World Economic Outlook, April 2019

The upswing in global investment and trade continued in the second half of 2017. At 3.8 percent, global growth in 2017 was the fastest since 2011. With financial conditions still supportive, global growth is expected to tick up to a 3.9 percent rate in both 2018 and 2019. Advanced economies will grow faster than potential this year and next; euro area economies are set to narrow excess capacity with support from accommodative monetary policy, and expansionary fiscal policy will drive the US economy above full employment. Aggregate growth in emerging market and developing economies is...

En la edición de abril de 2012 de Perspectivas de la economía mundial se evalúa el panorama al que se enfrenta la economía a escala internacional, que muestra un fortalecimiento gradual tras el fuerte revés sufrido en 2011. La amenaza de una abrupta desaceleración mundial se vio contenida debido a que mejoró la actividad en Estados Unidos y se aplicaron políticas más idóneas en la zona del euro en respuesta a la profundización de la crisis europea. Por lo tanto, es probable que en las principales economías avanzadas se reinicie una recuperación débil y se prevé que en la...

The upswing in global investment and trade continued in the second half of 2017. At 3.8 percent, global growth in 2017 was the fastest since 2011. With financial conditions still supportive, global growth is expected to tick up to a 3.9 percent rate in both 2018 and 2019. Advanced economies will grow faster than potential this year and next; euro area economies are set to narrow excess capacity with support from accommodative monetary policy, and expansionary fiscal policy will drive the US economy above full employment. Aggregate growth in emerging market and developing economies is...

Este trabajo presenta una investigación a nivel descriptivo en lo relacionado a las prácticas de la Sección de Probidad en el ejercicio de su facultad contralora en el sistema de rendición de cuentas nacional. La descripción de las prácticas, se encuentra basada en las atribuciones legales de la Sección de Probidad amparadas en normativa legal vigente. Asimismo, se describen las relaciones de dependencia jerárquica entre la Sección de Probidad y el ápice estratégico del Órgano Judicial y finalmente, se presentan una serie de propuesta de mejora de las prácticas la Sección....

The Mirage is an expression of Dr. Jamal Sanad Al-Suwaidi’s perspective that the struggle in which many Arab and Muslim countries are currently engaged against extremist groups and organizations is not limited to the realm of military and security operations; it is also an extended war of an essentially intellectual nature that requires long-term planning, which is no less important – indeed, perhaps even more so – than planning in military and security terms. Academic scholarship plays a vital role in protecting the security of nations and societies via rigorous analysis of challenges...

The articles in this 4-volume edition reflect both the persistence of Unamuno's campaign against politicians and royals and the complex picture of political, regional, and social tensions in post-bellum Spain. The original articles are in Spanish, the introduction, notes, and appendices in English.

Estudios de casos sobre la gestión portuaria - Tesis Finales seleccionadas de Argentina, Bolivia, Perú y República Dominicana del Programa de Gestión Portuaria de la UNCTAD/TrainForTrade Red de habla hispana. This publication presents the best case studies prepared in the framework of the Spanish-speaking network of the TrainForTrade Port Management Programme, the implementation of successful case studies, their impact and recommendations linked to the Sustainable development goals.