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Sveti Kliment i Pantelejmon, Ohrid, Macedonia. Photo by Graham Spicer

FYR Macedonia Resident Representative Site

Resident Representative Office in FYR Macedonia

November 2009

This web page provides information on the activities of the Office, views of the IMF staff, and the relations between FYR Macedonia and the IMF. Additional information can be found on FYR Macedonia and IMF country page, including official IMF reports and Executive Board documents in English that deal with FYR Macedonia.

News and Highlights

The 2009 IMF Article IV mission presents its concluding statement

FYR Macedonia – 2009 Article IV Consultation Concluding Statement; Skopje, Macedonia; October 27, 2009 click for more

Improving Economic Governance in FYR Macedonia: Achievements and Challenges

Remarks prepared for the Transparency International Europe and Central Asia Annual Regional Meeting 2009; June 15, 2009 click for more

Statement at the End of a Staff Visit to FYR Macedonia

Press Release in Macedonian; May 14, 2009 click for more

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FYR Macedonia and The IMF

FYR Macedonia -- 2009 Article IV Consultation, Concluding Statement

October 27,2009
Describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the conclusion of certain missions (official staff visits, in most cases to member countries). Missions are undertaken as part of regular (usually annual) consultations under Article IV of the IMF's Articles of Agreement, in the context of a request to use IMF resources (borrow from the IMF), as part of discussions of staff monitored programs, and as part of other staff reviews of economic developments. click for more

The IMF will Assist Macedonia, An interview with Marek Belka, Director of IMF's European Department by Utrinski Vesnik

June 16,2009

Press Release: Statement at the End of a Staff Visit to FYR Macedonia

May 15,2009

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: Selected Issues

February 18,2009
Series: Country Report No. 09/61 click for more

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: 2008 Article IV Consultation - Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

February 18,2009
Series: Country Report No. 09/60 click for more

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Regional Economic Outlook: Europe

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Europe's contraction is ending, but the recovery is fragile. Policymakers should look beyond the crisis to secure a durable upswing and address the threats to potential growth from the crisis and the continent's well-known structural rigidities. The report's analytical work stresses the uncertainty surrounding potential growth estimates, and the more volatile environment faced by emerging economies in a tightly integrated region. In the near term, this calls for measures to restore the financial sector to health and for continued macroeconomic support, while preparing for the exit from extraordinary interventions in a coordinated and transparent fashion. Higher longer-term growth through structural change will support the recovery, smooth the exit, and help emerging markets to adjust to lower capital inflows in the crisis' aftermath. Click for more