VOL. XXXIX

No. 9

27-November-1995

GENERAL

IMF Report WarnsOf Dangers Of Inaction On EconomicReform

The growing consensus on the need for,and means of,economic reform in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)region has been further reinforced by the recent publication by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) of its surveyof the macroeconomy of the region, entitledExploitingPotential for Growth and Financial Stability. The reportdescribes many of the symptoms and prescriptions outlinedby various...