VOL. XLIII

No. 39

25-September-2000

OPEC

IMF Says Strong Global Growth Challenged By High Oil Prices And Economic Imbalances

Despite a global output growth projection of 4.7% in the year 2000, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says in its latestWorld Economic Outlook (WEO) report, Focus On Transition Economies, that higher oil prices coupled with economic and financial imbalances in the three main currency areas pose a risk to global expansion. The latest issue of the WEO was launched at the...