News Brief List 1999


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 Completes Second Off-Market Gold Sale  December 21, 1999
News Brief: IMF Board Completes Korea Review  December 17, 1999
News Brief: IMF Completes First Off-Market Gold Sale   December 17, 1999
News Brief: IMF Management Approves Letter of Intent for Turkey's Stand-By Arrangement  December 09, 1999
News Brief: IMF Completes PRGF Review for Honduras and Approves US$22.5 Million Disbursement  December 08, 1999
News Brief: IMF's Camdessus Reviews Status of Russian Program   December 07, 1999
News Brief: IMF Appoints External Audit Firm, Names New External Audit Committee  December 06, 1999
News Brief: The Features and Conditions of Use of the IMF's Y2K Facility   December 03, 1999
November
News Brief: Joint Statement by the Heads of the IMF, the World Bank, and the WTO  November 30, 1999
News Brief: IMF Completes Brazil Review and Approves Next Credit Tranche  November 29, 1999
News Brief: IMF Announces Conclusion of Staff Negotiations with Turkey   November 23, 1999
News Brief: IMF Completes Review and Approves US$30 Million Credit Tranche for Ghana   November 19, 1999
News Brief: IMF Announces Conclusion of Staff Negotiations with Colombia  November 11, 1999
October
News Brief: The Work Program of the IMF's Executive Board  October 28, 1999
News Brief: IMF Completes Review and Approves US$10.6 Million Credit Tranche for Malawi   October 25, 1999
News Brief: Camdessus Congratulates New Indonesian President  October 20, 1999
News Brief: IMF Congratulates Nobel Economics Laureate   October 13, 1999
News Brief: IMF Completes Review and Approves US$29 Million Credit Tranche for Armenia   October 08, 1999
News Brief: IMF Approves 10.66 Million SDR Outlay to Jordan  October 06, 1999
News Brief: IMF Executive Board Completes Thai Review   October 05, 1999
News Brief: IMF Plans Technical Discussions in Indonesia with Major Parties and Economic Institutions  October 04, 1999
News Brief: Joint Statement by the Government of the Philippines and IMF Mission  October 01, 1999
September
News Brief: Ecuador Signs Letter of Intent with IMF   September 30, 1999
News Brief: IMF to Consider Early Assistance for East Timor, in Collaboration with World Bank, United Nations  September 29, 1999
News Brief: Financing the HIPC and ESAF Initiatives  September 27, 1999
News Brief: IMF Urges Collaboration Between Ecuador and Its Creditors  September 27, 1999
News Brief: IMF and Colombia Reach Understandings on Economic Program  September 24, 1999
News Brief: Camdessus Welcomes Thai Decision to Sustain Reform Efforts Without Further IMF Financing   September 22, 1999
News Brief: IMF Releases Second Round of Experimental Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes  September 21, 1999
News Brief: IMF Completes Second Review under the Extended Arrangement and Approves US$72 Million Credit Tranche for Bulgaria  September 15, 1999
News Brief: Chile's Aninat Named IMF Deputy Managing Director  September 13, 1999
News Brief: IMF Executive Board Completes Review and Approves US$184 Million Credit Tranche for Ukraine  September 07, 1999
News Brief: IMF Launches Home Pages in French and Spanish  September 03, 1999
August
News Brief: IMF Announces Conclusion of Staff Negotiations with Ecuador  August 31, 1999
News Brief: IMF Lifts Declaration of Noncooperation from Sudan  August 31, 1999
News Brief: IMF Launches Country Pages on Website   August 27, 1999
News Brief: IMF Completes Review and Approves US$22.78 Million Credit Tranche for Uganda   August 26, 1999
News Brief: IMF Completes Review and Approves US$ 5.1 Million Credit Tranche for Benin   August 23, 1999
News Brief: Camdessus Expresses Deepest Sympathy With Turkey Following Earthquake   August 17, 1999
News Brief: IMF Executive Board Completes Fourth Review Under the Extended Fund Arrangement for Moldova   August 06, 1999
News Brief: IMF Executive Board Completes Indonesia Review and Approves US$460 Million Credit Tranche  August 03, 1999
July
News Brief: IMF Completes Brazil Review and Approves Next Credit Tranche   July 28, 1999
News Brief: IMF Completes First Review of Stand-By Credit for Uruguay   July 27, 1999
News Brief: IMF Approves ESAF Disbursement to Tanzania   July 27, 1999
News Brief: Camdessus Offers Condolences on Death of H.M. King Hassan II of Morocco  July 26, 1999
News Brief: IMF Completes Review and Approves US$213 Million Credit Tranche for the Philippines   July 22, 1999
News Brief: IMF Management Recommends Approval of Brazil's Next Review  July 02, 1999
News Brief: IMF Executive Board Completes Central African Republic   July 02, 1999
News Brief: The Work Program of the IMF's Executive Board   July 02, 1999
June
News Brief: IMF Executive Board Completes Ukraine Review and Approves Next Credit Tranche  June 30, 1999
News Brief: IMF Executive Board Completes Review and Approves Credit Tranche for Azerbaijan   June 30, 1999
News Brief: Mozambique to Receive US$3.7 Billion in Debt Relief Through the HIPC Initiative  June 30, 1999
News Brief: IMF Executive Board Completes Yemen Review and Approves Next Credit Tranche  June 28, 1999
News Brief: IMF Managing Director Backs Cologne Summit Declaration on HIPC  June 22, 1999
News Brief: IMF Executive Board Approves Mongolia's Second Annual Program under ESAF  June 16, 1999
News Brief: IMF Executive Board Completes Thai Review and Approves Next Credit Tranche  June 16, 1999
News Brief: IMF Executive Board Completes Bolivia Midterm Review  June 16, 1999
News Brief: IMF Executive Board Set to Consider Stand-By Credit for Mexico  June 15, 1999
News Brief: Joint BIS-IMF-OECD-World Bank Statistics on External Debt  June 15, 1999
News Brief: IMF Executive Board Approves Albania's Second Annual Program under ESAF and Augmentation; Releases US$30 million Credit Tranche  June 14, 1999
News Brief: IMF Executive Board Completes Indonesia Review and Approves US$450 Million Credit Tranche   June 07, 1999
News Brief: IMF Managing Director Welcomes Italy's Additional ESAF Contribution   June 07, 1999
May
News Brief: IMF Completes Third Review Under EFF for Argentina  May 26, 1999
News Brief: IMF Completes Review and Approves US$51 Million Credit Tranche for Pakistan  May 25, 1999
April
News Brief: IMF Managing Director Welcomes Netherlands’ ESAF Contribution  April 30, 1999
News Brief: Statement by the IMF Managing Director on Russia  April 28, 1999
News Brief: IMF Managing Director Welcomes Belgium’s ESAF Contribution  April 25, 1999
News Brief: The IMF and the African Development Bank Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Establish Joint Africa Institute  April 25, 1999
News Brief: IMF Releases Experimental Case Studies on Transparency Practices  April 22, 1999
News Brief: IMF Completes Review and Approves US$245 Million Credit Tranche for Korea  April 07, 1999
News Brief: IMF Completes Review and Approves Credit Disbursement for Thailand  April 07, 1999
News Brief: IMF, Arab Monetary Fund Sign MoU to Establish Regional Training Program  April 01, 1999
March
News Brief: IMF Approves Credit Disbursement To Brazil  March 30, 1999
News Brief: IMF Completes Review, Augments the Program by US$1 Billion and Approves US$460 Million Credit Tranche for Indonesia  March 25, 1999
News Brief: IMF to Consider Resumption of Financial Assistance for Ukraine  March 16, 1999
News Brief: Joint BIS-IMF-OECD-World Bank Statistics on External Debt  March 15, 1999
News Brief: Camdessus Recommends Approval of Brazil’s Revised Program  March 08, 1999
News Brief: IMF Announces Conclusion of Staff Negotiations with Brazil   March 05, 1999
February
News Brief: IMF Seminar Discusses Revenue Implications of Trade Liberalization  February 25, 1999
News Brief: IMF Completes Review and Approves US$129 Million Credit Tranche for the Philippines  February 24, 1999
News Brief: Camdessus Offers Condolences on Death of H.M. King of Jordan  February 07, 1999
News Brief: Joint Statement of the Ministry of Finance of Brazil and the IMF Team  February 04, 1999
January
News Brief: ADB, IMF, and World Bank Form the Joint Africa Institute  January 25, 1999
REVISED - News Brief: Camdessus Welcomes Constructive Discussions with Brazil  January 18, 1999
News Brief: IMF’s Managing Director’s Statement on Brazil  January 13, 1999
News Brief: Camdessus Welcomes the Successful Launch of the Euro  January 06, 1999