World Economic Outlook, May 1996: Focus on Fiscal Policy

World Economic Outlook, May 30, 1996

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Bibliographic details

• Published: May 30, 1996
• Series: World Economic Outlook
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557755674.081

Overview

• The World Economic Outlook is published twice a year in English, French, Spanish, and Arabic.
• It presents IMF staff economists analyses of global economic developments during the near and medium term.
• Chapters provide:
  • an overview of the world economy;
  • consideration of issues affecting industrial countries, developing countries, and economies in transition to market;
  • discussion of topics of pressing current interest.
• The text is augmented by annexes, boxes, charts, and an extensive statistical appendix.

Summary findings and scope

• The publication offers analyses of global economic developments during the near and medium term.
• Coverage includes issues affecting:
  • industrial countries;
  • developing countries;
  • economies in transition to market.
• Supporting materials: annexes, boxes, charts, and an extensive statistical appendix.

Subjects and keywords

• Subjects:
  • Expenditure
  • Exports
  • Fiscal consolidation
  • Fiscal policy
  • Government debt management
  • International trade
  • Public debt
  • Public financial management (PFM)
• Keywords:
  • a number of country
  • Africa
  • Asia and Pacific
  • consumer confidence
  • current account
  • debt
  • debt service
  • debt-reduction policy
  • deutsche mark
  • Eastern Europe
  • enterprise restructuring
  • Europe
  • Exports
  • factor income
  • Fiscal consolidation
  • Global
  • Government debt management
  • loss-making enterprise
  • MENA country
  • Middle East
  • net creditor country
  • net debtor countries
  • potential GDP
  • terms of trade
  • transition country
  • utility company
  • WEO
  • Western Hemisphere

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