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   2013  2014
Real GDP 6.5 6.6
Consumer Prices 6.5 5.1
Source: World Economic Outlook (April 2013)
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Myanmar and the IMF
 Updated February 28, 2013

Show all items sorted by date | Annual Meetings Speeches (15) | Article IV Staff Reports (1) | IMF Survey Online (2) | IMFC Statements (2) | Letters of Intent (1) | Press Releases (11) | Public Information Notices (1) | Publications (6) | Speeches (1) | Transcripts (5) 
Annual Meetings Speeches
October 12, 2012 -- Statement by the Hon. Win Shein, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank Group for Myanmar
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September 23, 2011 -- Statement by the Hon. U Hla Tun, Governor of the World Bank Group for Myanmar
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October 08, 2010 -- Statement by the Hon. U Hla Tun, Governor of the World Bank Group for Myanmar
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October 06, 2009 -- Statement by the Hon. Hla Tun, Governor of the World Bank Group for Myanmar, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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October 13, 2008 -- Statement by the Hon. U Than Nyein, Governor of the IMF for Myanmar, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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October 22, 2007 -- Statement by the Hon. Hla Tun, Governor of the World Bank Group for Myanmar, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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September 19, 2006 -- Statement by H.e. Major General Hla Tun, Governor of the World Bank for Myanmar, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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September 24, 2005 -- Statement by the Hon. Hla Tun, Governor of the World Bank and the Fund for Myanmar, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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October 04, 2004 -- Statement by H.e. Major General Hla Tun, Governor of the World Bank for Myanmar, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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September 23, 2003 -- Statement by Major General Hla Tun, Governor of the World Bank for Myanmar, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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September 29, 2002 -- Statement by the Hon. U Khin Maung Thein, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank for Myanmar, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
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September 27, 2000 -- Statement by the Hon. U Khin Maung Thein, Governor of the World Bank for Myanmar, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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September 29, 1999 -- Statement by the Hon. U Khin Maung Thein, Governor of the World Bank for Myanmar, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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October 07, 1998 -- Statement by the Hon. U Khin Maung Thein, Governor of the World Bank for Myanmar, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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September 24, 1997 -- Statement by the Hon. Win Tin, Governor of the World Bank for Myanmar, at the Joint Annual Discussion.
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Article IV Staff Reports
May 07, 2012 -- Myanmar: Staff Report for the 2011 Article IV Consultation.
Series: Country Report No. 12/104
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IMF Survey Online
February 28, 2013 -- IMF Survey : Myanmar Takes Wide-Ranging Steps Toward Economic Reform
Myanmar is right to be taking steps to reduce its reliance on informal and segmented markets, and build a comprehensive framework to ensure resources are directed to sectors with the greatest need, a top IMF economist tells a seminar in Washington DC.
May 07, 2012 -- IMF Survey: Myanmar Set for Economic Takeoff With Right Policies
Myanmar’s new government faces an historic opportunity to jump start economic development, and lift living standards, says the IMF in its annual assessment of the Southeast Asian economy, which the government agreed to make public for the first time.
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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
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Letters of Intent
December 28, 2012 -- Myanmar -- Letter of Intent, Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, and Technical Memorandum of Understanding, December 28, 2012
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Press Releases
February 05, 2013 -- Press Release: IMF's Intensifying Engagement with Myanmar
November 21, 2012 -- Press Release: Statement at the Conclusion of an IMF Staff Mission to Myanmar
January 25, 2012 -- Press Release: Statement at the Conclusion of the 2011 Article IV Mission to Myanmar
November 02, 2011 -- Press Release: Statement at the Conclusion of the Article VIII Mission to Myanmar
March 17, 2011 -- Press Release: Statement on the Conclusion of the 2010 Article IV Consultation with Myanmar
March 12, 2010 -- Press Release: Statement on the Conclusion of the 2009 Article IV Consultation with Myanmar
February 18, 2009 -- Press Release: Statement on the Conclusion of the 2008 Article IV Consultation with Myanmar
May 07, 2008 -- Press Release: Statement by IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Myanmar
January 07, 2008 -- Press Release: Statement on the Conclusion of the 2007 Article IV Consultation with Myanmar
October 06, 2006 -- Press Release: Statement on the Conclusion of the 2006 Article IV Consultation with Myanmar
May 10, 2005 -- Press Release: Statement on the Conclusion of the 2004 Article IV Consultation with Myanmar
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Public Information Notices
May 07, 2012 -- Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2011 Article IV Consultation with Myanmar
Each Public Information Notice contains a background section, a table of selected economic indicators, and an Executive Board assessment.
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Publications
January 17, 2013 -- Myanmar: Staff-Monitored Program
Series: Country Report No. 13/13
August 01, 2008 -- Efficiency Costs of Myanmar’s Multiple Exchange Rate Regime
Author/Editor: Hori, Masahiro | Wong, Yu Ching
Series: Working Paper No. 08/199
January 27, 2001 -- Myanmar: Statistical Appendix
Series: Country Report No. 00/18
December 10, 1999 -- Myanmar:Recent Economic Developments
Series: IMF Staff Country Report no. 99/134
April 26, 1997 -- Myanmar--Recent Economic Developments
Series: IMF Staff Country Report No. 97/31
December 01, 1995 -- Myanmar - Recent Economic Developments
Series: IMF Staff Country Report No. 95/126
Notes: This report on recent economic developments in Myanmar was prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as background documentation for the periodic consultation with this member country. As such, the views expressed in this document are those of the staff team and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Government of Myanmar, or the Executive Board of the IMF.
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Speeches
August 29, 2003 -- Globalization and Global Disinflation by Kenneth Rogoff, Economic Counselor and Director, Research Department, IMF
Prepared for the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City conference on Monetary Policy and Uncertainty: Adapting to a Changing Economy, Jackson Hole, WY
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Transcripts
April 21, 2012 -- Transcript of the IMFC Press Briefing, April 21, 2012
May 22, 2008 -- Transcript of a Press Briefing by David Hawley, Senior Advisor, External Relations Department, International Monetary Fund
May 08, 2008 -- Transcript of a Press Briefing by Masood Ahmed, Director, External Relations Department
May 08, 2008 -- Transcript of an Address at the Council on Foreign Relations, by First Deputy Managing Director, John Lipsky
April 23, 1999 -- Transcript of a World Bank/IMF Press Briefing on the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPCs) Debt Initiative
I'm sure you'll have specific questions about some of the recent activities with the Boards of both the IMF and the World Bank looking at some of the submissions from the donor governments and these NGOs that took place last week.