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The United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), in collaboration with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA),

the Economic Commission for Europe (ECE), the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), launched the flagship publication “World Economic Situation and Prospects 2012.”
The report cautions that the world economy is on the brink of another major downturn, due to multiple interconnected problems such as the ongoing job crisis, the sovereign debt crisis in Europe, economic growth uncertainties, weak aggregate demand, and financial sector fragility. Without more concerted and forceful action, the report warns that all these factors are contributing to an increased risk for a double-dip recession in the global economy. Especially “the economic woes in many developed economies are a major drag on the global economy,” the report explains, noting that developing countries remain vulnerable to what is happening in the more developed economies. (...)

The article:
http://www.un-ngls.org/spip.php?article3733

The publication:
http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/policy/wesp/wesp_current/2012wesp.pdf

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L’Europa è una torta che la Cina sta mangiando fetta dopo fetta:

http://geopoliticamente.wordpress.com/2012/02/04/leuropa-e-una-torta-che-la-cina-sta-mangiando-fetta-dopo-fetta/

Sull'argomento:

http://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/economia/2012-02-03/jiabao-cina-intenzione-capacita-160533.shtml?uuid=Aasv2RmE

http://www.greenreport.it/_new/index.php?page=default&id=14537

http://www.thesolutionsjournal.com/node/1036

Le mani della Cina sull'Africa:

http://www.galileonet.it/articles/4f3d020072b7ab0c5300002c