World Economic Outlook - All Issues
The World Economic Outlook (WEO) is a survey of prospects and policies by the IMF staff, usually published twice a year, with updates in between. It presents analyses and projections of the world economy in the near and medium term, which are integral elements of the IMF’s surveillance of economic developments and policies in its member countries and of the global economic system. They consider issues affecting advanced, emerging and developing economies, and address topics of pressing current interest.
See also, the World Economic Databases
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2012
IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO) - Growth Resuming, Dangers Remain, April 2012
April 17, 2012
Description: IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO), April 2012
IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update -- Global Recovery Stalls, Downside Risks Intensify, January 2012
January 24, 2012
2011
IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO) - Slowing Growth, Rising Risks, September 2011 -- Table of Contents
September 21, 2011
Description: IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO), September 2011 -- table of Contents
IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update -- Mild Slowdown of the Global Expansion, and Increasing Risks, June 2011
June 17, 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.
IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO) - Tensions from the Two-Speed Recovery: Unemployment, Commodities, and Capital Flows, April 2011
April 11, 2011
Description: IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO), April 2011, Tensions from the Two-Speed Recovery: Unemployment, Commodities, and Capital Flows
IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update -- Global Recovery Advances but Remains Uneven, January 2011
January 25, 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.
2010
IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO) - Recovery, Risk, and Rebalancing, October 2010 -- Table of Contents
October 6, 2010
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...
IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update -- Restoring Confidence without Harming Recovery, July 2010
July 7, 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.
IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO) - Rebalancing Growth, April 2010 -- Table of Contents
April 14, 2010
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
IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update -- A Policy-Driven, Multispeed Recovery, January 2010
January 26, 2010
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.