IMF -- Resident Representative Office in Bulgaria

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Bulgaria Resident Representative Site

Resident Representative Office in Bulgaria

This web page presents information about the work of the IMF in Bulgaria, including the activities of the IMF Resident Representative Office. Additional information can be found on the Bulgaria and IMF country page, including IMF reports and Executive Board documents that deal with Bulgaria.

At a Glance : Bulgaria's Relations with the IMF

Current IMF membership: 188 countries
Bulgaria joined September 25, 1990
Quota: SDR 640.20 million
The last Article IV Executive Board Consultation was on June 29, 2011. (Country Report 11/179)

News — Highlights

Bulgaria: Statement of the 2012 Article IV IMF Mission

October 2, 2012

(in Bulgarian)

PRESS NOTICE: IMF Mission to Visit Bulgaria to Conduct the 2012 Article IV Consultation

The Resident Representative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Bulgaria and Romania, Tonny Lybek, made the following statement today:

Bulgaria and the IMF

Fiscal Multipliers in Bulgaria: Low But Still Relevant

February 25, 2013
Author/Editor: Muir, Dirk ; Weber, Anke
Series: Working Paper No. 13/49

Bulgaria: 2012 Article IV Consultation--Staff Report; Public Information; and Statement by the Executive Director for Bulgaria

December 13, 2012
Series: Country Report No. 12/328

Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2012 Article IV Consultation with Bulgaria

December 13, 2012
Each Public Information Notice contains a background section, a table of selected economic indicators, and an Executive Board assessment.

Press Release: Statement of the 2012 Article IV IMF Mission to Bulgaria

October 2, 2012

Bulgaria-Concluding Statement of 2012 Article IV Consultation

October 2, 2012
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.

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Resident Representative for Bulgaria

Tonny Lybek
Resident Representative
in Bulgaria and Romania
1 Knyaz Alexander I Square, BNB,
1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
E-mail: TLYBEK@imf.org
IPALIOVA@imf.org
Tel: (359 2) 981-4506; 9145-1509 Fax: (359 2) 981-2524

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