G20 GDP Growth - Second quarter of 2015, OECD
Quarterly GDP in volume terms for the G20
Percentage change on the previous quarter, seasonally adjusted...
Improving Land Management Could Boost Productivity and Transform Livelihoods in Uganda
Buoyed by the depreciating Shilling and the falling global oil prices, Uganda’s economy could continue the modest recovery and grow 0.4 percentage points faster in 2016 than in 2015. Uganda’s private sector has also played a critical role buffering...
Shortage of Long-Term Finance Blunts Progress in Developing Countries
A shortage of long-term financing since the 2008 crisis is choking the investment-backed growth of companies in developing countries and hampering the ability of credit-worthy families to borrow for education and housing needs and escape poverty, a...
Rozière: Protecting traditional products could boost demand and create jobs
Virginie Rozière
Innovation and education reforms critical to diversifying Chile’s economy - OECD
The end of the mining boom has highlighted the urgent need for Chile to diversify its economy away from commodity-intensive sectors, according to a new OECD report presented by Secretary-General Angel Gurría Monday. Chile has made significant social...
IMF Staff Concludes Visit to Haiti
A mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Mr. W. Christopher Walker visited Port-au-Prince during September 7–11 to review economic developments and hold discussions with the authorities on the 2015–16 budget. The staff team expects...
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2015 Article IV Consultation with the Democratic Republic of the Congo
On September 02, 2015, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
IMF Completes First Reviews Under the Stand-By Arrangement and Arrangement Under the Stand-By Credit Facility for Honduras
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday completed the first review of Honduras’s performance under an economic program supported by a three-year Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) and a two-year arrangement under the Stand-By...
International trade statistics: trends in second quarter 2015
Total G7 and BRIICS international merchandise trade, in current US dollars, continued to contract in the second quarter of 2015, with exports and imports declining by 0.9% and 1.2% respectively, compared with the previous quarter.
Outcome of the bilateral EU-Russia gas meeting in Vienna
On 11 September, European Commission Vice-President for the Energy Union Maroš Šefčovič attended bilateral talks on energy security with the Russian Federation in Vienna. Russia was represented by the Minister for Energy, Mr Alexander Novak and the...
