VOL. XLIV

No 49

3-December-2001

GENERAL

IMFSees 4.5% Regional Growth In 2001 But Also External And Domestic Pressures

Whilethe Middle East is expected to register relatively robust growth of 4.5% in2001 and 4.4% in 2002, the short to medium-term prospects could vary widelyfrom country to country, according to the latest World Economic Outlook,(October 2001, The Information Technology Revolution) of the InternationalMonetary Fund (IMF see Table below). However, the IMF notes that the regions...