Prospects - Global Macroeconomics

The World Bank monitors international economic and financial trends, regional issues, and major commodities to construct a consistent view for the world economy and the implications and risks to growth in developing countries. The global outlook is released twice a year through Global Economic Prospects. More timely short-term monitoring of developments are issued through Daily Briefs and Focus Topics.

Developing countries need to focus on raising the growth potential of their economies, while strengthening buffers to deal with risks from the Euro Area and fiscal policy in the United States, says the January 2013 edition of Global Economic Prospects (GEP).

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Forecasts and short-term monitoring

Global Economic Prospects 2013

Developing country growth in 2013 is expected to be robust at more than 5.5 percent. Going forward, developing countries need to undertake productivity-enhancing investments in education, health, and infrastructure.

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Regular economic monitoring

Daily, weekly and monthly updates on macroeconomic indicators, analysis of economic news and global trends and review of com-modity price movements.

Ad-hoc Briefs

#10 HIC macro policy
#9 Global update
#8 Brief Fault Lines
#7 Greek crisis
#5 Prospects/capital flows
#4 Fin/long-term growth
#3 Crisis on poverty
#2 Global econ conditions
#1 Trade

Data and analytical tools

Forecast Data

Reviews of commodity markets and prices, along with price forecasts, that are important to growth in developing countries.

Country specific forecasts (prepared in late May 2012)

High Frequency Data

Updates on high-frequency developments impacting the global environment for growth among developing countries.

Industrial production
Inflation
International trade
Interest rates
Exchange rates
Equity markets

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TOOL: iSimulate

A free platform for economic simulations, allowing analysts anywhere in the world to access some of the World Bank's macroeconomic models

More Resources

Prospects paper: Emerging market bond spreads: the role of world financial-market conditions and country-specific factors (Nov 2010)

Emerging market economies have enjoyed increased access to world capital markets over the past few decades, with their borrowing costs in these markets constituting important determinants of their economic development.