ERM Quarterly - Quarter 3, October 2016

The IMF, in its October World economic outlook, has revised forecasts for global growth downwards to 3.1% in 2016. Sub-par growth in the developed world economies risks perpetuating itself, according to the Fund.

This issue includes: Macroeconomic trends and prospects; Job creation and job loss at a glance (01/07/16 - 30/09/16); Sectoral distribution of job losses and gains, and top five cases; Support instruments in focus: innovative business transfer measures; Case in focus: Major overhaul in Polish mining sector; Case in focus: Planned Caterpillar closure at Gosselies.