The value of global goods imports affected by new tariffs and other import measures increased more than fourfold from mid-October 2024 to mid-October 2025 compared to the prior 12-month period, marking the highest coverage in over 15 years of WTO trade monitoring, according to the WTO Director-General's latest annual overview of developments in the int...
The 2025 growth forecast for economies in developing Asia and the Pacific (developing Asia) is raised by 0.3 percentage points from September, to 5.1%. The upgrade is due to stronger-than-expected growth in India, driven by robust domestic consumption, and solid export performance in the region’s high-income technology-exporting economies. The 2026 g...
Goods trade growth appears to have slowed in the second half of 2025 following a surge in the first half driven by frontloading of imports ahead of expected tariff hikes and by rising demand for AI-related products, according to the latest WTO Goods Trade Barometer.Goods trade growth set to moderate as barometer index dipsThe overall barometer index (illus...
Jakarta, 28 November 2025 – The 9th ASEAN-Germany Development Partnership Committee (AG-DPC) Meeting, held today at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat, underscored the shared commitment to deepen cooperation for mutual benefit.The Meeting noted the outcomes of the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Kuala Lumpur, updates on the i...
Strengthen Women’s Health through Innovative FinancingAPEC Health Working GroupSingapore | 28 November 2025APEC economies are stepping up efforts to close the women’s health financing gap through stronger cross-sector collaboration, following the APEC Smart Families Workshop on Innovative Financing for Women’s Health held recently in Incheon.T...
Mumbai, India, 28 November 2025 – The New Development Bank (NDB) hosted a high-level seminar in Mumbai to explore strategies for financing India’s sustainable energy transition.The event gathered policymakers, financiers, industry leaders, and experts to discuss innovative financing mechanisms, emerging clean energy technologies, and the role of mul...
1. Review of financial, economic and monetary developments and policy optionsFinancial market developmentsMs Schnabel started her presentation by noting that since the Governing Council’s previous monetary policy meeting on 10-11 September 2025, financial markets had once again shown resilience to shocks. The risk appetite of investors in the euro area st...
Washington, DC: Ministers, senior policymakers, academics, and representatives of international organizations gathered in Montevideo during November 17–18 for the IMF–OECD High-Level Conference “Making Reforms Happen in Latin America” to examine how the region can accelerate inclusive and sustainable growth through credible institutions,...
Stretched valuations in increasingly concentrated asset markets raise risk of sharp price adjustmentsFiscal challenges in some advanced economies could test investor confidenceExposures to tariff-sensitive firms and stronger funding ties with non-banks could strain euro area banks during periods of economic or market stressEuro area banking sector is resil...
Riyadh, 26 November 2025 — The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) today set the course of the future of global industrialization with the official launch of its Vision 2050 and the Industrial Development Report 2026 (IDR26). The launch took place at the 21st Session of the UNIDO General Conference and paral...
