World Bank Tokyo Online Seminar “Global Economic Prospects, June 2023 edition”

Global growth has slowed sharply and the risk of financial stress in emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) is intensifying amid elevated global interest rates, according to the World Bank’s latest Global Economic Prospects report issued on June 6, 2023.

Global growth is projected to decelerate from 3.1% in 2022 to 2.1% in 2023. In EMDEs other than China, growth is set to slow to 2.9% this year from 4.1% last year. These forecasts reflect broad-based downgrades.

At this seminar, Ayhan Kose, World Bank Group Deputy Chief Economist and Director of Prospects Group, presented the main points of the report.  Following the keynote presentation, John Bern, Vice Chair of Research and Senior Research Fellow, Asian Development Bank Institute (ADB Institute) shared comments. 

Date/Time: 

9:30am-11am, Thursday, June 22, 2023 (Japan Standard Time)
 

Speakers: 

Keynote presentation 　

Ayhan Kose
World Bank Group Deputy Chief Economist and Director of Prospects Group

Comments

John Beirne　
Vice Chair of Research and Senior Research Fellow, Asian Development Bank Institute (ADB Institute) 

Presentation material

Global Economic Prospects June 2023 (PDF)