The World Bank projects global growth to improve to 2.7 percent in 2017, up from a decade-low 2.4 in 2016. Growth rates should further improve over the next two years. We summarize the important points of the World Bank's recent Global Economics Prospects report and take a look at its forecasts for five critical global economies.
This week's Global Glance looks at a workplace spanking incident in China, and a survey showing Asia-Pacific as the new epicenter of the world's rich.