1997年是90年代初以来世界经济总体形势最好的一年，很多经济指标和趋势显示，世界经济已进人一个较长增长期。各国经济普遍好转据国际货币基金组织预测，1997年和1998年世界经济增长率分别为42％和4．3％，这是90年代初以来的最高水平。在2002年以前，全球经济年均增长率可望 1997 is the best year for the overall situation of the world economy since the early 1990s. Many economic indicators and trends show that the world economy has entered a period of relatively long growth. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the world economy is generally getting better. The world economic growth rates in 1997 and 1998 were 42% and 4.3% respectively, the highest level since the early 1990s. Before 2002, the global average annual economic growth rate is expected