News Brief List 2001


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's Köhler Welcomes Launch of Euro Currency  December 26, 2001
News Brief: Statement by Horst Köhler, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, on the Work Program of the Executive Board  December 20, 2001
News Brief: Jamaica Revises Targets Under the Staff-Monitored Program  December 18, 2001
REVISED News Brief: IMF Begins Publishing SDR Interest Rate Calculation  December 17, 2001
News Brief: IMF Completes Review Under Mali's PRGF Arrangement and Approves US$9 Million Disbursement   December 17, 2001
News Brief: IMF Approves US$95 Million to Ecuador Under Stand-By Arrangement   December 10, 2001
News Brief: IMF Gives Final Approval of Fourth Review Under the PRGF Arrangement for Burkina Faso  December 10, 2001
News Brief: IMF Gives Final Approval of PRGF Arrangement for the Kyrgyz Republic  December 07, 2001
News Brief: IMF Completes Review Under The Gambia's PRGF Arrangement and Approves US$4 million Disbursement  December 06, 2001
News Brief: IMF Completes Madagascar's Review Under the PRGF Arrangement and Approves US$14 Million Disbursement  December 05, 2001
November
News Brief: IMF Completes Djibouti's Review Under the PRGF Arrangement and Approves US$5 Million Disbursement  November 30, 2001
News Brief: IMF Completes In Principle Review Under Burkina Faso's PRGF Arrangement and Approves US$7 Million Disbursement  November 30, 2001
News Brief: IMF, World Bank, ADB and UNDP Sponsor Regional Conference in Hanoi on National Poverty Reduction Strategies  November 29, 2001
News Brief: IMF Approves US$3 Billion to Turkey Under Stand-By Arrangement  November 28, 2001
News Brief: IMF Completes Fourth Review Under Mauritania's PRGF Arrangement and Approves US$8 Million Disbursement  November 21, 2001
News Brief: IMF Completes First Review of Vietnam's PRGF Program and Approves US$52 Million Disbursement  November 21, 2001
News Brief: Aninat Welcomes Agreement with Peru on New Program  November 21, 2001
News Brief: Italy Providing Financing to Support IMF Technical Assistance Targeted at Strengthening Financial, Fiscal and Statistical Standards  November 16, 2001
News Brief: IMF Managing Director's Statement on Turkey  November 15, 2001
Corrected: News Brief: IMF Managing Director Horst Köhler's Statement on the Global Economic Situation  November 15, 2001
News Brief: IMF Publishes Quarterly Emerging Market Financing Report  November 14, 2001
News Brief: IMF Managing Director Welcomes Japan's PRGF Contribution  November 12, 2001
News Brief: IMF Completes Review Under Zambia's PRGF Arrangement and Approves US$64 Million Disbursement  November 08, 2001
News Brief: IMF and World Bank Heads Call for a New Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations at Doha, Qatar  November 08, 2001
News Brief: IMF Completes First Review of Stand-by Arrangement with Croatia  November 05, 2001
News Brief: IMF Completes Review Under Benin PRGF Arrangement and Approves US$5 Million Disbursement  November 05, 2001
News Brief: Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Center (CARTAC) To Be Officially Inaugurated  November 02, 2001
October
News Brief: IMF Sending Mission to Turkey, Managing Director Says  October 29, 2001
News Brief: IMF Approves US$11 Million Disbursement to Georgia Under PRGF Loan  October 26, 2001
News Brief: IMF Authorizes US$121 Million in Disbursements to Yemen   October 24, 2001
News Brief: IMF Statement on Pakistan   October 23, 2001
News Brief: IMFC and Development Committee Meetings To Be Held November 17-18, 2001 in Ottawa  October 17, 2001
News Brief: Press Statement by IMF Managing Director Horst Köhler  October 12, 2001
News Brief: IMF Completes Review Under Rwanda's PRGF Arrangement and Approves US$12 Million Disbursement  October 10, 2001
News Brief: IMF Completes Uruguay Second Review  October 05, 2001
News Brief: Statement of the Managing Director on the Situation of the World Economy and the Fund Response  October 05, 2001
News Brief: IMF Completes in Principle Honduras Third Review Under PRGF  October 05, 2001
News Brief: IMF Completes Review Under Senegal's PRGF Arrangement and Approves US$12 Million Disbursement  October 01, 2001
September
News Brief: IMF Completes Last Review Under Pakistan's Stand-By Arrangement, Approves US$135 Million Disbursement  September 26, 2001
News Brief: IMF Concludes Fourth Review of Papua New Guinea Program, Approves US$24 Million Credit   September 24, 2001
News Brief: IMF Completes Review under Tanzania's PRGF Arrangement and Approves US$26 Million Disbursement   September 24, 2001
News Brief: IMF Completes Third Review Under Mozambique's PRGF Arrangement and Approves In Principle US$11 Million Disbursement  September 20, 2001
News Brief: IMF Completes Fifth and Sixth Reviews for Ukraine under Extended Arrangement  September 20, 2001
News Brief: IMF Approves US$65 Million Tranche Under Stand-By Credit to Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  September 19, 2001
News Brief: IMF Supports UN's Millennium Development Goals  September 19, 2001
News Brief: World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund Will Not Hold Annual Meetings  September 17, 2001
News Brief: IMF Statement on Tragic Events in the United States  September 12, 2001
News Brief: IMF Completes Third Review of Indonesia Program, Approves $395 Million Disbursement  September 10, 2001
News Brief: IMF Invites Comments on Streamlining Conditionality  September 04, 2001
August
Corrected: News Brief: IMF to Coordinate New Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Center  August 31, 2001
News Brief: IMF Executive Board Adopts Resolution of Appreciation For Stanley Fischer  August 30, 2001
News Brief: IMF Approves US$39 Million Disbursement to Jordan  August 29, 2001
News Brief: IMF Managing Director Congratulates Korea on Early Repayment of 1997 Stand-By Credit  August 22, 2001
News Brief: IMF Managing Director Prepared to Recommend Addition of US$8 Billion to Argentina's Stand-By Credit   August 21, 2001
News Brief: Publication of First IMF Staff Assessment of an Offshore Financial Center  August 21, 2001
News Brief: IMF Executive Board Informally Discusses Argentina   August 20, 2001
News Brief: IMF Continuing to Work with Argentina   August 19, 2001
News Brief: World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings to Take Place Over Two Days Next Month  August 10, 2001
News Brief: IMF Publishes Quarterly Emerging Market Financing Report  August 08, 2001
News Brief: IMF Managing Director Köhler Welcomes Arab Republic of Egypt's Exchange Rate Move  August 06, 2001
News Brief: IMF Completes Review Under Niger's PRGF and Approves US$11 Million Disbursement  August 03, 2001
News Brief: IMF Approves US$1.5 Billion Tranche Under Stand-By Arrangement to Turkey  August 03, 2001
News Brief: Köhler says IMF Management to recommend US$15 Billion Stand-by for Brazil  August 03, 2001
News Brief: Köhler Says IMF Management to Recommend Accelerated Disbursement of US$1.2 Billion for Argentina  August 03, 2001
News Brief: IMF and World Bank Invite Public Participation in Review of Poverty Reduction Strategy Program  August 03, 2001
News Brief: IMF to Review Experience with Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility  August 03, 2001
News Brief: IMF Completes Ethiopia's Review Under the PRGF and Approves US$22 Million Disbursement  August 02, 2001
July
News Brief: IMF Managing Director Köhler Welcomes Argentine Senate Action  July 30, 2001
News Brief: Statement on Turkey by IMF First Deputy Managing Director Stanley Fischer  July 28, 2001
News Brief: IMF Completes Lesotho's Review Under PRGF and Approves US$4 Million Disbursement  July 20, 2001
News Brief: Switzerland Increases Support for IMF Technical Assistance in Five Central Asian Countries  July 19, 2001
News Brief: IMF Completes Third Review of Cambodia's PRGF Program and Approves US$10.5 Million Credit   July 18, 2001
News Brief: IMF Completes Cameroon Review Under PRGF and Approves $US 20 Million Disbursement  July 16, 2001
News Brief: IMF Completes The Gambia Review Under PRGF and Approves US$4 Million Disbursement  July 13, 2001
News Brief: IMF Completes the First and Second Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement for Gabon  July 13, 2001
News Brief: IMF Approves Final Loan of US$6 Million Under PRGF to Albania  July 13, 2001
News Brief: Jack Boorman Named IMF Counsellor  July 13, 2001
News Brief: IMF Approves US$1.5 Billion Tranche Under Stand-By Credit to Turkey  July 12, 2001
News Brief: IMF Completes Second Review Under Pakistan's Stand-By Arrangement  July 11, 2001
News Brief: IMF Approves US$8 Million Loan for Tajikistan Under Third Annual PRGF Program  July 11, 2001
News Brief: IMF Reschedules Board Meeting on Turkey for July 12  July 10, 2001
News Brief: IMF Approves US$100 Million PRGF Loan to Azerbaijan Republic   July 06, 2001
News Brief: IMF Completes Burkina Faso Review Under PRGF and Approves US$7 Million Loan  July 02, 2001
News Brief: IMF Postpones Board Meeting on Turkey, Scheduled for July 3, Pending Prior Actions   July 02, 2001
June
News Brief: IMF Completes Ghana Review Under PRGF and Approves US$66 Million Disbursement  June 28, 2001
News Brief: Slovakia Adopts Staff-Monitored Program  June 06, 2001
News Brief: IMF Welcomes Argentine Announcement  June 03, 2001
May
News Brief: IMF Completes Second Ecuador Review and Approves Extension  May 25, 2001
News Brief: IMF Completes Final Bosnia and Herzegovina Reviews, Approves US$18 Million Credit Tranche   May 25, 2001
News Brief: IMF Approves US$87 Million PRGF Credit to Armenia  May 24, 2001
News Brief: IMF Completes Third Argentina Review  May 21, 2001
News Brief: IMF Completes Mauritania Review under PRGF and Approves US$8 Million Loan  May 10, 2001
News Brief: IMF Publishes Quarterly Emerging Market Financing Report  May 10, 2001
April
News Brief: IMF Management Welcomes Argentine Fiscal Measures  April 28, 2001
News Brief: IMF and Brazil Establish a Joint Regional Training Center  April 27, 2001
News Brief: IMF Managing Director Köhler's Statement on Turkey  April 27, 2001
News Brief: IMF Approves US$48 Million Credit to Papua New Guinea  April 23, 2001
News Brief: IMF Completes the Second Review Under the Stand-by Arrangement for Lithuania  April 16, 2001
News Brief: IMF and World Bank Publish Public Debt Management Guidelines  April 13, 2001
News Brief: IMF Concludes First Review of Tajikistan's Third Annual PRGF Program  April 12, 2001
News Brief: IMF Invites Comments on Streamlining and Focusing Conditionality  April 09, 2001
March
News Brief: IMF Welcomes Norway's Adoption of Inflation Targeting  March 30, 2001
News Brief: IMF Approves Release of US$133 Million Credit to Pakistan   March 30, 2001
News Brief: IMF Completes Second Review Under the Extended Arrangement for Colombia  March 28, 2001
News Brief: IMF Completes Seventh Review Under the Stand-by Arrangement for Brazil  March 28, 2001
News Brief: IMF Welcomes Flotation of Iceland's Króna  March 28, 2001
News Brief: IMF Completes Uganda Review under PRGF and Approves US$11 Million Loan  March 26, 2001
News Brief: IMF Completes Bulgaria Review and Approves US$66 Million Credit Tranche  March 23, 2001
News Brief: IMF Completes Tanzania Review under PRGF Loan and Approves US$26 Million Disbursement and US$17 Million in Additional Interim HIPC Assistance  March 14, 2001
News Brief: Mussa To Step Down as IMF Economic Counsellor   March 07, 2001
News Brief: IMF Establishing International Capital Markets Department   March 01, 2001
February
News Brief: IMF Completes Uruguay First Review   February 26, 2001
News Brief: IMF Management Approves Letter of Intent for Colombia's Second Year Under the EFF   February 26, 2001
News Brief: IMF's Köhler Supports Turkey's Announcement of Lira Flotation   February 21, 2001
News Brief: IMF Publishing Staff Ethics, Financial Disclosure and Dispute Resolution Information on Public Website   February 15, 2001
News Brief: IMF Publishes Quarterly Emerging Market Financing Report  February 14, 2001
News Brief: IMF Gives Final Approval of Second Review of Mauritania's PRGF Loan   February 09, 2001
News Brief: IMF Board of Governors Approves Quota Increase for China  February 08, 2001
News Brief: IMF and World Bank Heads to Meet African Leaders   February 07, 2001
News Brief: Madagascar: Chairman's Statement  February 07, 2001
News Brief: IMF Executive Board Members Meet with UN Preparatory Committee to Discuss Financing for Development Event   February 06, 2001
News Brief: IMF Completes Fifth Turkey Review and Approves US$1.4 Billion Credit Tranche  February 05, 2001
January
News Brief: IMF Gives Final Approval of Second Review of Cambodia's PRGF Loan  January 30, 2001
News Brief: IMF Managing Director Köhler Issues Statement on the Death of Sir Alan Whittome  January 29, 2001
News Brief: IMF Completes Albania Review and Approves US$6 Million Credit Tranche  January 26, 2001
News Brief: IMF Completes in Principle Mauritania Review, Approves in Principle US$8 Million Credit Tranche, and Approves US$8 Million in Interim Assistance Under HIPC  January 26, 2001
News Brief: IMF Gives Final Approval of Second Annual PRGF Loan for the Central African Republic   January 23, 2001
News Brief: IMF's Aninat Congratulates President Macapagal-Arroyo of the Philippines  January 23, 2001
News Brief: IMF Completes Second Review of Cambodia's PRGF Arrangement and Approves in Principle US$11 Million Credit  January 19, 2001
News Brief: IMF Managing Director Horst Köhler Opens Hong Kong Sub-Office  January 11, 2001
News Brief: IMF Completes First Lithuania Review  January 10, 2001
News Brief: IMF Completes Second Review of Burkina Faso Program and Approves US$7 Million Loan  January 10, 2001
News Brief: IMF Completes First Review of Benin Program and Approves US$5 Million Credit  January 08, 2001
News Brief: IMF Managing Director Horst Köhler Welcomes U.S. Interest Rate Cut  January 03, 2001