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  • Fiscal Policy for Growth and Equity : Public Finance Review (English)

    This third programmatic public finance review (PFR-3) supports Ukraine in reorienting fiscal policy towards supporting inclusive and sustained economic growth after the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 161371 Document Date: July 2, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Golovach,Anastasiia,Smits,Karlis,Shaukat Khan,Tehmina,Mitov,Lubomir A.,Le,Tuan Minh,Shukla,Gangadhar Prasad,Sukkasem,Waewnet,Postolovska,Iryna,Manuilova,Natalia,Bilous,Anna

  • Building the Foundations for Economic Sustainability : Human Capital and Growth in the GCC (Vol. 1 of 2) (English)

    The economies of the GCC recovered in 2018 despite signs of weakness in the global economic outlook, reinforcing the perception that GCC economies' fortunes are still inextricably tied to oil. Global growth...

    Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 136435 Document Date: May 1, 2019 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Varma,Sona,Hussain,Sahar Sajjad,Ollero,Antonio M.,Shaukat Khan,Tehmina,Maseeh,Ashwaq Natiq,Alhmoud,Khaled Bassam Rasheed,El-Saharty,Sameh,Kheyfets,Igor,Ajwad,Mohamed Ihsan,Herbst,Christopher H.

  • Deepening reforms in focus : pension systems in the Gulf (English)

    This second edition of the twice-yearly Gulf Economic Monitor describes recent economic developments, near-term prospects, and broader reform priorities in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries...

    Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 124396 Document Date: February 1, 2018 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Shaukat Khan,Tehmina,Onder,Harun,Hussain,Sahar Sajjad,Ollero,Antonio M.

  • Sustaining fiscal reforms in the long-term (Vol. 2 of 2) (Arabic)

    This first edition takes a close look at recent economic developments and short-term prospects for Gulf countries. It also includes forecasts for the individual Gulf nations and an analytical section that...

    Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 116205 Document Date: June 1, 2017 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Shaukat Khan,Tehmina,Onder,Harun,Hussain,Sahar Sajjad,Audiger, Cindy,Nallari,Yugandhar Raj

  • Sustaining fiscal reforms in the long-term (Vol. 1 of 2) (English)

    This first edition takes a close look at recent economic developments and short-term prospects for Gulf countries. It also includes forecasts for the individual Gulf nations and an analytical section that...

    Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 116205 Document Date: June 1, 2017 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Shaukat Khan,Tehmina,Onder,Harun,Hussain,Sahar Sajjad,Audiger, Cindy,Nallari,Yugandhar Raj

  • From commodity discovery to production (English)

    Major resource discoveries have transformed growth prospects for many low-income countries. However, the sharp downturn in commodity prices in recent years is affecting resource investment in these countries...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS7823 Document Date: September 15, 2016 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Shaukat Khan,Tehmina,Nguyen,Trang Thi Thuy,Ohnsorge,Franziska Lieselotte,Schodde,Richard

  • Global economic prospects : spillovers amid weak growth (English)

    Global growth again fell short of expectations in 2015. Growth is projected to edge up in 2016-18 but the forecast is subject to substantial downside risks. In addition to discussing global and regional...

    Document Type: Publication Report No.: 102968 Document Date: January 1, 2016 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Arteta,Carlos,Stocker,Marc,Vashakmadze,Ekaterine T.,Eigen-Zucchi,Christian,Chen,Derek Hung Chiat,Vorisek,Dana Lauren,Shaukat Khan,Tehmina,Kambou,Gerard,Huidrom,Raju,Kose,Ayhan,Ohnsorge,Franziska Lieselotte,Lakatos,Csilla,Maliszewska,Maryla,Petri,Peter A.,Plummer,Michael George,Klein,Maximilian Michael Johann,Shambaugh,Jay Curtis

  • DECPG global monthly newsletter (English)

    Global growth in Q3 is currently estimated at about 2.4 percent (q-o-q, saar), little changed from previous quarters. Growth in the U.S. and the Euro Area slowed in Q3, while Japan’s economy contracted...

    Document Type: Newsletter Report No.: 103026 Document Date: November 1, 2015 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Eigen-Zucchi,Christian,Stocker,Marc,Baffes,John,Chen,Derek Hung Chiat,Ding,Xiaodan,Gong,Xinghao,Shaukat Khan,Tehmina,Kim,Eung Ju,Nguyen, Trang,Vashakmadze,Ekaterine T.

  • DECPG Weekly Global Economic Brief (English)

    Some of the headings included in this issue of the Development Economics Prospects Group (DECPG) weekly global economic newsletter are as follows: latest the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) statement...

    Document Type: Newsletter Report No.: 98951 Document Date: March 20, 2015 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Shaukat Khan,Tehmina,Kambou,Gerard,Zhang,Jiayi

  • Developing trends : July 2014 (English)

    The strengthening of economic activity is robust in the United States, but lags behind in the Euro Area. Notwithstanding the Q1 weakness, economic activity in high-income countries (where large negative...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 91229 Document Date: July 1, 2014 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Baffes,John,Chen,Derek Hung Chiat,Cosic,Damir,Dennis,Allen Curtis K.,Kambou,Gerard,Shaukat Khan,Tehmina,Kim,Eung Ju,Mercado,Kristina Cathrine Tan,Nguyen, Thanh

  • Developing trends : June 2014 (English)

    World Bank lowers projections for the global economic outlook. In the recently released Global Economic Prospects, the World Bank reports that the global economy got off to a bumpy start in 2014 buffeted...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 91230 Document Date: June 19, 2014 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Dennis,Allen Curtis K.,Shaukat Khan,Tehmina,Kambou,Gerard,Chen,Derek Hung Chiat,Kim,Eung Ju,Baffes,John,Cosic,Damir,Moha-patra, Sanket ,Vashakmadze,Ekaterine T.,Nguyen, Thanh,Mercado,Kristina Cathrine Tan,Baffes,John,Burns,Andrew

  • Global economic prospects, January 2014 : coping with policy normalization in high-income countries (English)

    This report describes the forces acting on the global economy and its implications on developing countries using evidence based analysis. The report includes forecasts for individual developing regions...

    Document Type: Publication Report No.: 84174 Document Date: January 1, 2014 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Baffes,John,Burns,Andrew,Chen,Derek Hung Chiat,Choi,Young Il,Cosic,Damir,Dybczak,Kamil,Kambou,Gerard,Kennedy, Mike,Shaukat Khan,Tehmina,Kida,Mizuho,Kim,Eung Ju,Lim,Jamus Jerome,Mohapatra,Sanket,Nallari,Yugandhar Raj,Stocker,Marc,Vashakmadze,Ekaterine T.,Vorisek,Dana Lauren

  • DECPG daily economics and financial market commentary (English)

    Some of the headings included in this issue of the Development Economics Prospects Group (DECPG) daily economics and financial market commentary newsletter are as follows: financial markets; high-income...

    Document Type: Newsletter Report No.: 81765 Document Date: September 13, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Chen,Derek Hung Chiat,Shaukat Khan,Tehmina,Kambou,Gerard

  • DECPG daily economics and financial market commentary (English)

    Some of the headings included in this issue of the Development Economics Prospects Group (DECPG) daily economics and financial market commentary newsletter are as follows: financial markets; high-income...

    Document Type: Newsletter Report No.: 81763 Document Date: September 11, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Chen,Derek Hung Chiat,Shaukat Khan,Tehmina,Kambou,Gerard

  • DECPG daily economics and financial market commentary (English)

    Some of the headings included in this issue of the Development Economics Prospects Group (DECPG) daily economics and financial market commentary newsletter are as follows: financial markets; high-income...

    Document Type: Newsletter Report No.: 81762 Document Date: September 10, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Cosic,Damir,Kim,Eung Ju,Shaukat Khan,Tehmina