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https://doi.org/10.26458/1810

Abstract

Shanta Devarajan, who is the Senior Director at the Development Economics – World Bank, said recently, in a forecasting about global economic growth at the beginning of 2018, that currently there is a set of optimistic projections for economic growth around the world. Ten years after the global financial crisis, every economic region – from the U.S. to Europe to Asia, Africa, and Latin America – is seeing an uptick in growth. One reason for the optimism is that economic growth was surprisingly better than anticipated in 2017. Almost every growth forecast at the beginning of the year was revised upward by the end of the year. Global growth, projected by the World Bank to be 2.7 % in January 2017, was estimated at 3 percent in December, with expectation to be at 3.1 percent in 2018. Furthermore, stock markets are booming. And the factors that caused growth to be subdued in the past – a slowdown in investment and trade and low commodity prices – are rebounding. Consequently, developing country growth is forecasted at a robust 4.5 percent in 2018, accelerating to 4.7 percent in the subsequent two years. This growth is not just driven by China, although the country’s economy is projected to grow at a robust 6.4 percent in 2018. Low-income countries’ growth will rise to 5.4 percent in 2018, accelerating to 5.6 percent in 2019-2020, as metal and mineral prices strengthen.

Author Biography

Elena GURGU, ''Spiru Haret University", Faculty of Economic Sciences, Bucharest

Born on 20/02/1974, assoc. prof. PhD. Elena Gurgu is now vice-dean of the Faculty of Economic Sciences, Spiru Haret University, Bucharest, being specialized in supporting lectures and master degree courses in international economics and finance, public relations and corporate speech. She is also accredited and active trainer since 2010 till present. In USH her activity takes place within several committees , is also member of several national or international scientific and research societies and associations, and reviewer in some journals indexed in IDB. She is currently managing the master's programs in Marketing inside the  Faculty of Economic Sciences. Begining 2016 she is envolved in scientific research field as deputy chief editor of Annals of Spiru Haret University. Economic Series, a jounal with a tradition of 16th years in academic  research field. Her personal biography can be found in the pages of Who is Who - Encyclopedia of Personalities in Romania.Further details about her publications, academic and research career at:http://se-b.spiruharet.ro/images/secretariat/anunturi-generale/cv_cadre_didactice/gurgu_elena_cvlista_lucrari.pdfYou can access her papers on SSRN at:http://ssrn.com/author=1307203ORCID ID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6964-8516

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2018-03-30

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GURGU, E. (2018). Foreword. Annals of Spiru Haret University. Economic Series, 18(1), 15–21. https://doi.org/10.26458/1810

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