Press briefing
Wednesday 25 January 2023, 12:30 pm EST
Live on UN WebTV
The report is under embargo until 25 January 2023, 12:00 noon EST
The world continues to confront multiple, inter-connected crises. Amid a slow recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world is facing a food and energy crisis exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, with record high inflation unleashing a cost-of-living crisis. Developing countries are struggling over the costs of imports and debt servicing, and a climate crisis continues to wreak havoc on the most vulnerable countries and populations.
Amid monetary tightening, subdued consumption and private investments, judicious government spending will remain critical for steering economic recovery worldwide. The UN World Economic Situation and Prospects 2023 will underscore the imperative of supportive and accommodative fiscal measures to lift growth and accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.
WHAT
Press briefing to launch the UN World Economic Situation and Prospects 2023
WHO
Li Junhua, UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs
Shantanu Mukherjee, Director, Economic Analysis and Policy Division, UN DESA
Hamid Rashid, Chief, Global Economic Monitoring Branch, EAPD, UN DESA
WHEN
Wednesday, 25 January 2023, 12:30 pm EST
WHERE
UN Press Briefing Room, S-237
(Live on http://webtv.un.org)
The report will be available on 25 January, 12 noon EST at https://desapublications.un.org/
Hashtag: #WorldEconomyReport
Media contacts:
Sharon Birch, UN Department of Global Communications, birchs@un.org
Helen Rosengren, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, rosengrenh@un.org
EXPERT INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES
Global outlook
Mr. Shantanu Mukherjee, Director, Economic Analysis and Policy Division (English)
Mr. Hamid Rashid, Chief, Global Economic Monitoring Branch (English)
Mr. Grigor Agabekian, Economic Affairs Officer (Russian)
Mr. Ingo Pitterle, Senior Economic Affairs Officer (German)
Mr. Sebastian Vergara, Economic Affairs Officer (Spanish)
Ms. Zhenqian Huang, Economic Affairs Officer (Chinese)
Regional outlooks
Africa
Mr. Yasuhisa Yamamoto, Economic Affairs Officer (English)
North America
Mr. Hamid Rashid, Chief, Global Economic Monitoring Branch (English)
Mr. Ingo Pitterle, Senior Economic Affairs Officer (English, German)
East Asia
Ms. Zhenqian Huang, Economic Affairs Officer (English, Chinese)
South Asia
Ms. Danyira Perez, Associate Economic Affairs Officer (English, Spanish)
Western Asia
Mr. Yasuhisa Yamamoto, Economic Affairs Officer (English)
Europe, Economies in transition & Commonwealth of Independent States
Mr. Ingo Pitterle, Senior Economic Affairs Officer (English, German)
Mr. Grigor Agabekian, Economic Affairs Officer (English, Russian)
Latin America & the Caribbean
Mr. Sebastian Vergara, Economic Affairs Officer (English, Spanish)
