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World Economic Outlook Reports-------
Regional Economic Outlook Reports-------
Global Financial Stability Reports
World
Economic Outlook Reports
A Survey by the IMF Staff usually published twice a
year. It presents IMF staff economists' analyses of global economic developments during
the near and medium term. Chapters give an overview as well as more detailed analysis of
the world economy; consider issues affecting industrial countries, developing countries,
and economies in transition to market; and address topics of pressing current interest.
Annexes, boxes, charts, and an extensive statistical appendix augment the text.
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2013 -
IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO) - Transitions and Tensions, October 2013 -- Table of Contents
IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO), October 2013 -- table of Contents: Global growth is in low gear, and the drivers of activity are changing.
These dynamics raise new policy challenges. Advanced economies are growing again but must continue financial sector repair, pursue fiscal
consolidation, and spur job growth. Emerging market economies face the dual challenges of slowing growth and tighter global financial conditions.
This issue of the World Economic Outlook examines the potential spillovers from these transitions and the appropriate policy responses.
Chapter 3 explores how output comovements are influenced by policy and financial shocks, growth surprises, and other linkages.
Chapter 4 assesses why certain emerging market economies were able to avoid the classical boom-and-bust cycle in the face of
volatile capital flows during the global financial crisis.
Date: October 07, 2013
- Full text in pdf
IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update
-- Growing Pains, July 2013 Description: ... World Economic Outlook Update.
... This is less than forecast in the April 2013
World Economic Outlook (WEO),
driven to a large extent by appreciably ...
Date: July 09, 2013
IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO) - Hopes, Realities, and Risks, April 2013 -- Table of Contents
Description: IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO), April 2013 -- table of Contents...
Date: April 16, 2013
IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update
-- Gradual Upturn in Global Growth During 2013, January 2013
Description: ... Against this backdrop, the projections in
this WEO Update imply that global
growth will strengthen gradually through 2013, averaging 3.5 percent ...
Date: January 23, 2013
2012 -
IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO) - Coping with High Debt and Sluggish Growth,
October 2012 -- Table of Contents
Description: IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO), October 2012 -- table of Contents...
Date: October 09, 2012
IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update
-- New Setbacks, Further Policy Action Needed, July 2012
Description: ... Partly because of a somewhat better-than-expected first quarter, the revised
baseline projections
in this WEO Update suggest that these ...
Date: July 16, 2012
IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO) - Growth Resuming,
Dangers Remain, April 2012 -- Table of Contents
Description: IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO), April 2012 -- table of Contents...
Date: April 17, 2012
IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update
-- Global Recovery Stalls, Downside Risks Intensify, January 2012
Description: ... is now expected to go into a mild recession
in 2012—consistent with what
was presented as a downside scenario in the January 2011 WEO Update ...
Date: January 24, 2012
2011
IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO) -
Slowing Growth, Rising Risks, September 2011 -- Table of Contents
Description: IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO), September 2011 --
table of Contents...
Date: September 21, 2011
IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update
-- Mild Slowdown of the Global Expansion, and Increasing Risks, June 2011
Description: Activity is slowing down temporarily, and downside risks have increased again. The global expansion remains
unbalanced. Growth in many advanced economies is still weak, considering the depth of the recession. In addition, the mild slowdown
observed in the second quarter of 2011 is not reassuring.
Date: June 17, 2011
IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO) - Tensions from the Two-Speed Recovery:
Unemployment, Commodities, and Capital Flows, April 2011 -- Table of Contents
Description:
IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO), April 2011 -- table of Contents...
Date: April 11, 2011
IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update
-- Global Recovery Advances but Remains Uneven, January 2011
Description: The two-speed recovery continues. In advanced economies, activity has moderated less than expected,
but growth remains subdued, unemployment is still high, and renewed stresses in the euro area periphery are contributing to
downside risks. In many emerging economies, activity remains buoyant, inflation pressures are emerging, and there are
now some signs of overheating, driven in part by strong capital inflows.
Date: January 25, 2011
2010
IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO) - Recovery, Risk, and Rebalancing,
October 2010 -- Table of Contents
Description: Global economic recovery rests on two rebalancing acts: internal
rebalancing to strengthen private demand in advanced economies, and external rebalancing to increase net exports in deficit
countries and decrease net exports in surplus countries. This October 2010 edition of the World Economic Outlook examines
the dynamics of such global rebalancing. Table of Contents...
Date: October 06, 2010
IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update -- Restoring Confidence
without Harming Recovery, July 2010
Description: World growth is projected at about 4½ percent in 2010 and 4¼ percent in
2011. Relative to the April 2010 World Economic Outlook (WEO), this represents an upward revision of about ½ percentage point in
2010, reflecting stronger activity during the first half of the year. The forecast for 2011 is unchanged.
Date: July 07, 2010
IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO) - Rebalancing Growth, April 2010 -- Table of Contents
Description: The global economic recovery is progressing better than expected, but the speed of recovery varies, as outlined in
the April 2010 World Economic Outlook. Some economies, notably in Asia, are off to a strong start, but growth in others is
constrained by lasting damage to the financial sector and household balance sheets. The challenge for policymakers is to
ensure a smooth transition of demand, while maintaining supports that promote growth and employment. There is also a need
to contain and reduce public debt and repair and reform the financial sector. This issue of the WEO also explores two
other key challenges in the wake of the Great Recession: how to spur job creation in the face of likely high and persistent
unemployment in advanced economies, and how economies that previously ran large current account surpluses or deficits can
promote growth by rebalancing external and domestic demand...Table of Contents...
Date: April 14, 2010
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IMF World
Economic Outlook (WEO) Update -- A Policy-Driven ...
Description: The global recovery is off to a stronger start than
anticipated earlier but is proceeding at different speeds in the various regions
(Table 1. and Figure 1). Following the deepest global downturn in recent
history, economic growth returned and broadened to advanced economies in the
second half of 2009.
Date: January 26, 2010 (full
PDF file here)
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2009 -
World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update -- Lessons from...
Monetary policymakers should put more emphasis on macrofinancial risks. This
would imply tightening monetary conditions earlier and more vigorously to try
to prevent dangerous excesses from building up in asset and credit markets, even
if inflation appears to be largely under control.
Date: October 2009
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IMF
World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update -- Contractionary Forces ...
Description: The global economy is beginning to pull out of a
recession unprecedented in the post-World War II era, but
stabilization is uneven and the recovery is expected to be sluggish.
Economic growth during 2009-10 is now projected to be about 1/2
percentage points higher than projected in the April 2009 World
Econo...
Date: July 08, 2009 |
IMF
World Economic Outlook (WEO) - Crisis and Recovery, April 2009
Description: The semiannual World Economic Outlook reviews global
macroeconomic developments, forecasts growth, and cites risks. Table
of contents...
Date: April 16, 2009 |
IMF
World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update -- Global Economic Slump
Challenges Policies, January 2009
Description: World growth is projected to fall to ½
percent in 2009, its lowest rate since World War II. Despite
wide-ranging policy actions, financial strains remain acute,
pulling down the real economy.
Date: January 28, 2009 |
2008 -
IMF
World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update -- Rapidly Weakening
Prospects Call for New Policy Stimulus - November 2008
Description: Prospects for global growth have
deteriorated over the past month, as financial sector
deleveraging has continued and producer and consumer
confidence have fallen. Accordingly, world output is projected
to expand by 2.2 percent in 2009, down by some ¾ percentage
point of GDP relative to the projections in the October WEO.
Date: November 06, 2008 |
IMF
World Economic Outlook (WEO) - Financial Stress, Downturns,
and Recoveries, October 2008
Description: The semiannual World Economic Outlook
reviews global macroeconomic developments, forecasts growth,
and cites risks. Table of contents
Date: October 02, 2008 |
IMF
World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update -- Global slowdown and
rising inflation, July 2008
Description: The global economy is in a tough spot,
caught between sharply slowing demand in many advanced
economies and rising inflation everywhere, notably in emerging
and developing economies...
Date: July 15, 2008 |
World
Economic Outlook (WEO) Update - Rapidly Weakening Prospects
Call for New Policy Stimulus, November 6, 2008
Date: November 06, 2008 |
World
Economic Outlook (WEO) Update: Global slowdown and rising
inflation, July 17, 2008
Date: July 17, 2008 |
IMF
World Economic Outlook (WEO) - Housing and the Business Cycle,
April 2008
Description: The semiannual World Economic Outlook
reviews global macroeconomic developments, forecasts growth,
and cites risks. Table of contents
Date: April 03, 2008 |
IMF
World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update -- An update of the key
WEO projections, January 2008
Description: Following strong growth through the third
quarter of 2007, the global economic expansion has begun to
moderate in response to continuing financial turbulence.
Global growth is projected to decelerate from 4.9 percent in
2007 to 4.1 percent in 2008, a markdown of 0.3 percentage
point relative to the October 2007 World Economic Outlook.
Risks to the outlook remain tilted to the downside.
Date: January 29, 2008 |
2007 -
IMF
World Economic Outlook (WEO) -- Globalization and Inequality,
October 2007
Description: The semiannual World Economic Outlook
reviews global macroeconomic developments, forecasts growth,
and cites risks. Table of contents
Date: October 09, 2007 |
IMF
World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update -- An update of the key
WEO projections, July 2007
Description: The strong global expansion is continuing,
and projections for global growth in both 2007 and 2008 have
been revised up to 5.2 percent from 4.9 percent at the time of
the April 2007 World Economic Outlook (WEO). Risks to this
favorable outlook remain modestly tilted to the downside.
Table 1 provides an overview of the WEO projections.
Date: July 25, 2007 |
IMF World Economic Outlook -- April 2007
Spillovers and Cycles in the Global Economy - The semiannual World Economic Outlook
reviews global macroeconomic developments, forecasts growth,
and cites risks. Table of contents
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2006 -
IMF World
Economic Outlook -- September
2006
Financial Systems and Economic Cycles
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IMF World
Economic Outlook -- April 2006
Globalization and Inflation
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2005 -
IMF World
Economic Outlook -- September 2005
Building Institutions
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IMF World Economic
Outlook -- April 2005
Globalization and External Imbalances
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2004 -
IMF World
Economic Outlook -- September 2004
The Global Demographic Transition
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IMF World Economic
Outlook -- April 2004
Advancing Structural Reforms
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2003 -
IMF World Economic
Outlook -- September 2003
Public Debt in Emerging Markets
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IMF World Economic
Outlook -- April 2003
Growth and Institutions
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2002 -
IMF World Economic
Outlook -- September 2002
Trade and Finance
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IMF World Economic
Outlook -- April 2002
Recessions and Recoveries
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2001 -
IMF World
Economic Outlook -- December 2001
The Global Economy After September 11
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IMF World Economic
Outlook -- October 2001
The Information Technology Revolution
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IMF World Economic
Outlook -- May 2001
Fiscal Policy and Macroeconomic Stability
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2000 -
IMF World Economic
Outlook -- October 2000
Focus on Transition Economies
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IMF World Economic
Outlook -- May 2000
Asset Prices and the Business Cycle
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1999 -
IMF World Economic
Outlook -- October 1999
Safeguarding Macroeconomic Stability at Low Inflation
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IMF World Economic
Outlook -- May 1999
International Financial Contagion
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1998 -
World Economic Outlook
and International Capital Markets -- December 1998
Interim Assessment
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IMF World Economic
Outlook -- October 1998
Financial Turbulence and the World Economy
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IMF World Economic
Outlook -- May 1998
Financial Crises: Causes and Indicators
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1997 -
IMF World Economic
Outlook -- December
1997
Interim Assessment: Crisis in Asia: Regional and Global Implications
The economic and financial
crisis that erupted in southeast Asia in July 1997 continued to deepen and broaden as of
December, and spillover effects from investors' deteriorating confidence in emerging
market economies were being felt throughout the global financial system. This special
Interim Assessment of the World Economic Outlook revises regional and global economic
projections made by the IMF staff, as published in the October 1997 issue, in light of the
crisis; charts the buildup to the crisis and its onset and evolution; assess effects on
the advanced economies and on private financing for developing countries, and raises
policy issues that the crisis has posed.
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IMF World Economic
Outlook -- October 1997
Global Economic Prospects and Policies
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IMF World Economic Outlook -- May
1997
Global Economic Prospects and Policies
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1996 -
IMF World Economic Outlook -- October
1996
Global Economic Prospects and Policies
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1993 -
IMF World Economic
Outlook -- May 1993
Global Economic Prospects and Policies
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