Stanley Fischer
Fischer approved as Bank of Israel governor
Israel's state appointments committee approved the nomination of renowned American economist Stanley Fischer late on Tuesday 18 January as chief of Israel's central bank.
Stanley Fischer - An Economic Insider's View
FEATURE - Few people are ever privy to how world leaders try to cope with their economic woes. But from his position at the IMF, Stanley Fischer certainly was.
Fischer suggests managed floating currency system
INDIA - The Indian monetary policy of not trying to peg a particular value for the rupee was good economics, Stanley Fischer said here today. The former first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund was speaking at a seminar organised…
Speech by Horst Kohler MD of the IMF
SPEECH - Remarks by Horst Kohler, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund, given at a Staff Reception in Honour of Stanley Fischer, 1 October.
Stanley Fischer - Farewell To the Staff
SPEECH - Speech by Stanley Fischer of the International Monetary Fund at the IMF Atrium, Washington, D.C., 1 October.
Farewell to the IMF Executive Board - Fischer
SPEECH - Stanley Fischer, First Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund, 30 August.
Stanley Fischer - Farewell Dinner Speech
SPEECH - A speech by Stanley Fischer, First Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund on 29 August. Stanley Fischer is leaving the IMF after seven years.
International Economic Policy Under Clinton
SPEECH - Comments by Stanley Fischer, First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 27 June.
IMF Fischer stresses Turkey econ program on track
US - The International Monetary Fund signalled the beginning of a new public relations campaign to relieve market pressure on Turkey 13 July, with the Fund's second-ranked executive declaring investors aren't giving Ankara enough credit for the reforms…
Stanley Fischer - Argentine Bankers Association
SPEECH - Stanley Fischer, First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund has spoken at the Argentine Bankers Association Meeting Buenos Aires, 25 June.
IMF - Quiet caution for Argentina's currency shift
ARTICLE - Centralbanknet's report on the IMF's Stanley Fischer who has visited Argentina. He has warned that the planned Argentine currency move may set a worrying precedent.
IMF names first deputy MD and department heads
US - The IMF has confirmed the appointment of Anne Kreuger as first deputy managing director. She succeeds Stanley Fischer who is stepping down.
US economist offered key IMF role
US - A conservative economist aligned with the US administration has been offered the key job of first deputy managing director at the International Monetary Fund.
IMF will lose a third senior official
WASHINGTON - Jack Boorman is planning to leave the IMF, probably later this year. Fund officials were quick to stress that Mr Boorman had been at the IMF for 25 years and that his leaving was not a shock.
IMF praises Croatia's economic programme
Croatia's authorities deserve to be praised for their three-year economic programme, the IMF's Stanley Fischer said on Mar 19, 2001 after the IMF approved a 14-month stand-by credit for $255 million for Croatia.
Indonesia, IMF agree on c.bank independence-Ramli
Indonesia's chief economics minister Rizal Ramli said on Feb 26, 2001 he had reached agreement with the International Monetary Fund on the need to maintain the central bank's independence but stopped short of saying a long running deadlock had been…
Indonesia's Ramli to meet IMF's Fischer next week
Indonesia's chief economics minister, who has complained the International Monetary Fund was pushing Jakarta too hard on some reforms, said on Friday Feb 16, 2001 he would meet the IMF's first deputy managing director next week. Rizal Ramli played down…
IMF OKs Colombia's 2001 economic program- fin min
The International Monetary Fund has approved Colombia's 2001 economic program, including a higher budget deficit goal of 2.8% of the gross domestic product, Finance Minister Juan Manuel Santos said Jan. 30, 2001. "The agreement basically consists of a…
Russia cbank chief sees few results from IMF visit
Russia's central bank chief said on Jan. 27, 2000, he expected little from a visit to Moscow by an IMF mission next week, although agreement with the Fund is needed for Russia to start restructuring talks with the Paris Club. He also saw no reason why…
IMF to cut world growth forecast sharply
The deputy head of the International Monetary Fund said on Jan. 27, 2001, the IMF may cut its 2001 world growth forecast to around 3.5 percent from 4.2 percent and warned Japan had little scope to spur growth soon. Stanley Fischer, first deputy managing…
Indonesia plans talks with IMF, World Bank
Indonesia will hold talks with top IMF and World bank officials during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos to determine if it can secure funds to help prop up its shattered economy. Chief economics minister Rizal Ramli is due to meet World Bank chief…
IMF stresses need for BI independence
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) reiterated on Jan. 25, 2001, the importance of maintaining the independence of Bank Indonesia and its monetary policy to ensure the recovery of the country's economy. "It's important for Indonesia to maintain the…
US in economic slowdown but far from recession-IMF
The International Monetary Fund has said that the United States is facing a slowdown in growth that will curb the global economic expansion. But the US economy is far from a recession and is nowhere near contracting, added the IMF's first deputy managing…
Reform of the IMF: lessons from Indonesia: Hanke
The IMF's weaknesses became clear to Professor Steve Hanke when he was advising President Suharto about the adoption of a currency board in Indonesia.