Of the World Economic Outlook ProjectionsĮconomies: Real GDP, Consumer Prices, and UnemploymentĪdvanced Economies: General Government Fiscal Balances and Debt
Important Are Banking Weaknesses in Explaining Germany's Stagnation? How Will the War in Iraq Affect the Global Economy? Stability and Reforms Remain the Keys to GrowthĮast: Managing the Demographic Transitionġ.2. Union Candidates: Accession Underlines Fiscal Challenges That Lie Ahead Region: Has Growth Become Less Reliant on Global Developments? Weak Economy Underlines Need to End DeflationĪmerica: Spreads Declining But Significant Vulnerabilities Remain Long Will the 'Soft Spot' in the United States Last?Įurope: Weak Growth (Particularly in Germany) and Delayed Recovery Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF files. It is usually prepared twice a year, as documentation for meetings of the International Monetary and Financial Committee, and forms the main instrument of the IMF's global surveillance activities. It focuses on major economic policy issues as well as on the analysis of economic developments and prospects. The World Economic Outlook presents the IMF staff's analysis and projections of economic developments at the global level, in major country groups (classified by region, stage of development, etc.), and in many individual countries.
