Global economic prospects
Markets stagger towards end of worst year since financial crisis
London and Paris wobbled in holiday-shortened trade on New Year's Eve - but nursed dizzying double-digit annual falls after an exceptionally volatile 2018.
Knowing what a government owns and how they can put their assets to better use matters because they can earn about 3% of GDP more in revenues each year and reduce risks, all at once.
The IMF's baseline forecast for the global economy is 3.7% growth in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
There are also signs that the crisis may have had lasting effects on potential growth through its impact on fertility rates and migration, as well as on income inequality.
The Chinese equity stock market — as represented by Shanghai stock market — actually peaked in 2015.
Around 30 economists polled expect Africa’s second-largest economy to grow by 1.4% this year and by 1.9% next, slightly lower than the median view last month.
A common narrative for the start of the financial crisis suggests that credit agencies downplayed the riskiness of RMBS, drawing in lenders who did not appreciate their intrinsic risk.
Turning to Russia, Merkel said she could imagine Moscow re-joining the G7 format at some point, but there first had to be progress in the implementation of the peace plan for Ukraine.
Mahathir said the ideal would be a broad trade pact such as the East Asian Economic Caucus (EAEC) he proposed during his previous administration.
The current upswing provides an ideal opportunity for reforms to boost potential output, build resilience, and ensure the benefits of growth are shared more widely.
Americans have yet to embrace the US stock market with the same fervour as before, holding fewer individual stocks and putting less money into equities overall.
In the developed world, 2017 will likely be recalled as a period of stark contrast, with many economies experiencing growth acceleration, alongside political fragmentation.
The rest of the top 10 is made up of five European countries (Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Finland and the UK) along with Hong Kong SAR and Japan.
It was the first time in nearly five years they have upped their growth and inflation outlooks over a two-year horizon.
Industrial output could grow 5.9% this year, down from an estimated 6.1% in 2016.
The UN says it's lowered its forecast for growth of world gross product this year to 2.4 percent.
The South African economy should grow at a modestly faster rate in 2016 than last year, 1.4 percent.
Year-to-date global deal volume as of June 26 surged to $1,75 trillion, up 75% from the year-ago.
The G20 represents about 85% of the world economy and 75% of global trade.