Regional Economic Outlook
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May 2007
Regional Economic Outlook: Middle East and Central Asia, May 2007 -- Table of Contents
May 29, 2007
Description: Strong economic performance across the Middle East and Central Asia is examined against the background of high prices for energy and other commodities. Common economic trends are presented, while prospects and policies are reviewed for the coming year in light of the global economic environment. This latest REO includes boxes treating specific regional topics, such as financial sector reforms and integration in Maghreb countries; economic developments in oil-exporting countries in response to changes in petroleum prices; and the growth boom in the Caucasus and Central Asia.
April 2007
Regional Economic Outlook: Sub-Saharan Africa, April 2007 -- Table of Contents
April 13, 2007
Description: Sub-Saharan Africa's growth performance during the past three years has been the best in more than three decades, and higher oil revenues and increased debt relief have been used to make progress toward the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Despite spending pressures, most countries have managed to preserve macroeconomic stability with policies intended to support and sustain the region’s higher growth. This latest REO is complemented by analyses on the macroeconomic challenges for oil producers, changing trade patterns, including with China, and the development of government debt markets.
Regional Economic Outlook: Western Hemisphere, April 2007 -- Table of Contents
April 13, 2007
Description: The past year has been one of strong economic performance for the Western Hemisphere, notwithstanding somewhat slower growth in the United States in recent quarters. Can this performance be sustained, and what challenges does the region face? Reviewing macroeconomic prospects and risks, this report pays particular attention to the influence of the external environment on Latin America, and addresses the question of whether Latin America has now succeeded in breaking with its history of periodic growth reversals.
Regional Economic Outlook: Asia and Pacific, April 2007
April 13, 2007
November 2006
Regional Economic Outlook: Western Hemisphere, November 2006 -- Table of Contents
November 2, 2006
Description: Provides an update on recent economic developments and prospects for countries in the region. Describes policy developments that have helped underpin the region's recent favorable economic performance and discusses the key challenges that policymakers will face in managing vulnerabilities, fostering growth and poverty reduction, while maintaining macroeconomic stability.
September 2006
IMF Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Economic Outlook, October 2004
September 15, 2006
Middle East and Central Asia Regional Economic Outlook, September 2006-- Table of Contents
September 15, 2006
Description: The report provides a broad synopsis of recent economic developments and prospects in the countries covered by the IMF's Middle East and Central Asia Department.
Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Economic Outlook, September 2006 -- Table of Contents
September 15, 2006
Description: Prepared by the Policy Wing of the IMF African Department, and published twice a year in English and French, this report analyzes economic performance and short-term prospects of the 44 countries covered by the Department. Topics examined in recent volumes include responses to exogenous shocks, growth performance and growth-enhancing policies, the effectiveness of regional trade arrangements, macroeconomic implications of scaled-up aid, financial sector development, and fiscal decentralization. Detailed country data, grouped by oil-exporting and -importing countries and other analytical groupings as well as by subregion, are provided in a statistical appendix, and a list of relevant publications by the African Department is included.
Regional Economic Outlook: Asia and Pacific, September 2006
September 15, 2006
July 2006
Regional Economic Outlook--Sub-Saharan Africa, May 2006
July 19, 2006