IMF -- Resident Representative Office in Iceland

Reykjavik, Iceland

Reykjavik, Iceland. Photo by Tom Podolec

Iceland Resident Representative Site

Resident Representative Office in Iceland

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

At a Glance : Iceland's Relations with the IMF

Iceland was a founding member of the Fund. It joined on December 27, 1945
The last Article IV Executive Board Consultation was on September 10, 2008 (Country Report 08/367)
Iceland’s program with the Fund was discussed by the Executive Board on November 19, 2008 (Country Report 08/362)
Additional information on Iceland’s relations with the IMF

News — Highlights

Interview with Franek Rozwadowski, the IMF's resident representative in Iceland (in Icelandic)

Viðtal Viðskiptablaðsins við Franek Rozwadowski, sendifulltrúa Alþjóðagjaldeyrissjóðsins á Íslandi

Iceland Press Release 2009/1

Regarding the first review under Iceland's Stand-By Arrangement, Poul Thomsen, Deputy Director in the European Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) made the following statement:

Iceland Gets Help to Recover From Historic Crisis

The financial crisis now engulfing the world claimed Iceland--which has a population of just 300,000--as one of its early victims.

Iceland and the IMF

Transcript of a Press Briefing by Caroline Atkinson, Director of External Relations, International Monetary Fund

November 6,2009

Iceland -- Iceland: Letter of Intent, Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, and Technical Memorandum of Understanding, October 20, 2009

November 3,2009
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Iceland: Staff Report for First Review under Stand-By Arrangement and Requests for Extension of the Arrangement, Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria, and Rephasing of Access

November 2,2009
Series: Country Report No. 09/306

Transcript of a Conference Call on the Completion of the First Review of Iceland’s Stand-By Arrangement with Mark Flanagan, Mission Chief for Iceland, and Franek Rozwadowski, Resident Representative in Iceland

November 2,2009

Press Release: IMF Completes First Review Under Stand-By Arrangement with Iceland, Extends Arrangement, and Approves US$167.5 Million Disbursement

October 28,2009

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.

Resident Representative for Iceland

Franek Rozwadowski
Resident Representative in Iceland
Hverfisgata 4a
101 Reykjavik, Iceland
Tel: +354 510-0070
E-mail: rr-isl@imf.org