The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Trade and Development Report 2022 outlines policy actions to avert economic crisis and strengthen support to developing countries. UNCTAD economists analyze the state of the global economy and project lower growth over the next two years.
Advanced economies need to change course in their monetary and fiscal policies to avoid inflicting worse damage than the financial crisis in 2008 and the COVID-19 shock in 2020. The cascading crises resulting from the pandemic combined with debt distress, inflation, climate change and the war in Ukraine have already turned a global slowdown into a downturn.
The report also covers the economic and development outlook in each developing region.
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About UNCTAD
UNCTAD is the UN's leading institution dealing with trade and development. It is a permanent intergovernmental body established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1964.
UNCTAD is part of the UN Secretariat and has a membership of 195 countries, one of the largest in the UN system. UNCTAD supports developing countries to access the benefits of a globalized economy more fairly and effectively.
We provide economic and trade analysis, facilitate consensus-building and offer technical assistance to help developing countries use trade, investment, finance and technology for inclusive and sustainable development.
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