Perspectivas de la economía mundial, abril de 2012

Major macroeconomic realignments are affecting prospects differentially across the world’s countries and regions. The April 2016 WEO examines the causes and implications of these realignments—including the slowdown and rebalancing in China, a further decline in commodity prices, a related slowdown in investment and trade, and declining capital flows to emerging market and developing economies—which are generating substantial uncertainty and affecting the outlook for the global economy. Additionally, analytical chapters examine the slowdown in capital flows to emerging market economies...

Global growth for 2018–19 is projected to remain steady at its 2017 level, but its pace is less vigorous than projected in April and it has become less balanced. Downside risks to global growth have risen in the past six months and the potential for upside surprises has receded. Global growth is projected at 3.7 percent for 2018–19—0.2 percentage point lower for both years than forecast in April. The downward revision reflects surprises that suppressed activity in early 2018 in some major advanced economies, the negative effects of the trade measures implemented or approved between...

After strong growth in 2017 and early 2018, global economic activity slowed notably in the second half of last year, reflecting a confluence of factors affecting major economies. China’s growth declined following a combination of needed regulatory tightening to rein in shadow banking and an increase in trade tensions with the United States. The euro area economy lost more momentum than expected as consumer and business confidence weakened and car production in Germany was disrupted by the introduction of new emission standards; investment dropped in Italy as sovereign spreads widened; and...

La divulgación y democratización de un aprendizaje mínimo sobre la disciplina económica son objetivos pretenciosos pero posibles, que toda sociedad desarrollada se debe plantear. No se puede entender actualmente la vida, las noticias, los sucesos sin el gran poder que progresivamente acapara la economía. Iniciación a la economía es un libro que persigue alcanzar “modestamente” pero con gran ilusión la “aprehensión” de conocimientos fundamentales para comprender qué ocurre y por qué ocurre. Índice Bloque I: Ideas económicas básicas 1) La economía y su impacto en la vida...

«El rapto del tiempo. Experimentos, curiosidades y fantasías sobre la gestión de esperas», un nuevo título publicado por ESIC Editorial. Un original libro sobre las esperas; situaciones a las que como clientes nos enfrentamos cada día, y que como gestores tememos por su impacto en la satisfacción de nuestros usuarios. Se trata de una obra de ciencia y ficción (no de ciencia-ficción), donde se combina de forma amena información ¬sobre los factores que afectan a la percepción del tiempo en espera, con originales e interesantes relatos que ilustran cada capítulo de modo singular. El ...

Este manual se corresponde con el módulo de 'Introducción a la Gestión de Stocks' del certificado de profesionalidad de la ocupación de 'Dependiente de Comercio', según el Real decreto 1393/1995. En este material didáctico, que Ideaspropias Editorial le presenta, se analizan diversos aspectos relacionados con los inventarios, como por ejemplo, sus principios, elaboración, elementos básicos de los sistemas de inventarios (la demanda, los reaprovisionamientos, los costes), métodos de gestión de inventarios (Análisis ABC, exactitud de los registros y conteo cíclico). Asimismo, a lo...

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