Weak trade weighs on world economic growth prospects in 2016-17—OECD

The global economy will grow by just 2.9% this year and 3.2% in 2017, which is well below long-term averages of around 3¾ percent,…

Global economy caught in ‘low-growth trap,’ warns OECD

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) forecasts only modest growth for 2016 and 2017, adding that the global economy is caught in…