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At the opening of a forum on the future of work in the information age, Christine Lagarde, the IMF Managing Director compared the titans of the information age to those of the so-called “Gilded Age” of the late 19th century when railroads were the high-tech sector of the economy. IMF

During a press conference in Washington on the Global Financial Stability Report, IMF Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department, Tobias Adrian, told reporters “the economic recovery has remained resilient despite market volatility. But investors and policymakers should not take too much comfort from today’s relatively easy financial conditions.” IMF

The world economy is on the rise and that will help bring down debt from current record levels, but policy makers must not become complacent, the IMF announced in the Fiscal Monitor Report released Wednesday. IMF

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Launching the United Nations Road Safety Trust Fund in New York today, the Special Envoy for Road Safety said “road traffic injuries are estimated to create 1.85 trillion dollars burden on global economy each year.” UNIFEED

World merchandise trade growth is expected to remain strong in 2018 and 2019 after posting its largest increase in six years in 2017, but continued expansion depends on robust global economic growth and governments pursuing appropriate monetary, fiscal and especially trade policies, World Trade Organization (WTO) economists said today. WTO

Population and Development Commission opens session amid calls to unleash huge growth potential of urban areas, especially for world’s 1 billion migrants at 2nd plenary meeting.

Delegates exchange views on unleashing private sector power to solve entrenched inequalities at day-long Economic and Social Council Partnership Forum.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

General Assembly adopts five texts, including on staff air travel, high-level meeting concerning tuberculosis at 81st plenary meeting.