Indonesia and the IMF --

June 01, 1999 -- Finance & Development, June 1999 - The Asian Crisis: Causes and Remedies
By Bijan B. Aghevli - Until their sudden fall from grace in 1997, the countries hit hard by Asia's financial crisis—Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, and Thailand—had been widely admired for their economic achievements and much favored by foreign investors. What happened, and is there a prescription for reducing the risk of future crises?

IMF Survey Online

September 25, 2012 -- IMF Survey: Indonesian Domestic Demand Likely to Sustain Robust Growth
Prudent macroeconomic policy and structural reforms over the last decade, on top of solid fundamentals, have placed Indonesia in a strong position to deal with the continuing uncertainty in the global environment, say IMF economists in their regular assessment of one of Asia’s largest economies.

October 21, 2011 -- IMF Survey: Strong Domestic Demand Cushions Indonesia from Global Uncertainty
Despite increasing global turbulence, Indonesia’s economy has performed robustly, boosted by strong consumer spending and investment at home, says the IMF in its latest assessment of the Indonesian economy, adding that for more inclusive growth, Indonesia needs to improve infrastructure and deepen labor market reform.

March 17, 2011 -- IMF Survey: Asia Exchanges Views on Capital Flows and Possible Policy Responses
Indonesian authorities and the IMF gathered together leading academics, investors, and policy makers from Asia and other large, emerging market countries, for a one-day conference in Bali, to exchange views on the benefits of capital flows and how best to manage them.

February 09, 2011 -- IMF Survey: IMF Chief Highlights Need for Strong Partnership with Asia
The Managing Director of the IMF, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has been discussing the Fund’s relations with its Asian members during a three-day trip to Singapore and Indonesia.

October 21, 2010 -- IMF Survey: Asia: Consolidating Recovery, Building Sustainable Growth
After leading the global recovery for a second year, Asia's economic outlook remains positive but, in its latest report on the region, the IMF cautions that inflationary pressures are emerging. Given the strong expansion, Asia has reached the threshold to normalize policy stances across the region, says the report.

October 13, 2010 -- IMF Survey: Policymakers Identify Data Needs and Priorities
Despite progress over recent years in data provision, there are still worrying concerns about a lack of data on systemically important global financial institutions and cross-border financial linkages, policymakers said at a seminar during the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings.

September 17, 2010 -- IMF Survey: Indonesia’s Economy: Strong with Room for Improvements
Indonesia is likely to experience accelerating economic expansion, with 6 percent growth predicted for 2010 and 2011, but the IMF has cautioned about the threat of inflationary pressures.

July 28, 2009 -- IMF Survey: Indonesia’s Choice of Policy Mix Critical to Ongoing Growth
Indonesia remains one of the few bright spots in the generally bleak, global economic landscape, but Jakarta’s choice of policy mix will be key to continued growth, says the International Monetary Fund

February 06, 2009 -- IMF Survey: Stimulus Measures Bolstering Demand Amid Crisis, IMF Says
Most of the world's leading advanced and emerging market economies have adopted stimulus measures to counter the growing financial and economic crisis, according to an analysis by the IMF that estimates the collective impact on growth of around ½ -1¼ percentage points.

IMF Surveys

January 31, 2008 -- IMF Survey:
Work Program, IMF Reform, Local Bond Markets, Lipsky Sees Slower Growth, Climate Change, Lipsky Interviewed, Fiscal Spending in G-7, Korea Health Check, Loan for Guinea, Technical Assistance, Indonesia, Chile's Economy, IEO, Conditionality, News Briefs PDF File Size: 774Kb

October 30, 2006 -- IMF Survey:
Murilo Portugal, Agustin Carstens, Kyrgyz Republic, HIPC, central Asia, Indonesian debt, Saudi Arabian economy, Peter Kenen, European Central Bank, ECB, Danish economy, flexicurity,Burundi's economy, aid volatility, Indian and China, Doing Business. PDF File Size: 957Kb

September 11, 2006 -- IMF Survey:
Annual meetings curtain raiser; APD Director Burton on IMF role in Asia; Briefs on Bolivia, Indonesia; WEO: rising Asia and nonfuel commodity prices; GFSR: global financial system; euro area recovery; U.S. capital inflows; facts about Singapore. PDF File Size: 769Kb

August 29, 2005 -- IMF Survey:
Iraq's priorities; IMF reviews of Latvia, Sri Lanka, Angola, United Arab Emirates, Slovenia; IT in low-income countries; African currency blocs; Legacy of Soviet empire; Indonesia looks to keep pace with Asia; Bhutan's national happiness; IMF governance. PDF File Size: 494Kb

June 16, 2003 -- IMF Survey:
Deflation worries; Indonesia sets course for future; Closing weak banks; Disinflation in Turkey; CIS conferences stress trade, Financial sector development; Restoring confidence in the global economy; Insider trading PDF File Size: 653Kb

May 22, 2000 -- IMF Survey:
Köhler visit to Latin America; Zambian-IMF seminars; Calvo on dollarization debate; Indonesian banking crises; withholding tax & capital flows; India's past and future reforms; DAC report on official development assistance; and military spending. PDF File Size: 438Kb

May 08, 2000 -- IMF Survey:
Köhler assumes Managing Director post; Moscow conference on investment & growth; exchange rate regimes; ABCDE conference; Indonesian decentralization; IMF Executive Board on Pakistan; experience with value-added taxes; Philippine growth & reform agenda. PDF File Size: 647Kb

April 05, 1999 -- IMF Survey:
Agreement on key elements of Russian program; credit disbursement for Brazil; augmented support for Indonesia; Camdessus on Nigeria's reforms; large capital flows; exchange rate implications of EMU; and strengthened SDDS: and offshore banking. PDF File Size: 235Kb

January 25, 1999 -- IMF Survey:
IMF assessment of programs in Indonesia, Korea, and Thailand and press conferences by Jack Boorman; Brazil-IMF discussions; report on American Economic Assocation meeting; Camdessus on Asian crisis; and Portuguese banking reforms. PDF File Size: 577Kb

August 31, 1998 -- IMF Survey:
IMF approves EFF for Indonesia; HIPC Initiative provides growth path for heavily indebted poor countries, Camdessus on Russia's new financial measures; Algerian economic reforms; Asian crisis and IMF support; and U.S. policies to reduce fiscal deficit. PDF File Size: 469Kb

June 08, 1998 -- IMF Survey:
IMF review of Russian program; Neiss on Indonesian program deadlines, role of policy coordination, external borrowing in Baltics and former USSR, external debt in low-income countries, corruption and government, West African Economic and Monetary Union. PDF File Size: 402Kb

May 11, 1998 -- IMF Survey:
First review of Indonesian program (and Stanley Fischer's press briefing); lessons from Asian crisis; report on World Bank's conference on development economics (ABCDE), regulatory issues in Islamic banking; and role of hedge funds in Asian crisis. PDF File Size: 409Kb

February 09, 1998 -- IMF Survey:
Camdessus's commendation of Indonesian reforms; U.S. Congress consideration of funding for NAB and quota increase; lending in 1997; Camdessus on good governance; and IMF Governors' approval of quota increase. PDF File Size: 361Kb

January 26, 1998 -- IMF Survey:
Developments in the Asian crisis, including IMF Managing Director Camdessus's visit to Asia; IMF and Indonesia agreement on accelerated reforms; Stanley Fischer on the origins and implications of the Asian crisis. PDF File Size: 363Kb

November 17, 1997 -- IMF Survey:
Featured in this issue: Camdessus on IMF's Stand-by Arrangement for Indonesia; exchange rate regimes in developing countries, Mundell conference on future of international monetary system; pension reforms and saving rates; and lessons from Latin American banking crises. PDF File Size: 354Kb

November 03, 1997 -- IMF Survey:
Featured in this issue: Camdessus commends Indonesian policy reforms; IMF's role in Asia's development; IMF framework for financial stability; effectiveness of ESAF-supported structural adjustment; Khan on IMF Institute; IMF evaluation; Yam on Asian monetary cooperation. PDF File Size: 391Kb

IMFC Statements

September 17, 2006 -- IMFC Statement by Honorable Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop, Minister of Finance II, Malaysia
On behalf of: Brunei Darussalam, Fiji, Indonesia, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand, Tonga, Vietnam. PDF File Size: 267Kb

April 22, 2006 -- IMFC Statement by The Honorable Awang Adek Hussin, Deputy Minister of Finance, Malaysia
On behalf of: Brunei Darussalam, Fiji, Indonesia, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand, Tonga, Vietnam. PDF File Size: 35Kb

April 16, 2005 -- IMFC Statement by Honorable Burhanuddin Abdullah, Governor of Bank Indonesia
On behalf of: Brunei Darussalam, Fiji, Indonesia, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand, Tonga, Vietnam. PDF File Size: 36Kb

October 02, 2004 -- IMFC Statement by Honorable M.R. Pridiyathorn Devakula, Governor of the Bank of Thailand
On behalf of: Brunei Darussalam, Fiji, Indonesia, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand, Tonga, Vietnam. PDF File Size: 571Kb

September 21, 2003 -- Statement by the Honorable Mr. Jamaludin Jarjis, Minister of Finance II, Malaysia, Given on the Occasion of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) Meeting, September 21, 2003
Representing the constituency consisting of Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Fiji, Indonesia, Lao P.D.R., Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand, Tonga, and Vietnam.

April 12, 2003 -- IMFC Statement by Dato' Jamaludin Mohd Jarjis, Finance Minister II, Malaysia, April 12, 2003
The International Monetary and Financial Committee statement on behalf of the constituency consisting of Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Fiji, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand, Tonga, Vietnam

Issues Briefs

April 11, 2007 -- Issues Brief - Technical Assistance: Building Capacity as the Foundation for Growth
In line with the International Monetary Fund's mission of promoting strong economic growth and encouraging crisis prevention in its member countries, the IMF provides capacity-building assistance to help countries strengthen governance, build economic institutions, train staff, and design effective economic policies. Central to this work is the IMF's extensive program of technical assistance.

June 23, 2000 -- Recovery from the Asian Crisis and the Role of the IMF -- An IMF Issues Brief
This brief updates a paper entitled The IMF's Response to the Asian Crisis that was issued in January 1999.

Letters of Intent

December 10, 2003 -- Indonesia -- Letter of Intent, December 10, 2003
This Letter of Intent of the government of Indonesia describes the policies that Indonesia intends to implement in the context of its request for financial support from the IMF.

September 16, 2003 -- Indonesia -- Letter of Intent, September 16, 2003
This Letter of Intent of the government of Indonesia describes the policies that Indonesia intends to implement in the context of its request for financial support from the IMF.

June 11, 2003 -- Indonesia -- Letter of Intent, June 11, 2003
This Letter of Intent of the government of Indonesia describes the policies that Indonesia intends to implement in the context of its request for financial support from the IMF.

March 18, 2003 -- Indonesia -- Letter of Intent, Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, and Technical Memorandum of Understanding, March 18, 2003
This Letter of Intent of the government of Indonesia describes the policies that Indonesia intends to implement in the context of its request for financial support from the IMF.

November 20, 2002 -- Indonesia -- Letter of Intent, November 20, 2002
This Letter of Intent of the government of Indonesia describes the policies that Indonesia intends to implement in the context of its request for financial support from the IMF.

June 11, 2002 -- Indonesia -- Letter of Intent, June 11, 2002
This Letter of Intent of the government of Indonesia describes the policies that Indonesia intends to implement in the context of its request for financial support from the IMF.

April 09, 2002 -- Indonesia Letter of Intent, April 9, 2002
This Letter of Intent of the government of Indonesia describes the policies that Indonesia intends to implement in the context of its request for financial support from the IMF.

December 13, 2001 -- Indonesia Letter of Intent, Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, and Technical Memorandum of Understanding, December 13, 2001
This Letter of Intent of the government of Indonesia describes the policies that Indonesia intends to implement in the context of its request for financial support from the IMF.

August 27, 2001 -- Indonesia Letter of Intent and Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, August 27, 2001
This Letter of Intent of the government of Indonesia describes the policies that Indonesia intends to implement in the context of its request for financial support from the IMF.

September 07, 2000 -- Indonesia Letter of Intent and Supplementary Memorandum on Economic and Financial Policies, September 7, 2000
This Letter of Intent of the government of Indonesia describes the policies that Indonesia intends to implement in the context of its request for financial support from the IMF.

July 31, 2000 -- Indonesia Letter of Intent and Memorandum on Economic and Financial Policies for 2000, July 4, 2000
This Letter of Intent of the government of Indonesia describes the policies that Indonesia intends to implement in the context of its request for financial support from the IMF.

May 17, 2000 -- Indonesia Letter of Intent and Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, May 17, 2000
This Letter of Intent of the government of Indonesia describes the policies that Indonesia intends to implement in the context of its request for financial support from the IMF.

January 20, 2000 -- Indonesia Letter of Intent, January 20, 2000
This Letter of Intent of the government of Indonesia describes the policies that Indonesia intends to implement in the context of its request for financial support from the IMF.

July 22, 1999 -- Indonesia Letter of Intent, July 22, 1999
The Letter of Intent of the government of Indonesia describes the policies that Indonesia intends to implement in the context of its request for financial support from the IMF

May 14, 1999 -- Indonesia Letter of Intent and Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, May 14, 1999
This Letter of Intent of the government of Indonesia describes the policies that Indonesia intends to implement in the context of its request for financial support from the IMF.

March 16, 1999 -- Indonesia Letter of Intent and Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, March 16, 1999
This Letter of Intent of the government of Indonesia describes the policies that Indonesia intends to implement in the context of its request for financial support from the IMF.

November 13, 1998 -- Indonesia Letter of Intent, November 13, 1998
This Letter of Intent of the government of Indonesia describes the policies that Indonesia intends to implement in the context of its request for financial support from the IMF.

October 19, 1998 -- Indonesia Letter of Intent, October 19, 1998
This Letter of Intent of the government of Indonesia describes the policies that Indonesia intends to implement in the context of its request for financial support from the IMF.

September 11, 1998 -- Indonesia Letter of Intent, September 11, 1998
This Letter of Intent of the government of Indonesia describes the policies that Indonesia intends to implement in the context of its request for financial support from the IMF.

July 29, 1998 -- Indonesia Letter of Intent and Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, July 29, 1998
This Letter of Intent and Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies of the government of Indonesia describe the policies that Indonesia intends to implement in the context of its request for financial support from the IMF.

June 24, 1998 -- Indonesia Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, June 24, 1998 -- Letter of Intent
This Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies of the government of Indonesia describes the policies that Indonesia intends to implement in the context of its request for financial support from the IMF.

April 10, 1998 -- Indonesia Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, April 10, 1998 -- Letter of Intent
This Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies of the government of Indonesia describes the policies that Indonesia intends to implement in the context of its request for financial support from the IMF.

January 15, 1998 -- Indonesia Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, January 15, 1998 -- Letter of Intent
This Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies of the government of Indonesia describes the policies that Indonesia intends to implement in the context of its request for financial support from the IMF.

October 31, 1997 -- Indonesia Letter of Intent, October 31, 1997
This Letter of Intent of the government of Indonesia describes the policies that Indonesia intends to implement in the context of its request for financial support from the IMF. The document, which is the property of Indonesia, is being made available on the IMF website by agreement with the member as a service to users of the IMF website.

Mission Concluding Statements

November 20, 2001 -- Indonesia -- Press Statement at the Conclusion of the Mission, IMF Team Reaches Agreement with the Government of Indonesia
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.

News Briefs

December 05, 2002 -- News Brief: IMF Completes Seventh Review of Indonesia Program, Approves US$365 Million Disbursement

June 21, 2002 -- News Brief: IMF Completes Sixth Review of Indonesia Program, Approves US$358 Million Disbursement

April 26, 2002 -- News Brief: IMF Completes Fifth Review of Indonesia Program, Approves US$347 Million Disbursement

January 29, 2002 -- News Brief: IMF Completes Fourth Review of Indonesia Program, Approves $341 Million Disbursement and One-Year Extension of the Program

November 29, 2001 -- News Brief: IMF, World Bank, ADB and UNDP Sponsor Regional Conference in Hanoi on National Poverty Reduction Strategies

September 10, 2001 -- News Brief: IMF Completes Third Review of Indonesia Program, Approves $395 Million Disbursement

September 14, 2000 -- News Brief: IMF Completes Second Review of Indonesia Program, Approves US$398 Million Disbursement

June 02, 2000 -- News Brief: IMF Completes First Review of Indonesia Under its Extended Arrangement

May 23, 2000 -- News Brief: IMF Managing Director Horst Köhler to Visit China, India, Indonesia, Korea and Thailand

October 20, 1999 -- News Brief: Camdessus Congratulates New Indonesian President

October 04, 1999 -- News Brief: IMF Plans Technical Discussions in Indonesia with Major Parties and Economic Institutions

August 03, 1999 -- News Brief: IMF Executive Board Completes Indonesia Review and Approves US$460 Million Credit Tranche

June 07, 1999 -- News Brief: IMF Executive Board Completes Indonesia Review and Approves US$450 Million Credit Tranche

March 25, 1999 -- News Brief: IMF Completes Review, Augments the Program by US$1 Billion and Approves US$460 Million Credit Tranche for Indonesia

December 15, 1998 -- News Brief: IMF Completes Review and Approves US$957 Million Credit Tranche for Indonesia

November 06, 1998 -- News Brief: IMF Completes Review and Approves US$940 Million Credit Tranche for Indonesia

September 25, 1998 -- News Brief: IMF Completes Review and Approves US$940 Million Credit Tranche for Indonesia

August 25, 1998 -- News Brief: IMF Approves US$ 1 Billion Credit Tranche for Indonesia

July 15, 1998 -- News Brief: IMF Completes Review and Increases Financing of Indonesia’s Economic Program

June 04, 1998 -- News Brief: IMF Management Strongly Welcomes Indonesian Debt Agreements

May 04, 1998 -- News Brief: IMF Executive Board Completes First Review of Indonesia’s Economic Program

April 08, 1998 -- News Brief: IMF Concludes Discussions with Indonesia

March 23, 1998 -- News Brief: IMF’s Neiss Welcomes Indonesian Interest Rate Decision

January 26, 1998 -- News Brief: Camdessus Welcomes Indonesia’s Measures

January 15, 1998 -- News Brief: Statement by the Managing Director on the IMF Program with Indonesia

January 08, 1998 -- News Brief: IMF Team to Visit Indonesia to Assess Developments

November 05, 1997 -- News Brief: Camdessus Says IMF Approval of Indonesian Credit Marks an Important Step in Stabilizing Regional Financial Markets

October 31, 1997 -- News Brief: Camdessus Commends Indonesian Actions

October 08, 1997 -- News Brief: Camdessus Announces IMF Support for Indonesia’s Economic Program

August 14, 1997 -- News Brief: IMF Welcomes Indonesia’s Exchange Rate Action

Other

February 04, 2005 -- Preliminary Assessment of the Macroeconomic Impact of The Tsunami Disaster on Affected Countries, and of Associated Financing Needs

December 28, 2004 -- Indonesia: Letter from Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director of the IMF, Following the South Asian Earthquake Disaster

Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

October 20, 2003 -- Second East Asia and Pacific Regional Conference on Poverty Reduction Strategies Phnom Penh, Cambodia October 16-18, 2003

Press Releases

July 10, 2012 -- Press Release: IMF Managing Director Visits Indonesia, Meets President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

July 06, 2012 -- Press Release: Statement at the Conclusion of the 2012 Article IV Consultation Mission to Indonesia

April 20, 2012 -- Press Release: Statement from Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand

July 21, 2011 -- Press Release: Statement at the Conclusion of the 2011 Article IV Consultations Mission to Indonesia

March 11, 2011 -- Press Release: IMF-Indonesia High-Level Conference Debates Harnessing Benefits of Capital Flows

March 07, 2011 -- Press Release: IMF and the Government of Indonesia to Co-Host High-Level Conference on Capital Flows

February 02, 2011 -- Press Release: Statement by IMF Managing Director at the Conclusion of his Visit to Indonesia

June 10, 2010 -- Press Release: Statement at the Conclusion of the 2010 Article IV Consultation Mission to Indonesia

June 05, 2009 -- Press Release: Statement at the Conclusion of the 2009 Article IV Consultation Mission to Indonesia

May 29, 2008 -- Press Release: Statement at the Conclusion of the 2008 Article IV Consultation Mission to Indonesia

May 15, 2007 -- Press Release: Statement by IMF Staff Mission to Indonesia

January 24, 2007 -- Press Release: Statement by IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato at the Conclusion of his Visit to Indonesia

January 17, 2007 -- Press Release: IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato to Visit China, Indonesia, and Japan

October 06, 2006 -- Press Release: IMF Welcomes Indonesia's Decision to Repay Early its Outstanding Obligations to the IMF

July 19, 2006 -- Press Release: Statement by IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato on the Earthquake and Tsunami in Indonesia

June 22, 2006 -- Press Release: Indonesia to Make Early Repayment of Half of its Outstanding Obligations to the IMF

May 28, 2006 -- Press Release: Statement by IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato on Earthquake Disaster in Indonesia

May 19, 2006 -- Press Release: Statement by IMF Staff at the Conclusion of the 2006 Article IV Consultation Discussions with Indonesia

October 03, 2005 -- Press Release: IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato's Statement on the Bombings in Bali, Indonesia

May 19, 2005 -- Press Release: Statement by IMF Staff at the Conclusion of the 2005 Article IV Consultation Discussions with Indonesia

January 06, 2005 -- Press Release: Statement by IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato at the ASEAN Leaders' Special Meeting in Jakarta

January 05, 2005 -- Press Release: Statement by IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato Ahead of Jakarta Meeting on Asia Tsunami Disaster

December 26, 2004 -- Press Release: Statement by IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato on South Asia Earthquake Disaster

December 10, 2004 -- Press Release: Statement by the IMF Staff Mission to Indonesia

October 13, 2004 -- Press Release: High-Level Conference on Financial Sector Issues in Emerging Markets in Asia: Role of the International Monetary Fund, October 11-12, 2004

July 16, 2004 -- Press Release: Statement by IMF Staff Mission to Indonesia

March 09, 2004 -- Press Release: IMF Staff Statement on Indonesia

December 19, 2003 -- Press Release: IMF Completes Eleventh and Final Review of Indonesia's EFF Program, Approves US$505 Million Disbursement

October 08, 2003 -- Press Release: IMF Completes Tenth Review of Indonesia Program, Approves US$493 Million Disbursement

July 29, 2003 -- Press Release: IMF Supports Indonesia's Decision to Enter into Post-Program Monitoring

June 25, 2003 -- Press Release: IMF Completes Ninth Review of Indonesia Program, Approves US$486 Million Disbursement

March 28, 2003 -- Press Release: IMF Completes Eighth Review of Indonesia Program, Approves US$469 Million Disbursement

February 04, 2000 -- Press Release: IMF Approves US$5 Billion Extended Arrangement for Indonesia

November 05, 1997 -- Press Release: IMF Approves Stand-By Credit for Indonesia

Public Information Notices

September 25, 2012 -- Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2012 Article IV Consultation with Indonesia
Each Public Information Notice contains a background section, a table of selected economic indicators, and an Executive Board assessment.

October 21, 2011 -- Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2011 Article IV Consultation with Indonesia
Each Public Information Notice contains a background section, a table of selected economic indicators, and an Executive Board assessment.

September 16, 2010 -- Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2010 Article IV Consultation with Indonesia
Each Public Information Notice contains a background section, a table of selected economic indicators, and an Executive Board assessment.

July 28, 2009 -- Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2009 Article IV Consultation with Indonesia
Each Public Information Notice contains a background section, a table of selected economic indicators, and an Executive Board assessment.

August 12, 2008 -- Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2008 Article IV Consultation with Indonesia
Each Public Information Notice contains a background section, a table of selected economic indicators, and an Executive Board assessment.

July 31, 2007 -- Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2007 Article IV Consultation with Indonesia
Each Public Information Notice contains a background section, a table of selected economic indicators, and an Executive Board assessment.

August 07, 2006 -- Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2006 Article IV Consultation and Fifth Post-Program Monitoring Discussions with Indonesia
Each Public Information Notice contains a background section, a table of selected economic indicators, and an Executive Board assessment.

February 22, 2006 -- Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes Fourth Post-Program Monitoring Discussion with Indonesia
Each Public Information Notice contains a background section, a table of selected economic indicators, and an Executive Board assessment.

July 27, 2005 -- Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation and Third Post-Program Monitoring with Indonesia
Each Public Information Notice contains a background section, a table of selected economic indicators, and an Executive Board assessment.

March 22, 2005 -- Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes Second Post-Program Monitoring Discussion with Indonesia
Each Public Information Notice contains a background section, a table of selected economic indicators, and an Executive Board assessment.

May 09, 2004 -- Public Information Notice: IMF Concludes 2004 Article IV Consultation with Indonesia
Each Public Information Notice contains a background section, a table of selected economic indicators, and an Executive Board assessment.

September 25, 2000 -- Public Information Notice: IMF Concludes Article IV Consultation with Indonesia
Public Information Notices (PINs) form part of the IMF's efforts to promote transparency of the IMF's views and analysis of economic developments and policies.

April 13, 1999 -- Public Information Notice: IMF Concludes Article IV Consultation with Indonesia
Public Information Notices (PINs) form part of the IMF's efforts to promote transparency of the IMF's views and analysis of economic developments and policies.

Publications

May 30, 2013 -- The Growth Comeback in Developing Economies: A New Hope or Back to the Future?
Author/Editor: Bluedorn, John | Duttagupta, Rupa | Guajardo, Jaime | Mwase, Nkunde
Series: Working Paper No. 13/132

February 11, 2013 -- Infrastructure and Income Distribution in ASEAN-5: What are the Links?
Author/Editor: Seneviratne, Dulani | Sun, Yan
Series: Working Paper No. 13/41

January 14, 2013 -- Explaining ASEAN-3’s Investment Puzzle A Tale of Two Sectors
Author/Editor: Zhou, Yong Sarah
Series: Working Paper No. 13/13

December 18, 2012 -- Indonesia: Financial Sector Assessment Program—Basel Core Principles Assessment—Detailed Assessment of Compliance
Series: Country Report No. 12/335

September 25, 2012 -- Indonesia: Selected Issues
Series: Country Report No. 12/278

July 18, 2012 -- Indonesia: CPSS-IOSCO Recommendations for Securities Settlement Systems - The Equity and Corporate Bonds Securities Settlement Systems
Series: Country Report No. 12/186

July 18, 2012 -- Indonesia: CPSS Core Principles for Systemically Important Payment Systems
Series: Country Report No. 12/187

July 18, 2012 -- Indonesia: Detailed Assessment of Observance of IMF Code of Good Practices on Transparency in Monetary and Financial Policies
Series: Country Report No. 12/188

July 18, 2012 -- Indonesia: Implementation of the IOSCO Objectives and Principles of Securities Regulation
Series: Country Report No. 12/189

January 19, 2012 -- Indonesia: Sustaining Growth During Global Volatility

October 21, 2011 -- Indonesia: Selected Issues
Series: Country Report No. 11/310

June 01, 2011 -- Developing ASEAN5 Bond Markets: What Still Needs to be Done?
Author/Editor: Gray, Simon | Felman, Joshua | Carvajal, Ana | Jobst, Andreas
Series: Working Paper No. 11/135

November 29, 2010 -- Indonesia: Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes-Fiscal Transparency Module-Update
Series: Country Report No. 10/342

November 01, 2010 -- Post-Crisis Fiscal Policy Priorities for the ASEAN-5
Author/Editor: Budina, Nina T | Tuladhar, Anita
Series: Working Paper No. 10/252

September 16, 2010 -- Indonesia: Selected Issues
Series: Country Report No. 10/285

September 16, 2010 -- Indonesia: Financial System Stability Assessment
Series: Country Report No. 10/288

July 30, 2009 -- Indonesia: Selected Issues
Series: Country Report No. 09/231

September 12, 2008 -- Indonesia: Selected Issues
Series: Country Report No. 08/298

May 01, 2008 -- Tax Administration Reform and Fiscal Adjustment:The Case of Indonesia(2001-07)
Author/Editor: Brondolo, John | Silvani, Carlos | Le Borgne, Eric | Bosch, Frank
Series: Working Paper No. 08/129

August 03, 2007 -- Indonesia: Selected Issues
Series: Country Report No. 07/273

September 26, 2006 -- Indonesia: Report on Observance of Standards and Codes - Fiscal Transparency Module
Series: Country Report No. 06/330

August 23, 2006 -- Indonesia: Selected Issues
Series: Country Report No. 06/318

March 03, 2006 -- Indonesia: Fourth Post-Program Monitoring Discussions - Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Indonesia
Series: Country Report No. 06/85

September 09, 2005 -- Indonesia: Selected Issues
Series: Country Report No. 05/327

July 28, 2005 -- Indonesia: Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes - Data Module, Response by the Authorities, and Detailed Assessments Using the Data Quality Assessment Framework
Series: Country Report No. 05/255

July 01, 2005 -- Trade Liberalization, Intermediate Inputs, and Productivity: Evidence from Indonesia
Author/Editor: Amiti, Mary | Konings, Jozef
Series: Working Paper No. 05/146

March 22, 2005 -- Indonesia: Post-Program Monitoring Discussions--Staff Report; Staff Supplement, Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by Executive Director for Indonesia
Series: Country Report No. 05/108

July 02, 2004 -- Indonesia: Selected Issues
Series: Country Report No. 04/189

May 01, 2004 -- Economic Geography and Wages: The Case of Indonesia
Author/Editor: Amiti, Mary | Cameron, Lisa Ann
Series: Working Paper No. 04/79

January 23, 2004 -- Indonesia: Eleventh Review Under the Extended Arrangement-Staff Report; and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion
Series: Country Report No. 04/18

January 01, 2004 -- How Private Creditors Fared in Emerging Debt Markets, 1970-2000
Author/Editor: Klingen, Christoph | Weder, Beatrice | Zettelmeyer, Jeromin
Series: Working Paper No. 04/13

December 01, 2003 -- Indonesia: Eighth Review Under the Extended Arrangement and Request for Waiver of Performance Criteria--Staff Report; Staff Supplement; and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion
Series: Country Report No. 03/375

December 01, 2003 -- Indonesia: Ninth Review Under the Extended Arrangement--Staff Report; and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion
Series: Country Report No. 03/376

December 01, 2003 -- Indonesia: Tenth Review Under the Extended Arrangement and Request for Waiver of Applicability--Staff Report; Staff Supplement; and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion
Series: Country Report No. 03/377

October 01, 2003 -- Real and Distributive Effects of Petroleum Price Liberalization: The Case of Indonesia
Author/Editor: Clements, Benedict J. | Jung, Hong-Sang | Gupta, Sanjeev
Series: Working Paper No. 03/204

October 01, 2003 -- The IMF and Recent Capital Account Crises: Indonesia, Korea, Brazil [Pamphlet]
Series: Independent Evaluation Office Pamphlet

September 03, 2003 -- The IMF and Recent Capital Account Crises: Indonesia, Korea, Brazil
Author/Editor: Mansoor, Ali M. | Takagi, Shinji | Barnes, Kevin | Cohen, Benjamin H.
Series: Independent Evaluation Office Reports

July 28, 2003 -- The IMF and Recent Capital Account Crises: Indonesia, Korea, Brazil [Advance Copy]
Series: Independent Evaluation Office Reports

March 01, 2003 -- Did Output Recover from the Asian Crisis?
Author/Editor: Cerra, Valerie | Saxena, Sweta Chaman
Series: Working Paper No. 03/48

November 01, 2002 -- Oil Revenue Assignments: Country Experiences and Issues
Author/Editor: Ahmad, Ehtisham | Mottu, Eric
Series: Working Paper No. 02/203

August 01, 2002 -- Intergovernmental Grants Systems and Management: Applications of a General Framework to Indonesia
Author/Editor: Ahmad, Ehtisham | Ma, Jun | Searle, Bob | Piperno, Stefano
Series: Working Paper No. 02/128

August 01, 2002 -- Indonesia: Managing Decentralization
Author/Editor: Ahmad, Ehtisham | Mansoor, Ali M.
Series: Working Paper No. 02/136

July 29, 2002 -- Indonesia: Selected Issues
Series: Country Report No. 02/154

June 01, 2002 -- Forecasting Inflation in Indonesia
Author/Editor: Ramakrishnan, Uma | Vamvakidis, Athanasios
Series: Working Paper No. 02/111

April 01, 2002 -- The Boom, Bust and Restructuring of Indonesian Banks
Author/Editor: Pangestu, Mari | Habir, Manggi
Series: Working Paper No. 02/66

February 01, 2002 -- The Output Decline in Asian Crisis Countries: Investment Aspects
Author/Editor: Greene, Joshua E.
Series: Working Paper No. 02/25

November 01, 2001 -- Post-Crisis Exchange Rate Policy in Five Asian Countries: Filling in the "Hollow Middle"?
Author/Editor: Hernández, Leonardo | Montiel, Peter
Series: Working Paper No. 01/170

October 01, 2001 -- Characterizing Exchange Rate Regimes in Post-Crisis East Asia
Author/Editor: Baig, Taimur
Series: Working Paper No. 01/152

May 01, 2001 -- Indonesia: Anatomy of a Banking Crisis
Author/Editor: Enoch, Charles | Baldwin, Barbara E. | Frécaut, Olivier | Kovanen, Arto
Series: Working Paper No. 01/52

November 01, 2000 -- Indonesia: Selected Issues
Series: IMF Staff Country Report No. 00132

November 01, 2000 -- Indonesia: Statistical Appendix
Series: IMF Staff Country Report No. 00/133

June 01, 2000 -- Indonesia - Implementing National Policies in a Decentralized Context - Special Purpose Programs to Protect the Poor
Author/Editor: Ahmad, Ehtisham | Leruth, Luc
Series: Working Paper No. 00/102

March 01, 2000 -- Contagion, Monsoons, and Domestic Turmoil in Indonesia - A Case Study in the Asian Currency Crisis
Author/Editor: Cerra, Valerie | Saxena, Sweta Chaman
Series: Working Paper No. 00/60

March 01, 2000 -- Interventions in Banks During Banking Crises - The Experience of Indonesia
Author/Editor: Enoch, Charles
Series: Policy Discussion Paper No. 00/2

October 01, 1999 -- Monitoring Banking Sector Fragility - A Multivariate Logit Approach
Author/Editor: Demirgüç-Kunt, Asli | Detragiache, Enrica
Series: Working Paper No. 99/147

May 05, 1999 -- Indonesia - Statistical Appendix
Series: IMF Staff Country Report No. 99/39

November 01, 1998 -- Financial Market Contagion in the Asian Crisis
Author/Editor: Baig, Taimur | Goldfajn, Ilan
Series: Working Paper No. 98/155

October 01, 1998 -- Corporate Debt Restructuring in East Asia-Some Lessons from International Experience
Author/Editor: Stone, Mark R.
Series: Papers on Policy Analysis and Assessment No. 98/13

November 01, 1997 -- Sequencing Capital Account Liberalization - Lessons from the Experiences in Chile, Indonesia, Korea, and Thailand
Author/Editor: Johnston, R. B. | Darbar, Salim M. | Echeverria, Claudia
Series: Working Paper No. 97/157

September 29, 1997 -- Indonesia--Recent Economic Developments
Series: IMF Staff Country Report No. 97/75

September 29, 1997 -- Indonesia--Selected Issues
Series: IMF Staff Country Report No. 97/76

August 01, 1997 -- Growth and Productivity in ASEAN Countries
Author/Editor: Sarel, Michael
Series: Working Paper No. 97/97

July 18, 1997 -- Macroeconomic Issues Facing ASEAN Countries
Author/Editor: Hicklin, John | Robinson, David | Singh, Anoop
Notes: The 14 papers that make up this volume were prepared as background for a conference held in Jakarta in November 1996.

April 01, 1997 -- The Indonesian Financial System - Its Contribution to Economic Performance, and Key Policy Issues
Author/Editor: Montogomery, Jonh D.
Series: Working Paper No. 97/45

April 01, 1997 -- Current Account Imbalances in ASEAN Countries - Are they a Problem?
Author/Editor: Ostry, Jonathan David
Series: Working Paper No. 97/51

March 01, 1997 -- Financial Liberalization and Money Demand in ASEAN Countries: Implications for Monetary Policy
Author/Editor: Dekle, Robert | Pradhan, Mahmood
Series: Working Paper No. 97/36

September 06, 1996 -- Indonesia--Recent Economic Developments
Series: IMF Staff Country Report No. 96/92

May 01, 1996 -- Implications of a Surge in Capital Inflows - Available Tools and Consequences for the Conduct of Monetary Policy
Author/Editor: Lee, Jang-Yung
Series: Working Paper No. 96/53

April 01, 1996 -- Capital Inflows and Policy Responses in the ASEAN Region
Author/Editor: Koenig, Linda M.
Series: Working Paper No. 96/25

September 14, 1995 -- Indonesia - Recent Economic Developments
Series: IMF Staff Country Report No. 95/83
Notes: This report on recent economic developments in Indonesia was prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as background documentation for the periodic consultation with this member country. In releasing this document for public use, confidential material may have been removed at the request of the member.

July 06, 1995 -- The Adoption of Indirect Instruments of Monetary Policy
Author/Editor: Baliño, Tomás J. T. | Enoch, Charles | Alexander, William E.
Series: Occasional Paper No. 126
Notes: By a staff team headed by William E. Alexander, Tomas J. T. Balino, and Charles Enoch and comprising Francesco Caramazza, George Iden, David Marston, Johannes Mueller, Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, Marc Quintyn, Matthew Saal, and Gabriel Sensenbrenner.

April 01, 1995 -- Saving Trends in Southeast Asia: A Cross-Country Analysis
Author/Editor: Faruqee, Hamid | Husain, Aasim M.
Series: Working Paper No. 95/39

January 01, 1995 -- The Pattern of International Trade Between Japan and the Pacific Basin Countries: A Comparison Between 1975 and 1985
Author/Editor: Shirai, Sayuri
Series: Working Paper No. 95/9

November 01, 1994 -- Fiscal Policy Sustainability in Oil-Producing Countries
Author/Editor: Liuksila, Claire | García, Alejandro | Bassett, Sheila
Series: Working Paper No. 94/137

October 14, 1994 -- Fiscal Adjustment in an Oil-Exporting Country: The Case of Indonesia
Author/Editor: Molho, Lazaros E.
Series: Papers on Policy Analysis and Assessment No. 94/21

November 01, 1993 -- Financial Liberalization and the Information Content of Money in Indonesia, Korea, and the Philippines
Author/Editor: Hamann, A. Javier
Series: Working Paper No. 93/88

October 01, 1992 -- Issues in Managing and Sequencing Financial Sector Reforms Lessons from Experiences in Five Developing Countries
Author/Editor: Bisat, Amer | Johnston, R. B. | Sundararajan, V.
Series: Working Paper No. 92/82

Speeches

April 07, 2013 -- "Fulfilling the Asian Dream—Lasting Growth and Shared Prosperity" By Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund

April 07, 2011 -- Presentation to the Central Bank Governors of ASEAN,Asean+3 Meetings by Naoyuki Shinohara, IMF Deputy Managing Director

February 07, 2011 -- Public Lecture on Global and Regional Economic Prospects by Naoyuki Shinohara, IMF's Deputy Managing Director

October 20, 2009 -- Asia, the Financial Crisis, and Global Economic Governance, Speech by John Lipsky, First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Conference, Santa Barbara, California

December 14, 2007 -- Statement by Takatoshi Kato, Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund at High-Level Segment of the Thirteenth Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change

December 11, 2007 -- Fiscal Policy Instruments and Climate Change, Presentation by Takatoshi Kato, Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund at Finance Ministers Meeting in Bali, Indonesia

May 02, 2006 -- A Remarkable Prospect: Opportunities and Challenges for the Modern Global Economy, McKenna Lecture by Anne O. Krueger, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF
At Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, California

December 14, 2005 -- Still Achieving, Still Pursuing: The Global Consequences of Asian Growth, Remarks by Anne O. Krueger, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF
Given to the Asia Society, Hong Kong

August 21, 2004 -- "The Georgeous East": What the Asian Economies Can Teach the World, Keynote Address by Anne Krueger, First Deputy Director of the International Monetary Fund
At the Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR) Business Conference, Shanghai

October 16, 2003 -- Welcoming Remarks to the Second East Asia and Pacific Regional Conference on Poverty Reduction Strategies, David Burton, Director, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF
Given at a conference sponsored by The Asian Development Bank, the IMF, the United Nations Development Program, and the World Bank

September 03, 2003 -- Asia's Emerging Markets: a Growing Force in the World Economy by IMF Managing Director Horst Köhler
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

July 15, 2003 -- Life with the IMF: Indonesia's Choices for the Future by Jack Boorman and Andrea Richter Hume
This paper was presented at the 15th Congress of the Indonesian Economists Association, Malang, indonesia

March 05, 2003 -- Asia--Economic Outlook and Policy Challenges, Remarks by David Burton, Director, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF
Delivered to the Singapore Press Club and the Singapore Foreign Correspondents' Association, Singapore

January 08, 2003 -- Hopes and Fears: The Global Outlook, Asia, and the IMF, Remarks by Thomas C. Dawson, Director, External Relations Department, IMF
Prepared text for remarks at Foreign Correspondents Club, Hong Kong, and Singapore International Chamber of Commerce

October 15, 2002 -- World Economic Outlook Press Conference (Singapore) -- Opening Remarks by Kenneth Rogoff, Economic Counsellor and Director of Research Department, IMF

May 15, 2002 -- Meeting the Challenges for the Chinese Financial Sector: What Have We Learned from Other Countries? -- Speech by Stefan Ingves, Director, Monetary and Exchange Affairs Department, IMF
Given at the Second China Financial Forum, Beijing

June 01, 2001 -- Asia and the IMF -- Remarks by Stanley Fischer
Given at the at the Institute of Policy Studies, Singapore

April 27, 2001 -- Priorities for the IMF -- Remarks by Stanley Fischer
Given at the Annual Meeting of the Bretton Woods Committee, Washington D.C.

January 06, 2001 -- Exchange Rate Regimes: Is the Bipolar View Correct? -- Address by Stanley Fischer
Prepared for delivery as the Distinguished Lecture on Economics in Government, jointly sponsored by the American Economic Association and the Society of Government Economists, at the meetings of the American Economic Association, New Orleans

November 15, 2000 -- Strengthening Crisis Prevention: The Role of Contingent Credit Lines -- Address by Stanley Fischer
Given at the Banco de Mexico, Mexico City

October 04, 2000 -- Indonesia: The Challenge of Sustaining the Economic Recovery -- Address by Anoop Singh
Delivered at the University of Indonesia, 50th Anniversary Conference

October 18, 1999 -- The Road to a Sustainable Recovery in Asia -- Address by Stanley Fischer
Remarks prepared for delivery at a meeting of the World Economic Forum in Singapore, October 18 1999

September 28, 1999 -- Address by Michel Camdessus Chairman of the Executive Board and Managing Director of the IMF to the Board of Governors of the Fund

July 05, 1999 -- After-crisis thoughts on poverty alleviation and peace for development -- Address by Michel Camdessus
Given at the High-Level Segment of the 1999 Substantive Session of the UN Economic and Social Council, Geneva

June 17, 1999 -- The Asian Crisis: the Return of Growth -- Stanley Fischer
This is an outline of comments prepared for delivery at a dinner of the Asia Society, Hong Kong

June 09, 1999 -- Preventing and Resolving Financial Crises: The Role of the Private Sector -- Remarks by Michel Camdessus
Given at the Bretton Woods Committee 1999 Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.

June 08, 1999 -- The Private Sector in a Strengthened Global Financial System -- Remarks by Michel Camdessus
Given at the International Monetary Conference, Philadelphia

May 14, 1999 -- The Reform of Global Exchange and Financial Systems Since the Eruption of the Asian Crisis - Address by Shigemitsu Sugisaki
Presented at the International Conference on Central Banking Policies, Macau

March 05, 1999 -- Economic Crisis and Recovery in Asia and its Implications for the International Financial System - Address by Shigemitsu Sugisaki
Presented at the Meeting on Development Cooperation: Responding to the Asia Crisis, Sydney, Australia

March 01, 1999 -- Capital flows, crises, and the private sector -- Remarks by Michel Camdessus
Given to the Institute of International Bankers, Washington, D.C.

January 22, 1999 -- Globalization and the Third Millennium: Challenges and Issues -- Address by Mr. Alassane D. Ouattara
Presented to the CERAM Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France

January 21, 1999 -- Human Dimensions of the Asian Economic Crisis by Peter S. Heller
Presentation to World Bank Regional Meeeting on Social Issues Arising from the East Asia Crisis and Policy Implications for the Future, Bangkok

January 16, 1999 -- Economic and Financial Situation in Asia: Latest Developments - Background paper prepared for presentation by Michel Camdessus
Presented at the Asia-Europe Finance Ministers Meeting, Frankfurt, Germany

September 29, 1998 -- Recovery from Financial Crisis: Macroeconomic Policy Alternatives for Equitable Growth--Speech by Jack Boorman
Given at the North-South Institute, Ottawa, Canada

September 10, 1998 -- Economic Crises and the Financial Sector -- Address by Stanley Fischer
Prepared for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Conference on Deposit Insurance

July 14, 1998 -- The Outlook for Japan and its Global Implications -- Address by Shigemitsu Sugisaki
Given at the Kobe University/IMF Symposium - Towards the Restoration of Sound Banking Systems in Japan - its Global Implications, Kobe, Japan

June 19, 1998 -- The Asian Crisis and Implications for Other Economies - Address by Stanley Fischer
Prepared for delivery at the seminar on The Brazilian and the World Economic Outlook organized by Internews, Sao Paulo, Brazil

May 27, 1998 -- Challenges Facing the Transition Economies of Central Asia--Address by Michel Camdessus
Address given at a conference on Challenges to Economies in Transition, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic

May 05, 1998 -- Australia and Asia in the Global Economy--Address by Michel Camdessus
Address at the Australia Unlimited Round Table, Melbourne, Australia

May 04, 1998 -- The Asian Crisis: Origins and Lessons--Address by Alassane D. Ouattara
Address given at the Royal Academy of Morocco Seminar on "Why Have the Asian Dragons Caught Fire?"

April 08, 1998 -- The Asian Crisis, the IMF, and the Japanese Economy
These remarks were prepared for delivery at the Asahi Shimbun symposium, "The Asian Economic Crisis and the Role of Japan", held in Tokyo, Japan.

April 02, 1998 -- Is The Asian Crisis Over? - Address by Michel Camdessus
Speech given at the National Press Club, Washington, D.C.

March 20, 1998 -- The IMF and the Asian Crisis - Address by Stanley Fischer
This paper was prepared for delivery at the Forum Funds Lecture at UCLA.

March 09, 1998 -- Capital Account Liberalization and the Role of the Fund - Remarks by Michel Camdessus
Remarks at the IMF Seminar on Capital Account Liberalization, Washington, D.C.

March 06, 1998 -- The Asian Crisis and the World Economy--Address by Alassane D. Ouattara
Address given at the Ministry of Finance and Planning Conference on Economic Recovery through Capital Market Development, Kingston, Jamaica

February 07, 1998 -- Reflections on the Crisis in Asia--Address by Michel Camdessus
Remarks to the Extraordinary Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 24, Caracas, Venezuela

January 30, 1998 -- Economic Crises in Asia--Address by Shigemitsu Sugisaki
Address given at the 1998 Harvard Asia Business Conference, Harvard Business School

January 22, 1998 -- The Asian Crisis: A View from the IMF--Address by Stanley Fischer
Remarks given at the Midwinter Conference of the Bankers' Association for Foreign Trade

January 21, 1998 -- The IMF and Good Governance--Address by Michel Camdessus
Speech given to Transparency International, Paris, France

January 21, 1998 -- Korea's Economic Adjustments Under the IMF-supported Program--Presentation by Kunio Saito
Presentation at the Sogan University/Korea Economic Daily Conference

December 08, 1997 -- Symposium on Capital Flows and Financial System Stability in Asia--Address by Shigemitsu Sugisaki
Institute for International Monetary Affairs - International Monetary Fund, Tokyo, Japan

December 02, 1997 -- Making Globalization Work for Workers--Address by Michel Camdessus
Address given to the 24th Congress of the World Confederation of Labor, Bangkok, Thailand

December 02, 1997 -- Rebuilding Confidence in Asia--Remarks by Michel Camdessus
Speech to the ASEAN Business Forum, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

November 28, 1997 -- The Asian Crisis and the International Response -- Address by Michel Camdessus
Given at the Institute of Advanced Business Studies (IESE) of the University of Navarra, Barcelona, Spain

November 18, 1997 -- The Global Financial System: Status Report--Address by Shigemitsu Sugisaki
Prepared for presentation at the 11th International Conference of the International Federation of Associations of Business Economists (IFABE), The Global Economy: Three Worlds or One, Vancouver, Canada

November 13, 1997 -- Lessons from Southeast Asia -- Remarks by Michel Camdessus
Remarks at a Press Briefing, Singapore

October 31, 1997 -- The Asian Financial Crisis and the Opportunities of Globalization--Michel Camdessus
Remarks at the Second Committee of the United Nations General Assembly, New York

November 07, 1996 -- Sustaining Macroeconomic Performance in the ASEAN Countries -- Address by Michel Camdessus
Address by Michel Camdessus at the Conference on Macroeconomic Issues Facing ASEAN Countries, Jakarta, Indonesia

Statements at Donor Meetings

June 14, 2006 -- Consultative Group Meeting for Indonesia, Statement by Stephen Schwartz, IMF Senior Resident Representative
Statements by IMF representatives at meetings of bilateral and multilateral creditors and donors, convened to coordinate support for a country's adjustment and reform efforts.

January 20, 2005 -- Indonesia -- Consultative Group Meeting, Statement by Daniel Citrin, Deputy Director, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF

January 21, 2003 -- Indonesia Consultative Group Meeting, Remarks by Daniel Citrin, Senior Advisor, Asia & Pacific Department, IMF

November 07, 2001 -- Statement by Daniel Citrin, Assistant Director, IMF Asia and Pacific Department, at the Consultative Group Meeting for Indonesia
Statements by IMF representatives at meetings of bilateral and multilateral creditors and donors, convened to coordinate support for a country's adjustment and reform efforts.

April 23, 2001 -- Consultative Group for Indonesia, Jakarta, April 23-24, 2001, Statement by Mr.Anoop Singh, Deputy Director, IMF Asia & Pacific Department
Statements by IMF representatives at meetings of bilateral and multilateral creditors and donors, convened to coordinate support for a country's adjustment and reform efforts.

Transcripts

October 12, 2012 -- Transcript of an APD Regional Press Briefing

September 24, 2011 -- Transcript of a Press Briefing by the IMF Asia Pacific Department

September 20, 2011 -- Transcript of the World Economic Outlook (WEO) Press Briefing

April 16, 2011 -- Transcript of a Press Briefing by the IMF Asia Pacific Department

March 03, 2011 -- Transcript of a Press Briefing by Caroline Atkinson, Director, External Relations Department, International Monetary Fund

October 27, 2010 -- Transcript of a Press Conference on the International Monetary Fund’s Regional Economic Outlook for Asia and the Pacific

October 12, 2010 -- Transcript of the Civil Society Organizations Townhall Meeting

October 06, 2010 -- Transcript of a Press Briefing on the International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook

September 17, 2010 -- Transcript of a Teleconference Call on Release of Documents of 2010 Article IV Consultation and Financial System Stability Assessment on Indonesia

April 24, 2010 -- Transcript of a Press Conference on Asia and Pacificb by Anoop Singh, Director, Asia and Pacific Department with Masahiko Takeda, Deputy Director, and Kalpana Kochhar, Deputy Director

July 29, 2009 -- Transcript of a Press Conference Call on Indonesia With Thomas Rumbaugh, Mission Chief for Indonesia of the IMF's Asia and Pacific Department

April 14, 2008 -- Transcript of the Development Committee Press Briefing by Agustín Carstens, Chairman, Development Committee; Robert B. Zoellick, President, World Bank Group; and Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director, IMF

December 06, 2007 -- Transcript of a Press Briefing by Takatoshi Kato, Deputy Managing Director, on the Macroeconomic and Fiscal Challenges of Climate Change with Charles Collyns, Deputy Director, Research Department, and Michael Keen, Advisor, Fiscal Affairs Department

October 18, 2007 -- Transcript of Civil Society Organizations Town Hall Meeting with IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato and World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick

April 06, 2007 -- Transcript of Q and A with Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director, IMF, At the Annual Conference of the Parliamentary Network of the World Bank, Cape Town, South Africa

November 15, 2006 -- Transcript of an IMF Center Book Forum -- Handbook on Fiscal Federalism

October 05, 2006 -- Transcript of a Press Briefing by Masood Ahmed, Director, External Relations Department, IMF

September 16, 2006 -- Transcript of a Press Briefing on the IMF Asia and Pacific Regional Economic Outlook

September 15, 2006 -- Transcript of Civil Society Organizations Town Hall Meeting with IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato, and World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz

September 14, 2006 -- Transcript of a Press Conference on the World Economic Outlook Report

August 25, 2005 -- Transcript of a Press Briefing with Thomas Dawson, Director of External Relations Department, IMF

August 24, 2005 -- Transcript of Video/Press Conference by IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato, Washington, D.C. and Singapore

January 13, 2005 -- Transcript of a Press Briefing by Thomas C. Dawson, Director, External Relations Department, IMF

November 05, 2004 -- Transcript of an IMF Economic Forum: Contractionary Currency Crashes in Developing Countries --The Mundell-Fleming Lecture, IMF Annual Research Conference

June 08, 2004 -- Transcript of an IMF Book Forum, Does the IMF always prescribe fiscal austerity? Are targets too tight?

April 29, 2003 -- Transcript of an IMF Economic Forum: Does IMF Fiscal Policy Advice End Up Hurting The Poor?

July 02, 2002 -- Transcript of a Press Briefing By Thomas C. Dawson, Director, External Relations Department, IMF

May 02, 2002 -- Transcript of an IMF Economic Forum -- Foreign Direct Investment in China: What Do We Need To Know?
What have been the driving forces behind these flows? How have they contributed to the performance of the Chinese economy? And what is the outlook for the period ahead, both in terms of further liberalization and the implications particularly regarding the convertibility of the renminbi exchange rate?

April 12, 2002 -- Transcript of a Press Briefing by Thomas C. Dawson, Director, External Relations Department, IMF

February 28, 2002 -- Transcript of a Press Briefing by Thomas C. Dawson, Director, External Relations Department, IMF
Good morning, everyone. I'm Tom Dawson, Director of External Relations at the IMF, and welcome to another of our regular press briefings.

December 19, 2001 -- Transcript of an IMF Economic Forum: IMF Conditionality: How Much is Enough?

August 17, 2001 -- Transcript of a Press Briefing by Thomas Dawson, Director, External Relations Department, IMF
Press registration for the 56th Annual Meetings opened 10 days ago. We had a record first week sign-up. And the deadline for journalists is Friday, September 21st.

July 25, 2001 -- Transcript of a Press Briefing by Thomas Dawson, Director, External Relations Department, IMF
The Executive Board is scheduled to go into its annual recess from August 6th through August 17th, so this will be my last briefing before the Board recess.

July 13, 2001 -- Transcript of a Press Briefing by Thomas Dawson, Director, External Relations Department

June 22, 2001 -- Transcript of a Press Briefing by Thomas Dawson, Director, External Relations Department

June 08, 2001 -- Transcript of a Press Briefing by Thomas Dawson, Director, External Relations Department

May 23, 2001 -- Transcript of a Press Briefing by Thomas Dawson, Director, External Relations Department, IMF
In terms of Secretary O'Neill's testimony yesterday, we certainly read it with interest, and I think on the comments he made regarding the Bank, we certainly understand his views and think that we are basically on the same track.

April 27, 2001 -- Transcript - Press Conference By IMF Managing Director, Horst Köhler, Prior To The IMFC Meeting
The world economy is going through a very difficult phase, and policymakers representing our 183 member countries are coming here to discuss what needs to be done to give renewed momentum to global growth.

April 10, 2001 -- Transcript of a Press Briefing by Thomas Dawson, Director, External Relations Department
Contrary to some inquiries we received from some Washington television stations yesterday, this has not been convened to talk about the Spring Meetings. But as always, questions are not limited.

April 05, 2001 -- Transcript -- Economic Forum - Governing Global Finance: The Role of Civil Society
The panel that is here today will focus their presentations on the core questions of the project, namely, to assess the benefits and drawbacks of civil society engagement with global finance to date; and to suggest steps to maximize the benefits and minimize the shortcomings of civil society involvement in global finance.

March 12, 2001 -- Transcript of a Press Briefing by Thomas Dawson, Director,External Relations Department
No real announcements. On Friday, March 16th, we'll open press registration for the Spring Meetings. The forms, registration forms, and information about the Meetings are on the Fund and World Bank websites

February 15, 2001 -- Transcript of a press briefing by Thomas Dawson, Director IMF External Relations Department
I'd like to draw your attention to the latest quarterly report on emerging markets financing that's now published on our website. We have now completed a full year of these published quarterly reports.

February 02, 2001 -- Transcript of a press briefing by Thomas Dawson, Director IMF External Relations Department, February 2, 2001
There will be a memorial lecture delivered at Fund Headquarters in honor of former Monetary Affairs and Exchange Relations Director, Manuel Guitián, who passed away some months ago. The Managing Director and Mr. Fischer will offer opening remarks, along with some other friends of Mr. Guitián, and then the lecture itself will be delivered by Nobel Laureate Robert Mundell.

November 08, 2000 -- Transcript of Economic Forum -- One World, One Currency: Destination or Delusion? November 8, 2000
The title of this panel harks back to a publication of the European Union or the Commission, a report which was, if my memory serves, called One Market, One Money. And in fact it is the creation of that one money in Europe, the euro, that makes today's topic particularly relevant.

September 14, 2000 -- Transcript of a Press Conference on the IMF's 2000 Annual Report
Last year our lending dropped very sharply as a result of the calmer conditions in emerging markets and the rapid improvements in several of the crisis countries. We loaned 6.3b SDRs last year -- that is, in our regular loans, not our concessional loans -- and that is less than one-third of what we had done in the previous fiscal year.

August 29, 2000 -- Transcript of a Press Briefing by Thomas Dawson, Director, IMF External Relations Department
I think a number of you know that we regularly publish certain reports before the Annual Meetings, and I’d like just to run through the schedule on two of them.

August 07, 2000 -- Transcript of a Question and Answer Session Following an Address by Horst Köhler on The IMF in a Changing World
Includes about 30 minutes of questions and answers.

March 14, 2000 -- Transcript of a Press Briefing by Thomas Dawson, Director, External Relations Department
Yes, I do expect that at a Board meeting probably this afternoon, Mr. Köhler's nomination will be put forward; in all probability put forward by a Portuguese Representative representing the European Community as a whole, but with a statement by the German Executive Director as well.

January 06, 2000 -- Transcript of a Press Briefing by Stanley Fischer, First Deputy Managing Director and Thomas Dawson, Director, External Relations Department
Thanks for coming to this first regular press briefing of the new millennium. We're in a situation where prospects for most of the emerging market countries look good. The Asian recovery now looks spectacular in most countries, especially, of course, Korea. But even in Indonesia, where it took longest to achieve macroeconomic stabilization, the outlook is much brighter.

September 29, 1999 -- Transcript of Seminar and Panel Discussion on "A Role for Labor Standards in the New International Economy?"
I would like to start, since we have a full agenda on the question of a role for labor standards in the new international economy. We are very glad to be cooperating with the AFL-CIO, with David Smith and his colleagues, and the World Bank, in organizing this program.

September 25, 1999 -- Transcript of a Press Briefing on the Report on Financial Sector Crisis and Restructuring: Lessons from Asia
The conclusions that are described in this paper are preliminary, because this is not over yet. So this is what we have learned so far, but over time there are more lessons to come.

September 23, 1999 -- Transcript of a Press Conference by IMF Managing Director Michel Camdessus
Given on the eve of the 1999 Annual Meetings

September 09, 1999 -- Transcript of a Press Conference on the 1999 Annual Report of the IMF
The Annual Report is a report on our work program, and that consisted mainly, as it always does, of surveillance, lending activities, and technical assistance activities in a variety of areas to our many member countries.

May 03, 1999 -- Transcript of a Video Conference with Hong Kong and Singapore Journalists by Stanley Fischer, First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund
We've just completed our spring Interim Committee meetings, and the contrast between the atmosphere this time and the atmosphere last October when we had the Annual Meetings was extraordinary.

February 10, 1999 -- Transcript of a video Conference of Mr. Fischer with the University of California San Diego Economic Roundtable
We are at a time when so many emerging market countries are in trouble and when one of the three largest economies in the world, Japan, is in trouble that the U.S. economy continues to do spectacularly well.

January 22, 1999 -- Opening Statement by Asia and Pacific Department Director Hubert Neiss at a Press Conference on IMF Supported Programs in Indonesia, Korea, and Thailand
It might be useful to discuss with you, face-to-face, the IMF’s role in dealing with the Asian Crisis; and, together with Mr. Moghadam, answer your questions.

January 19, 1999 -- Transcript of a video Conference of Mr. Boorman with Asian Journalists on the IMF's Review of IMF-Supported Programs in Indonesia, Korea, and Thailand
As you know, we are releasing today this new study called "IMF-Supported Programs in Indonesia, Korea and Thailand: A Preliminary Assessment."

January 19, 1999 -- IMF Press Conference of Mr. Boorman on the IMF's Review of IMF-Supported Programs in Indonesia, Korea, and Thailand
This briefing is about the first assessment that the IMF staff has carried out on recent IMF-supported programs in Indonesia, Korea, and Thailand, a document that has been made available to you.

December 21, 1998 -- Press Conference by Michael Mussa on the Interim Assessment of the World Economic Outlook and International Capital Markets
Transcript of a press conference on the Interim Assessment of the World Economic Outlook and International Capital Markets.

October 15, 1998 -- Press Briefing by Teleconference with Hong Kong SAR and Singapore by First Deputy Managing Director Stanley Fischer
We finished the Annual Meetings at the end of last week, and the focus there was on two things. The first was the new international economic, financial architecture, the other part was about the question of how to deal with the current crisis before there's time to make a lot of change in the architecture.

October 03, 1998 -- IMF Press Conference of Mr. J. Boorman on Strengthening the Architecture of the International Monetary System
Discussion of IMF work on the architecture of the international monetary system, the context in which the work was done, how it relates to work being done elsewhere and where the IMF is with it.

October 02, 1998 -- Transcript: Capital Account Liberalization: What's the Best Stance?
From an Economic Forum with Jagdish Bhagwati, Richard Cooper, Barry Eichengreen, Ricardo Hausmann, Michael Mussa, moderated by J. (Onno) de Beaufort Wijnholds.

October 01, 1998 -- Remarks by Stanley Fischer, First Deputy Managing Director IMF at the World Economic Development Council
What I would like to do today is to address all of these closely related issues--the global system, the multilateral institutions, and the questions about the role and future of the IMF.

July 13, 1998 -- Press Briefing on Russia - - Stanley Fischer
Part 1 of a press briefing on Russia given by Stanley Fischer and IMF Treasurer David Williams. Part 2 is available at www.imf.org/external/np/tr/1998/tr980713a.htm

May 04, 1998 -- IMF Press Briefing on First Review of Indonesia's Economic Program
Welcome to this briefing by Mr. Stanley Fischer, First Deputy Managing Director of the IMF on the completion this afternoon by the IMF's Executive Board of the first review under the standby arrangement for Indonesia.

April 16, 1998 -- Press Conference of Philippe Maystadt, Chairman of the Interim Committee and IMF Managing Director Michel Camdessus
As you know, the Interim Committee has focused its work on the strengthening that could be brought to the architecture of the international monetary system, and as usual we also had a discussion on the issues raised in the World Economic Outlook, with a special emphasis on the situation of the countries at the center of the crisis.

April 14, 1998 -- IMF Press Conference of Michel Camdessus, Managing Director
It is a great pleasure to elcome you to the opening press conference for this Interim Committee meeting by the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Mr. Michel Camdessus. It is a pleasure, also, to introduce to his right Mr. Stanley Fischer, the First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund.

April 13, 1998 -- IMF Press Conference on the World Economic Outlook
I would like to welcome you to the press conference on the World Economic Outlook being given by Mr. Michael Mussa, Economic Counselor and Director of the Research Department of the IMF.

April 08, 1998 -- Transcript of Press Conference by Stanley Fischer
This press conference is going to be a bit of a struggle, I'm sure, since you're going to want to know all about Indonesia, and I want to talk also about other things.

March 10, 1998 -- IMF Seminar on Capital Account Liberalization Press Conference
As you will recall, last September, the IMF Ministerial-Level Interim Committee agreed that it was time to add a new chapter to the Bretton Woods Agreement, an amendment to the IMF's Articles to make the liberalization of capital movements one of the purposes of the Fund, and to give the IMF jurisdiction on capital movements.

January 16, 1998 -- Press Conference by Mr. Michel Camdessus, Managing Director of the Intenational Monetary Fund
Transcript of a Press Conference held on January 16, 1998 in Kuala Lumpur, Indonesia

December 19, 1997 -- Press Conference of Michael Mussa, Economic Counsellor and Director, Research Department
I'd like to welcome you to the press conference of Mr. Michael Mussa, Economic Counselor and Director of Research of the International Monetary Fund, who will present the IMF staff's Interim Assessment of the World Economic Outlook.

December 05, 1997 -- Press Conference of Stanley Fischer
A briefing by Mr. Stanley Fischer, First Deputy Managing Director on the stand-by arrangement for Korea which the Executive Board of the Fund approved last evening.

Views & Commentaries

December 31, 2005 -- Indonesia's Economic Challenges, by Stephen Schwartz, Senior Resident Representative, IMF Jakarta Office
Published in the Jakarta Post

September 16, 1999 -- The situation in Indonesia and the IMF
For the time being, the IMF has decided not to send any missions to Indonesia.

March 04, 1999 -- Asian Crisis: World Must Cooperate to Find Solutions - A Commentary
This article by Jack Boorman, Director of the International Monetary Fund's Policy Development and Review Department appeared in The Strait Times

March 04, 1999 -- Solution Lies in Co-operation - A Commentary
This article by Shigemitsu Sugisaki, Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund appeared in the Australian Financial Review

February 08, 1999 -- Reality Check from the IMF - A Commentary
This article by Flemming Larsen, Deputy Director of the International Monetary Fund appeared in Business Week

December 30, 1998 -- The IMF Replies - A Letter to the Editor
This article by Vito Tanzi, Director of the International Monetary Fund's Fiscal Affairs Department was published in the Washington Post December 30, 1998