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...

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...

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...

PMBOK® Guide is the go-to resource for project management practitioners. The project management profession has significantly evolved due to emerging technology, new approaches and rapid market changes. Reflecting this evolution, The Standard for Project Management enumerates 12 principles of project management and the PMBOK® Guide – Seventh Edition is structured around eight project performance domains. This edition is designed to address practitioners' current and future needs and to help them be more proactive, innovative and nimble in enabling desired project outcomes. This edition of...

Antes de salir al mercado con un nuevo producto, los emprendedores crean prototipos hasta llegar a uno óptimo: a esta versión se le conoce como el "producto mínimo viable". Así como este va modificándose en el tiempo, las personas que están detrás de la idea de negocio también inician un camino de cambio como individuos, empresarios y líderes. Inspirado en esta idea, Felipe Santamaría, fundador y CEO de Rockstart Latam, creó el concepto de "emprendedor mínimo viable" para describir rasgos comunes de los emprendedores, los errores frecuentes que cometen, así como las herramientas...

Un tipo específico de venta directa: la venta multinivel. Características del sistema multinivel. La venta directa de complejos nutricionales. La responsabilidad social de la venta directa. Resumen.

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