VOL. XLVI

No 40

06-October-2003

REGIONAL ECONOMIES

Structural, Institutional Reforms Remain Key To Middle East Stability And Growth, Says IMF

Reform remains very much at the top of the IMF agenda for the Middle East in the latest edition of the groups World Economic Outlook, published on 18 September. In particular, the IMF highlights the need for fiscal reforms to stabilize the regions debt, as well as structural and institutional reforms to improve medium-term growth prospects and tackle the...