Regional Office for Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic
Alfred Schipke, Regional RepresentativeInternational Monetary Fund
7a Ave. 22-01, Zona 1
Central Bank of Guatemala
Guatemala City
Guatemala
TEL: + 502 2253-5978
FAX: + 502 2253-5980
Email: ca-office@imf.org
Welcome to the website of the IMF Regional Office for Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic. This web page provides information about the activities of the Regional Office and, more generally, the IMF’s work on the countries in the region. |
Latest IMF News:
IMF Staff Statement on the 2008 Article IV Consultation with El Salvador; Press Release No. 08/205; September 12, 2008
Communiqué at the Conclusion of the Seventh Annual Regional Conference on Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic, Press Release No. 08/152, June 27, 2008
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2008 Article IV Consultation with Guatemala Public Information Notice (PIN) No. 08/65, June 4, 2008
IMF Staff Statement at the Conclusion of the Article IV Discussions with Guatemala, Press Release No. 08/54, March 18, 2008
IMF Staff Statement at the Conclusion of a Visit to San Salvador, El Salvador Press Release No.08/114 May 16, 2008
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2007 Article IV Consultation with Costa Rica Public Information Notice (PIN) No. 08/31, March 10, 2008
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2007 Article IV Consultation with El Salvador; Public Information Notice 08/36; March 14, 2008
El Salvador: 2007 Article IV Consultation; IMF Country Report 08/101; November 5, 2007
Occasional Papers, IMF Working Papers, and Other Publications on Regional Issues
Books
Forthcoming
Central America - Economic Progress and Reforms
Dominique Desruelle and Alfred Schipke, Editors
Occasional Papers:
Economic Growth and Integration in Central America, Occasional Paper No. 257, June 13, 2007
Central America: Global Integration and Regional Cooperation, Occasional Paper No. 243, July 14, 2005
IMF Working Papers:
Public Debt Markets in Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic, Working Paper No. 07/147, June 1, 2007
The Quest for Price Stability in Central America and the Dominican Republic, Working Paper No. 07/54, March 1, 2007
Central America: Global Integration and Regional Cooperation-Regional Integration and Financial Systems Issues, IMF Operational Paper No. 243, July, 2005
Other Publications:
Central America: Structural Foundations for Regional Financial Integration, May 9, 2006
Annual Regional Conferences
Seventh Annual Regional Conference on Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic; Central American Monetary Council, Council of Finance Ministers, and International Monetary Fund, Hosted by the Central Bank of El Salvador, Radisson Plaza Hotel, San Salvador, June 26–27, 2008
Sixth Annual Regional Conference on Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic; Central American Monetary Council, Committee of Finance Ministers, and International Monetary Fund Hosted by the Central Bank of Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica, June 28–29, 2007
Fifth Annual Regional Conference on Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic ; Central American Monetary Council, Ministers of Finance and International Monetary Fund Hosted by the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, June 29–30, 2006
Fourth Annual Regional Conference on Central America and the Dominican Republic, The Central American Monetary Council and the International Monetary Fund, Hosted by the Central Bank of Nicaragua, Managua, Nicaragua, June 29-30, 2005
News about Central America
Regional Outreach
Regional Outreach; IMF Book Tour, "Economic Growth and Integration in Central America," Guatemala, El Salvador, Panama, Costa Rica, July 2007 (Spanish)