading system and the role of trade preferences, exemptions from WTO rules, and technical assistance to implement WTO …
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The global economy got off to a bumpy start this year, but growth in 2015 and 2016 looks to be broadly on track. Projections for developing countries in 2014 have been down downgraded by 0.5 percentage points to 4.8 percent mainly reflecting weak first quarter growth in the US due to weather and...
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Global Economic Prospects 2008: Technology Diffusion in the Developing World examines the state of technology in … of strong growth and a 15 year period of strong performance in much of the developing world, which has contributed to …
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International migration, the movement of people across international boundaries to improve economic opportunity, has enormous implications for growth and welfare in both origin and destination countries. An important benefit to developing countries is the receipt of remittances or transfers from...
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The proliferation of regional trade agreements is fundamentally altering the world trade landscape. The number of … can have adverse effects on excluded countries. Lowering of border barriers around the world is crucial to minimizing … these effects. The completion of the Doha Development Agenda by all countries in the World Trade Organization will reduce …
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The overview of the Global Economic Prospects (GEP) 2004 addresses the Doha Agenda and its effects or failures on global trade integration. The document contains commentary and analysis of international trade and its effects on developing countries and the poor populations of more developed...
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