一1996年的世界经济形势,一个突出特点是世界经济发展运行平稳,增势已定。一些国际组织和机构如国际货币基金组织、世界银行和经合组织的估计都比较乐观。据国际货币基金组织去年9月底估算,1996年全球经济增长率可达到3.8%,略高于1995年,这也是自1988年以来的最高增速。发达国家由1995年增长2.1%上升到2.3%,美国经济可增长2.5%左右, One of the salient features of the world economic situation in 1996 is that the world economic development has been running smoothly and the momentum has been set. Some international organizations and agencies such as the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the OECD are more optimistic estimates. According to the International Monetary Fund’s estimate at the end of September last year, the global economic growth rate in 1996 reached 3.8%, slightly higher than in 1995, which is the highest growth rate since 1988. The developed countries increased from 2.1% in 1995 to 2.3% and the U.S. economy increased by 2.5%