世界经济正处在“十字路口”,1999年世界经济将继续缓慢增长还是发生全球性衰退,已引起国际社会和各国的关注。 据国际货币基金组织(IMF)最近预测,1998年世界经济增长率将从去年的4.1％降至2％,除欧盟和非洲的增长率分别从2.6％、3.2％提高到2.9％和3.7％外,其他国家和 The world economy is at a “crossroads.” Whether the world economy will continue to grow slowly or have a global recession in 1999 has drawn the attention of the international community and various countries. According to a recent forecast by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the world economic growth rate in 1998 will be reduced to 2% from 4.1% last year, with the exception of the EU and Africa whose growth rates have increased from 2.6% and 3.2% to 2.9% and 3.7% respectively Other countries and