Trade tensions, policy uncertainty continue to hinder economic growth: UN report

Elliot Harris, UN Chief Economist and Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development, speaks during a press conference on the launch of the United Nations World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) mid-2019 report, at the UN headquarters in New York, on May 21, 2019. The global economy is experiencing a broad-based growth slowdown amid unresolved trade tensions, high international policy uncertainty, and softening business confidence, according to the United Nations World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) mid-2019 report, released Tuesday. (Xinhua/Xie E)