{ "title": "World Economic Outlook, April 2013: Hopes, Realities, Risks", "publication": "World Economic Outlook, April 16, 2013", "sourceUrl": "https://www.imf.org/en/publications/weo/issues/2016/12/31/world-economic-outlook-april-2013-hopes-realities-risks-40201", "canonical": "https://www.imf.org/en/publications/weo/issues/2016/12/31/world-economic-outlook-april-2013-hopes-realities-risks-40201", "overlayPath": "/en/publications/weo/issues/2016/12/31/world-economic-outlook-april-2013-hopes-realities-risks-40201/index.md", "summary": "Global economic prospects have improved again, but the bumpy recovery and skewed macroeconomic policy mix in advanced economies are complicating policymaking in emerging market economies.", "sections": [ { "heading": "Overview", "content": "- Global economic prospects have improved again.\n- The recovery is described as \"bumpy\" and a skewed macroeconomic policy mix in advanced economies is complicating policymaking in emerging market economies.\n- Publication date: April 16, 2013." }, { "heading": "Major analytical themes (chapters highlighted)", "content": "- Chapter 3: Prospects for inflation\n - Inflation was \"remarkably stable\" in the wake of the Great Recession.\n - Inflation has become less responsive to cyclical conditions.\n- Chapter 4: Prospects for fast-growing, dynamic low-income countries\n - Examines whether today’s fast-growing, dynamic low-income countries are likely to maintain their momentum and avoid the reversals that afflicted many such countries in the past." }, { "heading": "Subject coverage and keywords", "content": "- Subjects: Balance of payments; Commodity prices; Consumer prices; Current account balance; Emerging and frontier financial markets; Financial markets; Inflation; Macroeconomic and fiscal forecasts; Prices; Public financial management (PFM).\n- Keywords: advanced economy; Caribbean; Central America; Commodity prices; Consumer prices; Current account balance; dynamic LICS; Emerging and frontier financial markets; emerging market; Europe; fiscal cliff; Global; growth takeoff; Inflation; inflation expectation; Macroeconomic and fiscal forecasts; Middle East; net lending; North Africa; output gap; saving-investment gap; Sub-Saharan Africa; U.S. dollar; WEO.\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- IMF World Economic Outlook\n - IMF World Economic Outlook (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n - IMF World Economic Outlook (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\n References\n\n- https://www.imf.org/en/publications/weo\n- United States and the IMF\n- Link to Table of Contents\n- Explore\n- Subscribe\n- More Formats on IMF eLibrary\n- Order a Print Copy\n- Balance of payments\n- Commodity prices\n- Consumer prices\n- Current account balance\n- Emerging and frontier financial markets\n- Financial markets\n- Inflation\n- Macroeconomic and fiscal forecasts\n- Prices\n- Public financial management (PFM)\n- Enhancing Tax Capacity: Revenue Gains from Strengthening Tax Administration\nOctober 24, 2025\n- The Managing Director's Global Policy Agenda, Fall 2025: Navigating a World In Transition\nOctober 16, 2025\n- Progress Report to the IMFC on the Activities of the Independent Evaluation Office of the IMF\nOctober 16, 2025\n- Reforming Energy Subsidies in the Arab Region\nOctober 09, 2025\n- https://www.imf.org/en/home\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/weo/issues/2016/12/31/world-economic-outlook-april-2013-hopes-realities-risks-40201" } ], "bullets": [ "[Markdown version](/en/publications/weo/issues/2016/12/31/world-economic-outlook-april-2013-hopes-realities-risks-40201/index.md)", "[Structured JSON version](/en/publications/weo/issues/2016/12/31/world-economic-outlook-april-2013-hopes-realities-risks-40201/index.json)", "[Bundle manifest](/en/publications/weo/issues/2016/12/31/world-economic-outlook-april-2013-hopes-realities-risks-40201/bundle-manifest.json)", "Published: April 16, 2013", "Series: World Economic Outlook", "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781616355555.081", "Global economic prospects have improved again.", "The recovery is described as \"bumpy\" and a skewed macroeconomic policy mix in advanced economies is complicating policymaking in emerging market economies.", "Publication date: April 16, 2013.", "Chapter 3: Prospects for inflation", "Chapter 4: Prospects for fast-growing, dynamic low-income countries", "Subjects: Balance of payments; 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