Resident Representative Office in Serbia

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

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

