Economy: Unctad Warns of Threats to Global Recovery
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The current recovery of the global economy is dampened by risks that could give rise to financial and exchange-rate instability and to a slowdown in growth, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) warned Thursday.
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Some suggest that excess liquidity could threaten the world's economy.
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The global economy faces testing   times because of the danger of inflation, unbalanced trade   flows and deadlocked world trade talks, International Monetary   Fund chief Rodrigo Rato said on Friday.
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The global economy is set for another   year of strong growth, the International Monetary Fund said on   Thursday, but it warned that rising inflationary pressures and   a slowing U.S. economy were growing dangers.
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African economies face a daunting challenge to catch up with the rest of the world after missing out on two decades of growth, a new report by the World Bank has said.
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Findings of UN panel on global warming put African and Asian regions among those most at risk.
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Facing a global economy on the mend but threatened by surging oil prices and other factors, IMF and World Bank policymakers opened two days of meetings Saturday to discuss ways to keep the recovery on track.
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A mixture of problems including sharp currency fluctuations has led to uncertainty about how strong and durable the world recovery will prove, British finance minister Gordon Brown said yesterday.
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The world's leading industrial  countries are enjoying strong growth but face the risk of  rising inflationary expectations, tight energy markets and  spreading protectionism, a draft communique of the Group of  Seven rich nations says.
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The UN's food agency says that protectionism and a prolonged fall in prices are threatening the livelihoods of  2.5 billion people.
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The world's leading industrial   countries are enjoying strong growth but face the risk of   rising inflationary expectations, tight energy markets and   spreading protectionism, a draft communique of the Group of   Seven rich nations says.
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Finance leaders from the worldâs wealthiest nations warned Saturday that global economic woes could get worse from the slump in the American housing market.
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A global crisis of bird flu will threaten animal and human life in the near future, UN agencies warn.
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AFGHANISTAN is in danger of becoming a &quot;narco-state&quot; because soaring opium cultivation now accounts for 60 per cent of the economy, the United Nations warned yesterday.
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The head of the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday predicted a "continued smooth ride" for the global economy, but cautioned there are signs of potential trouble ahead after several years of brisk growth.
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The global economy is expected to log solid growth this year and next, although elevated energy prices and inflation hover as risks, the chief of the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday.
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Damage to the environment could soon pass a point of no return, according to a major report from the U.N.