TY - BOOK TI - Recent global economic developments PY - 1999/// CY - Port of SpainTT PB - ECLAC KW - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT N2 - Highlights salient global economic developments during the course of 1998. Examines global and regional developments in output and inflation. Looks at the international trade developments as well as institutional financial developments with special reference to the Asian crisis. Highlights trends in savings and investment as well as current account developments. Examines developments in capital flows and discusses recent developments relating to the (HIPC) initiatives ER -