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26 March 2020
1.Economics
Global Economy
1.Report name – Asian Development Outlook
Issuing agency – Asian Development Bank
2.Report name – World Economic Outlook
Issuing agency – International Monetary Fund
3.Report name – Global Economic Prospects
Issuing agency – World Bank
2.Development
1.Report name – World Development Report
Issuing agency – IBRD (World Bank)
2.Report name – Ease of Doing Business
Issuing agency – IBRD (World Bank)
Latest in news –India climbed 14 places in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business 2020 survey to stand at 63, among 190 countries, making it one of world’s top 10 most improved countries for the third consecutive time.
To read in detail about the Ease of Business ranking, click here.
3.Report name – Industrial Development Report
Issuing agency – UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization)
4.Report name – World Investment Report
Issuing agency – UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development)
5.Report name – Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report
Issuing agency – WEF (World Economic Forum)
6.Report Name – World Cities Report
Issuing Agency – UN-Habitat
7.Index name – Logistics Performance Index
Issuing agency – World Bank
3.Global Financial System
1.Report name – Global Financial Stability Report
Issuing agency – International Monetary Fund
2.Report name – Global Financial System Report
Issuing agency – BIS (Bank for International Settlements)
3.Report name – Global Money Laundering Report
Issuing agency – FATF (Financial Action Task Force)
2. Environment
1.Report name – India State of Forest Report
Issuing agency – Forest Survey of India
Latest in news – Click here to read more.
2.Report name – Actions on Air Quality
Issuing agency – UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme)
3.Report name – Global Environment Outlook
Issuing agency – UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme)
4.Report name – The Rise of Environmental Crime
Issuing agency – UNEP & INTERPOL
5.Report name – Global Assessment Report
Issuing agency – UNISDR (United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction)
6.Report name – The Living Planet Report
Issuing agency – WWF (World Wildlife Fund)
Latest in News – With wildlife disappearing at an “unprecedented” pace across the world, the Living Planet Report identifies India as an ecological black spot where around half of the wildlife lives in the danger of being wiped out. The report highlights the pressure on water and lands India faces because of unsustainable human activities. Around 70% of surface water is polluted and 60% of groundwater will reach a critical stage — where it cannot be replenished — in the next decade,
