UN DESA United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs [to 12 December 2015]
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Selected Press Releases

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Global economy faces major headwinds – modest improvement projected for next two years
10 December 2015, New York
The world economy stumbled in 2015 and only a modest improvement is projected for 2016/17 as a number of cyclical and structural headwinds persist, says the United Nations World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2016 report, launched today.