World Economic Outlook, May 1998: Financial Crises: Causes and Indicators

World Economic Outlook, May 8, 1998

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• Published: May 8, 1998
• Series: World Economic Outlook
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557757401.081

Overview

• Publication date: May 8, 1998
• The World Economic Outlook is published twice a year in English, French, Spanish, and Arabic.
• Presents IMF staff economists analyses of global economic developments during the near and medium term.

Scope and content

• Chapters give:
  • an overview of the world economy;
  • consideration of issues affecting industrial countries, and economics in transition to market;
  • coverage of topics of pressing current interest.
• Supplementary materials:
  • Annexes, boxes, charts, and an extensive statistical appendix augment the text.
• Page count: 238 pages.

Subjects and keywords

• Subject areas: Business cycles, Currency crises, Economic growth, Exchange rates, Expenditure, Financial crises, Foreign exchange
• Keywords include: Africa, Asia and Pacific, banking crisis, Business cycles, Central and Eastern Europe, Currency crises, currency crisis, current account, deutsche mark, East Asia, exchange market pressure, Exchange rates, fiscal policy, Global, interest differential, Mexican peso, pound sterling, transition country, U.S. dollar, WEO

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• Example citation (Chicago) as provided on the page: International Monetary Fund. Research Dept. World Economic Outlook, May 1998: Financial Crises: Causes and Indicators, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1998) accessed 9/2/2026, https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557757401.081

World Economic Outlook, May 1998: Financial Crises: Causes and Indicators (World Economic Outlook No. 1998/001).

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