, emerging priorities, and provides a detailed region-by-region picture of performance in the developing regions of the world … empowerment of women (the third MDG) and the special problems of fragile states, where extreme poverty is increasingly … concentrated. The report, which is jointly issued by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, argues that gender …

These studies provide supporting material for the analysis and scenarios in the World Economic Outlook …

This paper examines the World Economic Outlook forecasting record for the principal performance indicators for the … developments in policy variables and oil prices. In judging the forecast performance of the World Economic Outlook, a number of … points must be kept in mind. Most important, it has to be recognized that the period since the inception of the World …

Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It is also an important year to work toward a consensus on how the world is going to respond … action is needed to help the world get back on track to achieve the MDGs; and urgent action is also needed to combat climate …

, prepared jointly by the staff of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, provides a development perspective on the …