Global Economic Prospects, January 2017 : Weak Investment in Uncertain Times

Global Economic Prospects, January 2017 : Weak Investment in Uncertain Times

Stagnant global trade, subdued investment, and heightened policy uncertainty marked another difficult year for the world economy. A subdued recovery is expected for 2017, with receding obstacles to activity in commodity exporters and solid domestic demand in commodity importers. Weak investment is w...

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Main Author: World Bank Group
Format: Serial
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2017
Subjects:
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC PROSPECTS
EMERGING MARKETS
GLOBAL ECONOMY
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
capital flows
investment climate
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spelling okr-10986-258232021-04-23T14:04:32Z Global Economic Prospects, January 2017 : Weak Investment in Uncertain Times World Bank Group DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING ECONOMIES ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC PROSPECTS EMERGING MARKETS GLOBAL ECONOMY INTERNATIONAL TRADE capital flows investment climate Stagnant global trade, subdued investment, and heightened policy uncertainty marked another difficult year for the world economy. A subdued recovery is expected for 2017, with receding obstacles to activity in commodity exporters and solid domestic demand in commodity importers. Weak investment is weighing on medium-term prospects across many emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). Although fiscal stimulus in major economies, if implemented, may boost global growth above expectations, risks to growth forecasts remain tilted to the downside. Important downside risks stem from heightened policy uncertainty in major economies. Global Economic Prospects is a World Bank Group Flagship Report. On a semiannual basis (January and June), it examines global economic developments and prospects, with a special focus on developing countries. The report includes analysis of topical policy challenges faced by developing countries through in-depth research in the January edition and shorter analytical pieces in the June edition. 2017-01-05T23:17:39Z 2017-01-05T23:17:39Z 2017-01-10 Serial 978-1-4648-1016-9 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25823 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Publication
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topic DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC PROSPECTS
EMERGING MARKETS
GLOBAL ECONOMY
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
capital flows
investment climate
spellingShingle DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC PROSPECTS
EMERGING MARKETS
GLOBAL ECONOMY
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
capital flows
investment climate
World Bank Group
Global Economic Prospects, January 2017 : Weak Investment in Uncertain Times
description Stagnant global trade, subdued investment, and heightened policy uncertainty marked another difficult year for the world economy. A subdued recovery is expected for 2017, with receding obstacles to activity in commodity exporters and solid domestic demand in commodity importers. Weak investment is weighing on medium-term prospects across many emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). Although fiscal stimulus in major economies, if implemented, may boost global growth above expectations, risks to growth forecasts remain tilted to the downside. Important downside risks stem from heightened policy uncertainty in major economies. Global Economic Prospects is a World Bank Group Flagship Report. On a semiannual basis (January and June), it examines global economic developments and prospects, with a special focus on developing countries. The report includes analysis of topical policy challenges faced by developing countries through in-depth research in the January edition and shorter analytical pieces in the June edition.
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author World Bank Group
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title Global Economic Prospects, January 2017 : Weak Investment in Uncertain Times
title_short Global Economic Prospects, January 2017 : Weak Investment in Uncertain Times
title_full Global Economic Prospects, January 2017 : Weak Investment in Uncertain Times
title_fullStr Global Economic Prospects, January 2017 : Weak Investment in Uncertain Times
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