World Economic Outlook

World Economic Outlook, May 1996: Focus on Fiscal Policy

May 30, 1996

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International Monetary Fund. Research Dept. World Economic Outlook, May 1996: Focus on Fiscal Policy, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1996) accessed 1/8/2026, https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557755674.081

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Summary

The World Economic Outlook, published twice a year in English, French, Spanish, and Arabic, presents IMF staff economists analyses of global economic developments during the near and medium term. Chapters give an overview 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.

Subject: 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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