World Economic Outlook, April 2015: Uneven Growth

World Economic Outlook, April 14, 2015

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Global growth remains moderate and uneven.
A number of complex forces are shaping the outlook, including:
- medium- and long-term trends;
- global shocks; and
- many country- or region-specific factors.
Lower oil prices:
- are providing a boost to growth globally and in many oil-importing countries; and
- are weighing on activity in oil-exporting countries.
Substantial changes in exchange rates for major currencies reflect:
- variations in country growth rates;
- variations in exchange rate policies; and
- the lower price of oil.

Growth rate of potential output:
- Examines potential output across advanced and emerging market economies.
- Assesses recent track and likely future course of potential output growth.
Private fixed investment in advanced economies:
- Examines the performance of private fixed investment, a prominent issue in public policy debate.
- Focuses on the role of overall economic weakness in accounting for this performance.

Subject: Commodities, Emerging and frontier financial markets, Financial markets, Inflation, National accounts, Oil, Oil prices, Potential output, Prices, Private investment, Production, Total factor productivity
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