VOL. XL

No. 51/52

22/29-December-1997

GENERAL

The IMF On MENA: Good Work But Still More To Be Done

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has applauded countries in the Middle East NorthAfrica (MENA) region for their success in achieving high macroeconomic results andimplementing a tighter fiscal policy. In its annual review The Economy of the MiddleEast and North Africa in 1997, which includes member countries of the Arab League plusIran and Israel, the IMF has said that macroeconomic...