Weak investment in uncertain times$World Bank Group

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1 Global Outlook: Subdued Growth, Shifting Policies, Heightened Uncertainty -- Summary -- Major economies: Recent developments and outlook -- Global trends -- Emerging and developing economies: Recent developments and outlook -- Outlook -- Risks to the outlook -- Policy challenges -- References -- Box 1.1 Low-income countries: Recent developments and outlook -- Box 1.2 Regional perspectives: Recent developments and outlook -- Special Focus: The U.S. Economy and the World -- Introduction -- Linkages between the United States and the World -- Synchronization of U.S. and global cycles -- Spillovers from the United States to the global economy -- Spillovers to the United States from the global economy -- Conclusion -- Annex SF.1 Cyclical spillovers -- Annex SF.2 Fiscal policy simulations -- References -- Chapter 2 Regional Outlooks -- East Asia and Pacific -- Recent developments -- Outlook -- Risks -- Policy challenges -- Box 2.1.1 Investment developments and outlook: East Asia and Pacific -- Europe and Central Asia -- Recent developments -- Outlook -- Risks -- Policy challenges -- Box 2.2.1 Recent investment slowdown: Europe and Central Asia -- Latin America and the Caribbean -- Recent developments -- Outlook -- Risks -- Policy challenges -- Box 2.3.1 Recent investment slowdown: Latin America and the Caribbean -- Middle East and North Africa -- Recent developments -- Outlook -- Risks -- Policy challenges -- Box 2.4.1 Recent investment slowdown: Middle East and North Africa -- South Asia -- Recent developments -- Outlook -- Risks -- Policy challenges -- Box 2.5.1 Recent investment slowdown: South Asia -- Sub-Saharan Africa -- Recent developments -- Outlook -- Risks -- Policy challenges -- Box 2.6.1 Recent investment slowdown: Sub-Saharan Africa -- References