News Brief Index 1998

News Brief List 1998

Note: The issuance of the News Brief series ceased on December 31, 2002. These releases have now been consolidated into the Press Release series.

December
News Brief: IMF Engages Consultants to Assess External Communications	December 18, 1998
News Brief: IMF Completes Review and Approves US$957 Million Credit Tranche for Indonesia	December 15, 1998
News Brief: IMF Completes Review and Approves US$140 Million Credit Tranche for Thailand	December 15, 1998
News Brief: IMF Executive Board Completes Fifth Review of Kazakhstan's Economic Program: Next Loan Tranche Approved	December 15, 1998
News Brief: IMF Completes Review and Approves US$1,022 Million Credit Tranche for Korea	December 14, 1998
REVISED News Brief: New Financial Support for Poorest Countries Neighboring Russia	December 11, 1998
News Brief: IMF Announces External Evaluation of Its Economic Research Activities	December 10, 1998
News Brief: IMF Managing Director Welcomes Paris Club Debt Relief for Honduras and Nicaragua	December 10, 1998
News Brief: Korea Decides to Make Repurchases Under SRF Totaling US$2.8 Billion	December 09, 1998

November
News Brief: IMF Holds Seminar on Economic Policies in Russia	November 30, 1998
News Brief: IMF Begins E-Mail Notification of New Website Items	November 24, 1998
News Brief: World Bank, IMF, and IDB to Assist Honduras and Nicaragua on Their External Debt Problem	November 16, 1998
News Brief: IMF Staff Launch Hurricane Mitch Relief Campaign	November 13, 1998
News Brief: Camdessus Welcomes Conclusion of Talks on Brazil’s Program	November 13, 1998
News Brief: IMF Completes Review and Approves US$940 Million Credit Tranche for Indonesia	November 06, 1998
News Brief: IMF Begins Releasing New Financial Data on its Resource	November 05, 1998

October
News Brief: IMF Completes Review and Approves US$280 Million Credit Tranche for the Philippines	October 30, 1998
News Brief: IMF Mission Considers Russian Budget A Priority	October 30, 1998
News Brief: Joint Communiqué of the Brazilian Authorities and the IMF Management	October 20, 1998
News Brief: Joint Statement by the Heads of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and the World Trade Organization (WTO)	October 16, 1998
Joint Statement of Understanding by the Brazilian Authorities and the IMF Management	October 08, 1998

September
News Brief: IMF Completes Review and Approves US$940 Million Credit Tranche for Indonesia	September 25, 1998
News Brief: IMF Executive Board Completes 1st Review of Argentine Program	September 23, 1998
News Brief: Statement by IMF Managing Director on Brazil	September 23, 1998
News Brief: IMF Completes Thailand Review, Approves US$135 million Tranche under Stand-by Credit	September 11, 1998
News Brief: Statement By the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund on Recent Market Developments in Latin America	September 11, 1998

August
News Brief: IMF Approves US$ 1 Billion Credit Tranche for Indonesia	August 25, 1998
News Brief: Camdessus Comments on Russian Actions	August 17, 1998
News Brief: IMF’s Sugisaki Welcomes Thailand’s Financial Measures	August 14, 1998

July
News Brief: IMF Mission Reaches Agreement with Ukrainian Authorities	July 31, 1998
News Brief: IMF Endorses Improvements to ESAF, Invites Comment on ESAF Report	July 29, 1998
News Brief: IMF Management Welcomes Executive Board Support for Russia	July 20, 1998
News Brief: IMF Completes Review and Increases Financing of Indonesia’s Economic Program	July 15, 1998
News Brief: Camdessus says IMF Board to Consider Strengthened Reform Program Supported by Substantial Increase in Financing for Russia	July 13, 1998
News Brief: IMF Acting Managing Director Welcomes New Japanese Banking Initiatives	July 02, 1998

June
News Brief: IMF Management Welcomes Turkey’s Staff-Monitored Program	June 30, 1998
News Brief: IMF Announces An External Evaluation of Its Surveillance Role	June 30, 1998
News Brief: Russian Authorities and IMF Reach Understandings on 1998 Economic Policy Statement	June 11, 1998
News Brief: IMF Executive Board Completes Third Review of Thailand’s Economic Program; Next Loan Tranche Released	June 10, 1998
News Brief: IMF Issues Consultation Paper on the Special Data Standard, Opens Website Section on General Data System	June 04, 1998
News Brief: IMF Management Strongly Welcomes Indonesian Debt Agreements	June 04, 1998
News Brief: IMF Hosts Conference on Economic Policy and Equity	June 03, 1998

May
News Brief: IMF Welcomes Russian Government’s Statement on Fiscal Measures; Management to Recommend Completion of Review Under Russia’s EFF Program	May 29, 1998
News Brief: IMF Management Welcomes Russian Fiscal Measures, Hopes to Conclude Program Assessment in Next Few Days	May 26, 1998
News Brief: IMF Management Welcomes Venezuela’s Adjustment Efforts	May 19, 1998
News Brief: Minister González of Argentina Meets IMF Managing Director	May 13, 1998
News Brief: IMF Executive Board Completes First Review of Indonesia’s Economic Program	May 04, 1998

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

March
News Brief: Camdessus Welcomes Malaysia’s New Package of Economic Measures	March 25, 1998
News Brief: IMF’s Neiss Welcomes Indonesian Interest Rate Decision	March 23, 1998
News Brief: Camdessus Welcomes Greece’s Membership in ERM and Irish Pound Realignment	March 15, 1998
News Brief: IMF Hosts International Seminar on Capital Account Liberalization	March 04, 1998
News Brief: IMF Executive Board Completes Second Review of Thailand’s Economic Program	March 04, 1998

January
News Brief: Camdessus Welcomes Indonesia’s Measures	January 26, 1998
News Brief: Camdessus says Thailand has Made Impressive Progress in Implementing its Economic Program	January 23, 1998
News Brief: Statement by the Managing Director on the IMF Program with Indonesia	January 15, 1998
News Brief: IMF Team to Visit Indonesia to Assess Developments	January 08, 1998