## Top Links from the IMF - Global and Regional Economic Analysis for April

_IMF Blog, April 22, 2012_

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## Bibliographic details
- Authors: Spring Meetings
- Published: April 22, 2012

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### Overview
- Publication: Spring Meetings
- Date: April 22, 2012
- Focus: Highlights from the IMF's latest global and regional assessments

### Cross-sector highlights
- Policy-setting IMFC targets jobs and growth + quick video briefing
- Global outlook--world growth projections; fiscal outlook; financial sector analysis
- Chief economist Olivier Blanchard's assessment + José Viñals on what needs doing in the financial sector
- Getting it just right -- fiscal adjustment: Making Goldilocks happy

### Regional outlooks and assessments
- Outlook for Asia
- Regional forecast for Middle East and Central Asia
- Europe -- video briefing and text transcript on Greece, Portugal, Ireland + European banks + WEO outlook by region
- Africa -- African business climate; podcast on Chinese investment in Africa
- Latin America -- need to rebuild buffers

### Media and outreach
- IMF news on Google+
- Video analysis -- leading economists on the IMF YouTube channel

*Source: Top Links from the IMF - Global and Regional Economic Analysis for April (April 22, 2012).*

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## References

- [jobs and growth](http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/NEW042112A.htm)
- [projections](http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/RES041712A.htm)
- [outlook](http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/POL041712A.htm)
- [analysis](http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/NEW041812A.htm)
- [assessment](http://blogs.imf.org/2012/04/17/mediocre-growth-high-risks/)
- [financial sector](http://blogs.imf.org/2012/04/18/global-financial-stability-whats-still-to-be-done/)
- [Making Goldilocks happy](http://blogs.imf.org/2012/04/20/making-goldilocks-happy/)
- [Asia](http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/CAR042112A.htm)
- [Middle East](http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/CAR042012D.htm)
- [Central Asia](http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/CAR042012B.htm)
- [video](http://www.imf.org/external/mmedia/view.aspx?vid=1573823712001)
- [transcript](http://www.imf.org/external/np/tr/2012/tr042112b.htm)
- [business climate](http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/CAR042112B.htm)
- [podcast](http://www.imf.org/external/Podcast/2012/Sayeh.MP3)
- [buffers](http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2012/CAR042012A.htm)

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