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IMF News Brief
NEWS BRIEF - IMF Managing Director Horst Kohler Meets Colombian President lvaro Uribe, 25 September.
IMF World Economic Outlook, September 2002
REPORT - World Economic Outlook, Trade and Finance, International Monetary Fund, September 2002. In the most recent World Economic Outlook the International Monetary Fund said that world economic output would increase by 3.7% in 2003, compared to its…
Speech by H Kohler, Managing Director, IMF, 19 Sep
SPEECH - In a speech titled 'Investing in Better Globalization' Kohler said the global economy has shown remarkable resilience in the face of multiple shocks over the past two years but that risks to the global economic outlook today are clearly tilted…
Speech by H Kohler, Managing Director, IMF, 10 Sep
SPEECH - In a speech titled 'Japan and the IMF - 50 Years of Economic Progress and International Leadership' Kohler said there are welcome signs that Japan may at last be emerging from recession. But the consensus among forecasters is that the recovery…
Speech by H Kohler, Managing Director, IMF, 10 Sep
SPEECH - Opening Remarks for a Press Conference on Japan by Horst Kohler, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund, Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, 10 September. Symposium to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Japan's Membership in the International…
IMF's Kohler says crisis advice is now more humble
US - The managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Horst Kohler, said Tuesday that the IMF had "a lot to learn" about preventing financial crises.
Speech by Anne Krueger of the IMF, 12 Aug
SPEECH - In opening remarks at the IMF Seminar on 'Globalization in Historical Perspective' Krueger said many economists including herself have long touted the advantages of free trade, open capital markets and international migration. But while the long…
The IMF and Ukraine: What Really Happened
ARTICLE - A Commentary by Lorenzo Figliuoli and Bogdan Lissovolik, IMF Resident Representatives in Ukraine, Zerkalo Nedeli, 31 August. Recently the Zerkalo Nedeli newspaper has published a number of articles disparaging of the role of the International…
IMF Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - IMF Approves US$30.4 Billion Stand-By Credit for Brazil, 6 September.
IMF Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - IMF Extends Argentina's SRF Repayment by One Year, 5 September.
IMF News Brief
NEWS BRIEF - IMF Managing Director Welcomes Afghanistan's New Currency, 4 September.
Offshore Financial Centers
REPORT - The Assessment Program: An Information Note, Prepared by the Monetary and Exchange Affairs Department, IMF, 29 August.
Argentina - IMF send draft intent letter next week
ARGENTINA - The IMF is to send Argentina a draft letter of intent next week to agree terms for aid to the recession-wracked nation , Cabinet Chief Alfredo Atanasof said on Thursday just as aid hopes had appeared to fade.
Speech by Anne Krueger of the IMF, 26 Jul
SPEECH - In the speech 'Preventing and Resolving Financial Crises: The Role of Sovereign Debt Restructuring' Krueger said the various elements she discussed add up to "an ambitious agenda that will help us prevent crises where we can, and manage them as…
Reports Krueger unhappy with Argentina plan untrue
US - The International Monetary Fund said on Monday a report in a Brazilian newspaper saying a top IMF official is unhappy with economic plans Argentina sent to the fund on Friday is "absolutely" untrue reports Reuters.
BOK unlikely to make up for gov't losses
SOUTH KOREA - The Bank of Korea (BOK) expressed reservation yesterday about taking actions to make up for losses incurred by irretrievable public funds that were used to stabilize the economy in the wake of the 1997 IMF financial crisis.
Speech by Shigemitsu Sugisaki of the IMF, 24 July
SPEECH - In a speech titled 'The U.S. and Japan in the Global Economic System' Sugisaki said "Japan's decade-long economic slump owes much to the delays in implementing structural reform, particularly bank and corporate debt restructuring". He added …
The IMF’s assessment of central bank internal controls
The IMF has found many central banks of borrowing countries to be lacking certain key elements needed for effective internal control. A report by Ahmad Sartip.
Central banks on the web: why are we there?
Central banks must go beyond the minimum of data provision if they are to build an image and address the growing demands of their diverse audience, argues Brent Eades of the Bank of Canada.
Interview: Mario Blejer
In January 2002 former IMF economist Mario Blejer became governor of the Banco Central de la Repœblica Argentina with the job of preventing Argentina from descending into financial anarchy. Two weeks after his resignation in late June he spoke to Central…
IMF News Brief
NEWS BRIEF - IMF Completes First Review and Approves New Increase on Uruguay Stand-By, 8 August.
IMF Public Information Notice
NOTICE - IMF Advances Efforts to Combat Money Laundering and Terrorist Finance, 8 August.
IMF News Brief
NEWS BRIEF - IMF Managing Director Kohler Confirms Agreement with Brazil, 7 August.
Brazil set for "largest ever" IMF loan of $30bn
BRAZIL - The International Monetary Fund has agreed to lend Brazil an extra $30bn (£20bn), hoping that this will help pull the country and the region out of crisis. The deal represents the largest loan the IMF has ever provided in its history.