## World Economic Outlook, May 1996: Focus on Fiscal Policy

_World Economic Outlook, May 30, 1996_

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**Canonical URL:** [World Economic Outlook, May 1996: Focus on Fiscal Policy](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/weo/issues/2016/12/30/world-economic-outlook-may-1996-focus-on-fiscal-policy-3947)

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: May 30, 1996
- Series: World Economic Outlook
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557755674.081

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### 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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