## IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO), May 1993 -- Contents

_World Economic Outlook, June 15, 1993_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: June 15, 1993
- Series: World Economic Outlook

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### Overview
- Title: World Economic Outlook
- Description: "The World Economic Outlook presents the IMF staff’s analysis and projections of economic developments at the global level, in major country groups (classified by region, stage of development, etc.), and in many individual countries. It focuses on major economic policy issues as well as on the analysis of economic developments and prospects. It is usually prepared twice a year, as documentation for meetings of the International Monetary and Financial Committee, and forms the main instrument of the IMF’s global surveillance activities."
- Additional note: "A Survey by the Staff of the International Monetary Fund"
- Technical note: "Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view pdf files." and "Tips for using PDF files"

### Chapters and Major Headings
- Assumptions and Conventions
- Preface
- Interim Committee Declaration on Cooperation
  - For sustained Global Expansion
- Chapter I. Overview
  - Industrial Countries
  - Developing Countries
  - Countries in Transition
  - Trade Policies
  - File: 3,380k pdf file (Chaps. I&II)
- Chapter II. World Economic Situation and Short-Term Prospects
  - Activity and Employment
  - Inflation and Commodity Prices
  - Foreign Exchange and Financial Markets
  - External Payments, Financing, and Debt
- Chapter III. Policies for Stronger Noninflationary Growth in Industrial Countries
  - Stance of Monetary Policies
  - Reinvigorating Fiscal Consolidation
  - European Monetary Policy in the Transition to EMU
  - Structural Reform and Unemployment
  - Alternative Scenarios: Risks and Opportunities
  - File: l,652k pdf file
- Chapter IV. Convergence and Divergence in Developing Countries
  - Growth in Developing Countries
  - Saving, Investment, and Productivity
  - Macroeconomic Stability
  - Structural Distortions and Government Intervention
  - Institutions and Human Capital
  - Medium-term Prospects
  - File: 3,011k pdf file (Chaps. IV,V,VI)
- Chapter V. Economic Stability and Transformation in Countries in Transitions
  - Economic Transformation in Central Europe
  - Stabilization, Inter-Enterprise Arrears, and Structural Change in the Former Soviet Union
  - Monetary Arrangements and the Adoption of New Currencies
  - Momentum for Reform
- Chapter VI. Trade as an Engine of Growth
  - Trade and Growth in Industrial Countries
  - Outward-Oriented Growth Strategies in [text truncated in source]
  - Importance of Trade for Countries in Transition
  - Extensions of the GATT Process
  - Trade Liberalization as a Strategy for World Growth

### Annexes and Statistical Appendix
- Annexes file: 1,823k pdf file
  - I. Monetary Policy, Financial Liberalization, and Asset Price Inflation
    - Monetary Policy and Inflation
    - Financial Liberalization and Monetary Policy
    - Lessons for the 1990s
  - II. Medium-Term Baseline Projections and Alternative Scenarios
    - Baseline Scenario for Industrial Countries
    - Alternative Scenario for Industrial Countries
    - Baseline Scenario for Developing Countries
    - Alternative Scenario for Developing Countries
  - III. Regional Trading Arrangements
    - Evolution of Regional Arrangements
    - Economic Effects of Regional Arrangements
    - Performance of Regional Trade Arrangements
    - Regional Arrangements and Multilateral Trade
  - IV. Revised Weights for the World Economic Outlook
    - Market-Exchange-Rate-Based Weights Versus PPP-Based Weights
    - Implications of PPP-Based Weights
- Statistical Appendix file: 2550k pdf file
  - Assumptions
  - Classification of Countries
  - List of Tables
  - Output (Tables A1-A7)
  - Inflation (Tables A8-A13)
  - Financial Policies (Tables A14-A20)
  - Foreign Trade (Tables A21-A25)
  - Current Account Transactions (Tables A26-A31)
  - External Financing (Tables A32-A36)
  - External Debt and Debt Service (Tables A37-A42)
  - Flow of Funds (Table A43)

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## References

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- [Research at the IMF](https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/res/index.htm)
- [https://www.imf.org/en/publications/weo](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/weo)
- [Global Economy in Crosscurrents of War and Technology](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/weo/issues/2026/07/08/world-economic-outlook-update-july-2026)
- [https://www.imf.org/en/publications/gfsr](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/gfsr)
- [Global Financial Markets Confront the War in the Middle East and Amplification Risks](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/gfsr/issues/2026/04/14/global-financial-stability-report-april-2026)
- [https://www.imf.org/en/publications/fm](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/fm)
- [Fiscal Policy under Pressure: High Debt, Rising Risks](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/fm/issues/2026/04/15/fiscal-monitor-april-2026)
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