The World Economic Situation and Prospects Monthly Briefing is prepared by the Global Economic Monitoring Branch of UN DESA’s Economic Analysis and Policy Division.

The global economy will accelerate in 2021, though with significant variation around the world as vaccinations reduce direct costs of the pandemic as well as lockdowns and social distancing.

Will surprisingly high levels of inflation last? (July 2021) This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline “Fault lines in the world economy” ...

Looking ahead, the shortage of workers faced by numerous industries around the world may lead to different economic scenarios, in case the problem becomes long-lasting and persists after the ...

Nevertheless, a 2021 recovery is very uncertain. China’s economy is growing strongly again, but many of the world’s richest nations may not fully rebound until 2022 at the earliest.

WILL THE stagflationary forces acting on the world economy last? Throughout 2021, central banks and most economists have said that the factors causing inflation to rise and growth to slow would be ...

WASHINGTON — Global economic freedom remained at a record high of 61.6 for the second year in a row in The Heritage Foundation’s 2021 “Index of Economic Freedom,” despite the uncertainty ...

Around the world, airlines, restaurants and hotels can’t fill open jobs, stymieing efforts to capitalize on resurgent consumer demand.

In partnership with market research firm Statista, Forbes's third annual list of the World's Best Banks shows low-cost digital lenders gaining ground on large incumbent banks.

The World Bank estimates that Bangladesh will become a middle-income economy by 2021: In 2018, the size of its economy fulfilled all three eligibility criteria for graduation from the UN’s Least ...