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大学外贸英语（第二版）College English forInternational Business （2nd Edition）兀晶 Part 1Global Economic Picture Chapter 1 The World Economic Outlook Definition of Outlook Review the past and forecast the future or prospect the future. Rationale for Paying Attention First to the World Outlook Chapter 1The World Economic Outlook How to Produce a Piece of Writing on the World Economic Outlook Firstly,make use of economic indicators. Secondly,our forecasting must be focused on the three biggest economic blocs plus possibly one or two big ,important and growing developing countries. Chapter 1The World Economic Outlook The World Economic Outlook for 2003 Problem 1 Weak demand Problem 2 Currency clash Problem 3 Trade tension Problem 4 Deflation worries Problem 5 The wounds inflicted by SARS 2.有关背景与业务知识的必要补充 2.1IMF国际货币基金组织 It is the shortened form of International Monetary Fund, which is a special agency of the United Nations established in 1945 to promote international monetary cooperation and expand international trade, stabilize exchange rates, and help countries experiencing shortterm balance of payments difficulties to maintain their exchange rates. The IMF assists a member by supplying the amount of foreign currency it wishes to purchase in exchange for the equivalent amount of its own currency. The member repays this amount by buying back its own currency in a currency acceptable to the IMF, usu.within three to five years. The IMF is financed by subscription from its members, and the amount is determined by an estimate of these means. Voting power is related to the amount of the subscription: the higher the contribution, the higher the voting rights. The head office of the IMF is in Washington. 2.2关于GDP与GNP GDP means gross domestic product which is the total monetary value of all the goods and services (excluding the net income from abvoad) produced in a particular country during a particular period of time (usu. one year). It is m