New York, June 7 (JEN): The World Bank has lowered its expectations of global economic growth for this year in a new report. It says that, although the picture for poorer countries is exp ...

New Delhi, June 7 (JEN): The UN’s financial crisis has been years in the making and is undermining the organization’s mandates and reform efforts, Secretary-General Antó ...

Beijing, Feb 25 (Sputnik/IUNI): China and the United States have reached a significant progress at the latest round of trade talks in Washington, the Chinese Commerce Ministry said on Mon ...

New York: Unemployment is down globally but workers’ conditions have not improved, the UN said on Wednesday, warning that some businesses driven by new technology “threaten to ...

New York: The global economy grew at a “steady” 3.1 per cent last year and similar levels of growth are expected in 2019, but these headline figures mask growth that is uneven ...

Washington: With export growth rates of over 7% over 13 years, global trade in creative goods is an expanding and resilient sector buoyed by China, according to a new UNCTAD report.

New York: The President of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim, announced on Monday that he is stepping down, after more than six years in the role. Kristalina Georgieva, CEO of the World Bank C ...

New York: In honor of the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, marked 10 December, the United Nations has allied with the Mobile Film Festival to host a special ...

Beijing/Washington: US President Donald Trump on Monday said China will 'reduce and remove' 40 percent tariff it had placed on American cars imported into China.