VOL. XLIII

No. 03

17-January-2000

MENA

IMFs Chabrier Says Millennium Holds Promise If Middle East Accelerates Reforms

In a regional focus published in the International Monetary Funds (IMF) Finance & Development (December), Mr Paul Chabrier, Director of the IMFs Middle East Department, outlined the economic challenges facing the Middle East. The race to reduce the large income and technology gaps between the region and advanced industrialized countries that all developing countries face is...