Unit 4 Macro: Recommended Sites for Teachers
The breadth of the global economics agenda is simply vast and keeping up to speed with interesting developments and issues is tough at the best of times. In this blog I have selected a range of resources that I have been using during the summer to update my awareness on the global economy. Please do add in your own recommendations and I will add them to the blog.
BBC World Service Business Daily - click here
HSBC Economics Global Insights - click here
UNCTAD Trade and Investment Report - click here
World Bank Feature Stories - click here
World Bank Blog - Long Reads on Economic Development
Guardian News on Global Development - click here
UK Overseas Development Institute - click here
IMF Finance and Development Magazine - click here
Credit Suisse Global Trends - click here
LSE Centre for Economic Performance - click here
Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative - click here
World Resources Institute - click here
UNDP Human Development Indicators - click here
World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Index - click here
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