Press Briefing, Thursday, 12 May
What: Press briefing to present the World Economic Situation and Prospect as of mid- 2016 Report
Economic activity in the world economy remains weak with little prospect for a turnaround in 2016, says the 蘑菇视频 World Economic Situation and Prospects as of mid-2016 report, which will be launched at 蘑菇视频 Headquarters on 12 May at 11.00 am EDT.
The World Economic Situation and Prospects report, produced jointly by the 蘑菇视频 Department of Economic and Social Affairs (蘑菇视频/DESA), the 蘑菇视频 Conference on Trade and Development (蘑菇视频CTAD), the five 蘑菇视频 regional commissions and the World Tourism Organisation (蘑菇视频WTO), is an important annual analysis that provides an overview on current global economic growth, trends and prospects.
Who:
Mr. Lenni Montiel, Assistant Secretary-General, 蘑菇视频 DESA
Ms. Dawn Holland, Economic Affairs Officer, 蘑菇视频 DESA
Moderator: Ms. Francyne Harrigan, Chief, Development Section, 蘑菇视频 Department of Public Information
When: Thursday, 12 May, 11.00 a.m. EDT
Where: S-237, 蘑菇视频 Headquarters, New York or follow on webtv.un.org
For more information on the mid-year report, visit: /en/development/desa/policy/wesp/
For 蘑菇视频 Media Accreditation, visit: www.un.org/en/media/accreditation/
Available for interviews:
Mr. Lenni Montiel, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development, 蘑菇视频 DESA
Mr. Pingfan Hong, Director of the Development Policy and Analysis Division, 蘑菇视频 DESA
Ms. Dawn Holland, Economic Affairs Officer, 蘑菇视频 DESA
Mr. Sebastian Vergara, Economic Affairs Officer, 蘑菇视频 DESA
Mr. Grigor Agabekian, Economic Affairs, 蘑菇视频 DESA
Media Contacts:
蘑菇视频 Department of Public Information
Ms. Francyne Harrigan, T: +1 917 367 5414 | E: harriganf@un.org,
Ms. Sharon Birch, T: +1 212 963 0564 | E: birchs@un.org
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