1. World Organizations and the Economic Outlook. The IMF, World Bank, and United Nations are only a few of the major world organizations that track, report, and aid international economic and financial development. Using these Web sites and others that may be linked, briefly summarize the economic outlook for the developed and emerging nations of the world. For example, the full text of Chapter 1 of the World Economic Outlook pub- lished annually by the World Bank is available through the IMF's Web page. www.imf.org/external/index.htm International Monetary Fund United Nations www.un.org/databases/index.html The World Bank Group www.worldbank.org Europa (EU) Homepage europa.eu/ Bank for International Settlements www.bis.org/index.htm