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In part one of World Economic Survey 1958, attention is focused on international commodity issues and policies in the post-war period. The Survey analyses trends and fluctuations in world trade of primary commodities, national and international commodity policies, and issues of primary commodities in the centrally planned economies. Part two of the Survey examines the recent events in the world economy, paying special attention to the recovery from recessionary trends, and provides an economic outlook for 1959.
Economic Developments in the Middle East 1957-1958
This study reviews current economic developments in the Middle East from 1957 to 1958. Details of economic activity for each country?reflecting the variations in total, sectoral and per capita income?are fully treated in this study. It notes, inter alia, that industrial output outside the oil sector made good progress during the period from 1957 to 1958. As in previous years, this was particularly the case for the electricity, construction and chemical industries.
Economic Developments in the Middle East 1958-59
This study reviews current economic developments in the Middle East in the period from 1958 to 1959. Details of economic activity for each country?reflecting the variations in total, sectoral and per capita incomes?are fully treated in this study. The study also offers a set of statistical tables, appended to an introductory review of developments in agriculture, industrial production, petroleum, foreign trade and balance of payments.