Resident Representative Office in Serbia


Harald Hirschhofer, IMF Resident Representative in Serbia and Montenegro
Mr. Harald Hirschhofer
Resident Representative

Office of the Resident Representative in Serbia
Kralja Petra 12
11 000 Belgrade, Serbia
Tel: +381 11 3027 369
Fax: +381 11 3283 843
E-mail: ZMarjanovic@imf.org

 

This website provides information about the activities of the Resident Representative Office in Belgrade and the relations between Serbia and the IMF. Additional information can be found on the main country page: Serbia and the IMF.



Press Statements, Interviews, and Presentations of the IMF Resident Representative in Serbia


Harald Hirschhofer's Interview
Interview with Harald Hirschhofer on TV Avala (see the Video), Wednesday, December 19, 2007


SERBIA Recent Economic Developments: Presentation by IMF Resident Representative Harald Hirschhofer, for Meeting with the EU Ambassadors on November 16, 2007

REO Presentation by European Department; Poul Tompsen; November 13,2007

Statement by the IMF Article IV Mission to Serbia, Press Release No. 07/248, November 7, 2007

Serbia—2007 Article IV Consultation, Concluding Statement of the Mission, November 6, 2007

Serbian Economy and Convergence How to Reduce Macro-Prudential Vulnerabilities? Presentation by IMF Resident Representative Harald Hirschhofer, Belgrade, October 15, 2007

Financial Sector in CEE: How to Reduce Macro-Prudential Vulnerabilities? Presentation by IMF Resident Representative Harald Hirschhofer; Velden Austria, September 19 2007

Serbia’s Unsustainable Wage Increases – Who Will Pay? Op-ed by IMF Resident Representative Harald Hirschhofer published by Vecernje Novosti, Belgrade, September 1, 2007

Excessive Wage Bill Growth; Interview by Harald Hirschhofer, Vecernje Novosti, July 7, 2007

Transcript of Interview: Wage Growth Unsustainable, by Harald Hirschhofer, B92 TV, “Off the Air” , July 6, 2007

Op-ed article in Vecernje Novosti and Glas Javnosti newspapers, "Serbia - Unleash Its Economic Potential!", by Harald Hirschhofer, June 29, 2007

Interview for Perspective magazine, Harald Hirschhofer, American Chamber of Commerce in Serbia, April 2007

Interview given by Mr Peter Doyle, "Serbia faces difficult challenges", Banker magazine, April 2007

Op ed piece: "Macroeconomic Self-Discipline", by Harald Hirschhofer, April 9, 2007

Republic of Serbia - Concluding Statement of Staff Visit, Aide Memoire, March 15, 2007

Op-ed: Can the National Investment Plan succeed?, Harald Hirschhofer, March, 2007

"Strong budget, stable Serbia", interview by Peter Doyle, March 18, 2007

Interview given by Mr Peter Doyle, RTV B92, March 16, 2007

Interview given by Mr Peter Doyle, Radio Television Serbia (RTS), March 16, 2007

Interview given by Mr. Harald Hirschhofer to RTV B92, February 1, 2007

Op-ed: Government Budgets--the Next Four Years, Harald Hirschhofer, February 2007

Interview, given to the Radio Television Serbia, Harald Hirschhofer, February 2, 2007

Op-ed: Fixing Serbia's Companies--the Next Four Years, Harald Hirschhofer, February 5, 2007

Op-ed: The Monetary Policy Framework--Challenges for the Next Four Years, Harald Hirschhofer, January 27, 2007

The IMF and Serbia, Lecture given to the NBS Trainees, December 18, 2006

A Very Successful Banking Sector Reform--But Watch Out!, Interview given by Harald Hirschhofer, The Banker Magazine, November 27, 2006

Corporate Restructuring is Key for Sustainable Growth, Mr. Harald Hirschhofer, Belgrade Times, July 19, 2006

Challenges Ahead, Mr. Harald Hirschhofer, Resident Representative of the IMF Office in Serbia and Montenegro, Serbia and Montenegro European Integration Bulletin, March 2006

Concerned, Mr. Harald Hirschhofer, Resident Representative of the IMF Office in Serbia and Montenegro, Economist magazine, March 2006

Talks with the IMF after Referendum in Montenegro, Interview given by Harald Hirschhofer, Tanjung, February 12, 2006

Serbia is Overwhelmed with Fear of Inflation, Interview given by Harald Hirschhofer, Bankarstvo magazine, August 16, 2005

Exchange Rates, article by by Harald Hirschhofer, CoRD magazine, July 2005

Serbia Needs a Rapid Increase in Exports, Interview given by Harald Hirschhofer, Vecernje novosti, April 2005

2005--A Year of Investment, CoRD magazine, December 2004

Interview with Ms. Piritta Sorsa, Chief of the Mission for Serbia and Montenegro, Tanjug News Agency, December 19, 2005

Serbia is Fragile and Expensive Interview given by Piritta Sorsa, Chief of the Mission for Serbia and Montenegro, Economist Magazine, December 21, 2005


Presentations and other Material by Local IMF Office

PowerPoint presentation: "The Macro Economic Policy Agenda", Harald Hirschhofer, March 2007

Aide Memoire, March 15, 2007

Serbia and IMF -- Macroeconomic Policy Seminar for Parliamentary Staff from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia, and Montenegro
Presentation by Harald Hirschhofer, IMF Resident Representative, August 21-25, 2006

Montenegro and IMF -- Macroeconomic Policy Seminar for Parliamentary Staff from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia, and Montenegro
Presentation by Harald Hirschhofer, IMF Resident Representative, August 21-25, 2006

Press Statement of IMF Membership Mission, August 15, 2006

Press Statement on Serbia's 2006 Article IV Consultation, June 27, 2006

World Economic Outlook: Opportunities and Challenges for Serbia and South-Eastern Europe
Presentation by Michael Deppler, Director of European Department, IMF, Belgrade, June 12, 2006

Fiscal Trends in CEF Member Countries, Remarks by Harald Hirschhofer, at the Center for Excellence in Finance Advisory Board Meeting, June 2, 2006

Serbia: Economic Performance and Policy Challenges, Presentation at the Israeli Business Forum, Belgrade, February 21, 2006

Challenges of Oil Sector Reform, Remarks at the 1st Energy Conference, Belgrade, December 5, 2005

Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Terrorism Financing, Presentation at the International Conference on Assets Recovery, Novebmer 17-18, 2005

Economic Reform in Serbia: How to Ensure Social Sustainability, Presentation at the American Chamber of Commerce, November 15, 2005

Economic Reform in Serbia: What Has Been Achieved, and What Still Needs to be Done, Presentation at the German Business Association, November 9, 2005

Presentation for Macroeconomic Policy Seminar for Parliamentarians from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, and Serbia and Montenegro, organized by the Joint Vienna Institute, September 21, 2005

Presentation for Macroeconomic Policy Seminar for Journalists, August 4, 2005