Live Q&A: Global Economic Prospects: June 2011 Update

FEATURING
  • Manager, Global Macroeconomic Trends Team, Development Prospects Group

On June 9, 2011, Andrew Burns, World Bank Manager of Global Macroeconomics, Development Prospects Group, hosted a one-hour, live Q&A on the current global economic outlook. Click on the arrow below to read the chat transcript.

Andrew is the lead author and task manager for Global Economic Prospects: June 2011 Update, released June 7. This update examines growth sustainability in developing countries and the impact of the developments in the Middle East and North Africa, Euro-area finance, and of higher oil and food prices for developing countries.