Euromoney received replies from 36 economists at leading financial and economic institutions. They gave each country's economic performance for 2000 and 2001 a score out of 100. The world's fastest-growing, best-performing economy in an ideal year would score 100; the worst economy in a disastrous year would score zero. Respondents were asked to consider economic growth, monetary stability, current-account/budget deficit or surplus, unemployment and structural imbalances. Economists also gave their GNP growth forecasts for 2000 and 2001. Our thanks go to the 50 political analysts and economists who took part in our survey. Those happy to be named are:
Economics department, ABN Amro Bank; S Patel, Afrinvest; L Ruggerone, Banca Commerciale Italiana; S Mok, Bank of East Asia; CI Tan, Bank of Taiwan; C Bonert, Banque et Caisse d'Epargne de l'Etat; D Readman, Barclays Bank; J Krijgsman, CIBC Wood Gundy; F Nicollas, Crédit Lyonnais; A Nafte, Credit Lyonnais Securities Asia; K Schestauber and T Spanel, Creditanstalt; W Leim, Dresdner Bank; Economic Analysis Group, Dun & Bradstreet; MT Valderrama and C Schuller, Erste Bank; J Lumprecht, First National Bank; MV de Groote, Fortis Bank; Asian Studies Center, Heritage Foundation; HSBC Economics & Investment Strategy team; J Hussman, Hussman Econometrics Advisors; G Verberne, MeesPierson; R Heiskanen, MeritaNordbanken; H Schmieding, Merrill Lynch; Morgan Stanley Dean Witter economics team; R de Iure, National Australia Bank; D Kern and C Yeo, NatWest Group; DJ Porter, Nesbitt Burns; T Shigeoka, Nomura Research Institute; N Braems, Oppenheim Finanzanalyse; International Country Risk Guide, PRS Group; G Samu and T Atherton, Royal Bank of Canada; U Torcell, SEB; R Ratcliffe, SG Cowen Securities; T Dunn, Sparks Companies; E Teather, Warburg Dillon Read.