Welcome to the United Nations
World Economic Report 1952-53 analyses major changes in domestic economic conditions and international trade and payments from 1950 to 1953, with special emphasis on developments in 1952 and 1953. The introduction surveys current economic problems in the light of economic developments since the Second World War. The Report also highlights changes in international trade and payments and in the external transactions of countries which, for the most part, are exporters of manufactured products or of primary commodities, as well as of countries with centrally planned economies.
Summary of Recent Economic Developments
in the Middle East 1952-1953
This Summary analyses the main economic developments in the Middle East during 1952 and 1953. The introduction presents an overall view of the main economic trends in the region, where, during that period, deflationary tendencies of varying degrees of intensity appeared in a number of countries. Two chapters are devoted to major aspects of production and trade of petroleum. The Summary also contains three studies of individual countries: Egypt, Israel and Turkey.