Gender and Business Cycles
April 4 , 2024
Gender Notes No. 2024/001
Transcript of IMF Press Briefing
April 4 , 2024
Good morning, everyone, both to those of you here with us in person and to those joining us online. Welcome to the IMF press briefing. I am Julie Kozak, Director of the Communications Department. As usual, this briefing will be embargoed until 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time in the United States.
How to Set Compensation for Government Employees
April 4 , 2024
How-To Note No 2024/003
IMF Executive Board Discusses the Adequacy of the Fund’s Precautionary Balances
April 4 , 2024
The review was based on the assessment framework established in 2010, which uses an indicative range for precautionary balances, linked to a forward-looking measure of total IMF non-concessional credit, to guide decisions on adjusting the medium-term target over time. It takes into account the macroeconomic environment, the characteristics of Fund lending, and the financial and operational risks faced by the Fund. The framework also allows for judgement in setting the target based on a broad range of factors that affect the adequacy of precautionary balances.
IMF Executive Board Statement on the Managing Director’s Selection Process
April 4 , 2024
The Board Coordinators of the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Mr. Afonso S. Bevilaqua and Mr. Abdullah F. BinZarah, made the following statement today.
IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement with Kosovo on the Second Reviews of the Stand-By Agreement and the Resilience and Sustainability Facility Agreement
April 4 , 2024
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Mr. Sebastian Sosa, visited Pristina during March 18–27, 2024 to hold discussions on the second reviews of Kosovo’s Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) and Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) Arrangement.
IMF Staff Reaches Staff-Level Agreement on the Second Reviews Under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) Arrangement and the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) with Seychelles and Completes 2024 Article IV Mission
April 3 , 2024
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Mr. Todd Schneider visited Victoria from March 21-April 3, 2024, to conduct discussions on the second reviews of Seychelles’ economic and financial program supported by the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) Arrangement and the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF).
Macroeconomic Developments and Prospects For Low-Income Countries—2024
April 2 , 2024
Policy Paper No. 2024/011
IMF Executive Board Discusses Macroeconomic Developments and Prospects in Low-Income Countries
April 2 , 2024
On March 29, 2024, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) discussed the IMF staff paper on macroeconomic developments and prospects in low-income countries (LICs) [link], which includes in-depth analysis of strategies for strengthening social safety nets (SSN) in LICs. The paper defines LICs as those 69 countries eligible for the Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust facilities.
IMF Staff Concludes Mission to Ethiopia
April 2 , 2024
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team led by Mr. Alvaro Piris visited Addis Ababa from March 19 to April 2, 2024, to hold discussions on the authorities’ request for IMF support for their reform program.