Press Release List 2000


December
Press Release: IMF Determines New Currency Amounts for SDR Valuation Basket  December 29, 2000
Press Release: IMF Approves US$144 Million PRGF Credit to Cameroon  December 22, 2000
Press Release: Guinea to Receive US$800 million in Debt Service Relief -- The IMF and the World Bank Support Debt Relief for Guinea under the Enhanced HIPC Initiative  December 22, 2000
Press Release: Rwanda to Receive US$810 Million in Debt Service Relief: The IMF and World Bank Support Debt Relief for Rwanda Under the Enhanced HIPC Initiative  December 22, 2000
Press Release: IMF Approves In Principle Third Annual Arrangement of Rwanda Under PRGF-Supported Program and Approves US$12 Million Disbursement  December 22, 2000
Press Release: IMF Approves Extension of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Stand-By Credit and Completes Fourth and Fifth Reviews  December 22, 2000
Press Release: Madagascar to Receive US$1.5 billion in Debt Service Relief: The IMF and World Bank Support Debt Relief for Madagascar under the Enhanced HIPC Initiative  December 22, 2000
Press Release: IMF Approves Third and Fourth Turkey Reviews and US$7.5 Billion Supplemental Reserve Facility Credit  December 21, 2000
Press Release: IMF Approves In Principle US$58 Million PRGF Loan for Malawi  December 21, 2000
Press Release: IMF and World Bank Open Way for US$4.5 billion Debt Relief for Nicaragua under the Enhanced HIPC Initiative  December 21, 2000
Press Release: Malawi to Receive US$1 Billion in Debt Service Relief: The IMF and World Bank Support Debt Relief for Malawi Under the Enhanced HIPC Initiative  December 21, 2000
Press Release: Niger To Receive US$890 Million In Debt Service Relief: The IMF and World Bank Support Debt Relief for Niger Under the Enhanced HIPC Initiative  December 20, 2000
Press Release: IMF Approves Membership of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and US$151 Million in Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance  December 20, 2000
Press Release: São Tomé and Príncipe To Receive US$200 Million in Debt-Service Relief  December 20, 2000
Press Release: IMF Completes Second Review under PRGF for Mozambique and Approves Second Annual PRGF Loan  December 19, 2000
Press Release: IMF Approves in Principle Loan of US$142 Million for Poverty Reduction and Growth in Moldova  December 15, 2000
Press Release: Guinea-Bissau To Receive About US$790 Million in Debt Service Relief: The IMF and World Bank Support Debt Relief for Guinea-Bissau Under The Enhanced HIPC Initiative  December 15, 2000
Press Release: IMF Approves US$18 Million PRGF Loan for Guinea-Bissau  December 15, 2000
Press Release: IMF Approves in Principle Three-Year US$76 Million PRGF Loan for Niger  December 14, 2000
Press Release: The Gambia To Receive US$91 Million in Debt Service Relief: The IMF and World Bank Support Debt Relief For The Gambia Under The Enhanced HIPC Initiative  December 14, 2000
Press Release: Zambia to Receive $3.8 Billion in Debt Service Relief:The IMF and the World Bank Support Debt Relief for Zambia under the Enhanced HIPC Initiative  December 08, 2000
Press Release: IMF Board Names Firm To Search For Evaluation Unit Chief  December 06, 2000
Press Release: Ter-Minassian to Head IMF's Fiscal Affairs Department  December 04, 2000
November
Press Release: IMF Approves US$596 Million Stand-By Credit for Pakistan  November 29, 2000
Press Release: IMF Approves Three-Year, US$31 Million EFF Loan and Approves in Principle Three-Year, US$13 Million PRGF Loan for the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia  November 29, 2000
Press Release: IMF Approves US$14 Million in Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance for the Republic of Congo  November 17, 2000
Press Release: IMF and World Bank Cut $590 Million in Debt Service for Guyana  November 17, 2000
Press Release: IMF Approves Second Annual PRGF for Guyana  November 17, 2000
Press Release: IMF Approves European Central Bank Application to Become a Holder of Special Drawing Rights  November 15, 2000
October
Press Release: IMF Approves in Principle Third Annual PRGF Loan for Tajikistan  October 25, 2000
Press Release: IMF Approves Stand-By Credit for Gabon  October 23, 2000
Press Release: Cameroon to Receive Around US$2 Billion in Debt Service Relief: The IMF and the World Bank Support Debt Relief for Cameroon Under the Enhanced HIPC Initiative  October 16, 2000
Press Release: IMF Completes Review of SDR Valuation  October 12, 2000
September
CORRECTED Press Release: Communiqué of the International Monetary and Financial Committee of the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund  September 24, 2000
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Approves Evaluation Office Terms of Reference  September 14, 2000
Press Release: Mali Qualifies For HIPC Debt Relief Totaling $870 Million: West African Country Completes Original HIPC Initiative and Qualifies for Additional Relief under Enhanced Framework  September 12, 2000
August
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Grants Waiver On Noncomplying Disbursement to Malawi  August 24, 2000
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Grants Waiver on Noncomplying Disbursement to Ghana  August 22, 2000
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Discusses Independent Evaluation Office  August 18, 2000
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Establishes Code of Conduct  August 16, 2000
CORRECTED Press Release: IMF Approves Stand-By Credit for Nigeria  August 04, 2000
Press Release: IMF Lifts Suspension of Sudan's Voting and Related Rights  August 01, 2000
July
CORRECTED AND REVISED Press Release: IMF Approves Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility Loan for Kenya  July 28, 2000
Press Release: Benin to Receive Around US$460 Million in Debt Service Relief  July 18, 2000
Press Release: IMF Approves Three-Year, US$35.7 Million PRGF Loan for Benin  July 18, 2000
Press Release: Burkina Faso Qualifies for HIPC Debt Relief Totaling US$700 Million  July 11, 2000
Press Release: IMF and World Bank Support Debt Relief for Honduras  July 10, 2000
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Establishes a Working Group to Review the Process for Selection of the Managing Director  July 07, 2000
June
Press Release: IMF Approves Stand-By Credit for Panama  June 30, 2000
Press Release: IMF Approves Third Annual PRGF for Albania  June 30, 2000
Press Release: Poverty Can Be Significantly Decreased by 2015 Report Four Major International Organizations  June 26, 2000
Press Release: Senegal to Receive Around US$800 Million in Debt Service Relief: IMF and World Bank Support Debt Relief Under the Enhanced HIPC Initiative  June 23, 2000
May
Press Release: IMF Approves Stand-By Credit for Uruguay  May 31, 2000
Press Release: IMF and World Bank Support Debt Relief for Uganda  May 02, 2000
April
Press Release: IMF Approves US$9.0 Million PRGF Credit for São Tomé and Príncipe  April 28, 2000
Press Release: IMF Approves Stand-By Credit for Ecuador  April 19, 2000
Press Release: Communiqué of the International Monetary and Financial Committee of the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund  April 16, 2000
Press Release: Joint IMF World Bank Implementation Committee for the HIPC Initiative and the PRSP Program  April 16, 2000
Press Release: IMF Appoints Flemming Larsen as New Director of Europe Office  April 14, 2000
Press Release: Mozambique Qualifies for an Additional US$600 Million in Debt Relief under the Enhanced HIPC Initiative, Bringing Mozambique Total Debt Reduction under the Initiative to US$4.3 Billion  April 12, 2000
Press Release: IMF Establishes Independent Evaluation Office  April 10, 2000
Press Release: IMF and IDA Support Debt Relief for Tanzania  April 05, 2000
Press Release: IMF Approves Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility Loan for Tanzania  April 05, 2000
March
Press Release: IMF Approves Augmentation and Extension of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Stand-By Credit and Completes Second and Third Reviews  March 30, 2000
Press Release: IMF Approves US$115 Million Stand-By Credit for Papua New Guinea  March 29, 2000
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Approves Extension of Stand-By Credit to Romania to May 31, 2000  March 27, 2000
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Selects Horst Köhler as IMF Managing Director  March 23, 2000
Press Release: IMF Executive Board to Decide on Managing Director March 23  March 21, 2000
Press Release: IMF Executive Director Withdraws Fischer's Nomination  March 16, 2000
Press Release: IMF Board Receives Nomination for IMF Managing Director  March 14, 2000
Press Release: IMF Approves US$7.2 Billion Three-Year Stand-By Credit for Argentina  March 10, 2000
Press Release: IMF Approves US$83 Million Stand-By Credit for Lithuania  March 08, 2000
Press Release: IMF Board Conducts First Informal Managing Director Poll  March 02, 2000
Press Release: IMF Approves US$39 Million Stand-By Credit for Estonia  March 01, 2000
Press Release: Selection of IMF Managing Director: Note by the Executive Board on Procedures  March 01, 2000
February
Press Release: IMF Board Receives Third Nomination for IMF Managing Director  February 29, 2000
Press Release: IMF Regularly Publishing Information on Sources of Financing  February 25, 2000
Press Release: IMF Board Receives Managing Director Nominations  February 23, 2000
Press Release: Mauritania Qualifies for US$1.1 Billion Debt Relief Under HIPC to Support Poverty Reduction  February 10, 2000
Press Release: IMF Approves Second Annual PRGF Loan for Kyrgyz Republic  February 09, 2000
Press Release: IMF and IDA Support US$1.3 Billion Debt Service Relief Eligibility for Bolivia Under Enhanced HIPC  February 08, 2000
Press Release: HIPC Debt Relief for Uganda Increased to a Total of US$2 Billion: Additional Relief for Uganda's Poverty Reduction Programs  February 08, 2000
Press Release: IMF Approves Second Annual PRGF Loan for Bolivia  February 07, 2000
Press Release: IMF Approves US$5 Billion Extended Arrangement for Indonesia  February 04, 2000
January
Press Release: IMF Names Horiguchi as Director of Asia and Pacific Department  January 28, 2000
Press Release: IMF Approves US$2 Million in Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance for Guinea-Bissau  January 07, 2000
Press Release: IMF Approves Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility Loan for Chad  January 07, 2000