Press Release Index 2002

Press Release List 2002

December
Press Release: IMF Announces New Measure of Its Capacity for New Lending	December 16, 2002
Press Release: IMF Approves Three Year, US$87 Million Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility Arrangement for the Republic of Tajikistan	December 11, 2002
Press Release: IMF Approves In Principle a Three-Year, US$129 Million PRGF and US$2.5 Million in Interim HIPC Assistance for Nicaragua	December 04, 2002

November
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Approves 12-Month Anti-Money Laundering Pilot Project	November 22, 2002
Press Release: IMF Extends Argentina's SRF Repayment Expectation by One Year	November 20, 2002
Press Release: IMF Renews Standing Borrowing Arrangements and Approves Chile's Participation in the New Arrangements to Borrow	November 13, 2002

October
Press Release: The East African Regional Technical Assistance Center (AFRITAC) is Inaugurated	October 24, 2002
Press Release: IMF Approves US$13 Million in Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance for Burundi	October 09, 2002

September
Press Release: IMF Names David Burton To Head Asia and Pacific Department	September 30, 2002
Press Release: IMF and the African Capacity Building Foundation Sign Memorandum of Understanding	September 28, 2002
Press Release: Communiqué of the International Monetary and Financial Committee of the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund	September 28, 2002
Corrected Press Release: IMF Executive Board Grants Waiver of Noncomplying Disbursement to Senegal	September 26, 2002
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Approves New Conditionality Guidelines	September 26, 2002
Press Release: IMF Approves a Three Year PRGF Credit for Guyana	September 13, 2002
Corrected Press Release: IMF Approves Three-Year, US$17.8 Million PRGF Arrangement for Uganda	September 13, 2002
Press Release: IMF Approves US$30.4 Billion Stand-By Credit for Brazil	September 06, 2002
Press Release: IMF Extends Argentina's SRF Repayment by One Year	September 05, 2002
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Approves US$23 Million in Emergency Credit to Malawi	September 03, 2002

August
Press Release: IMF Approves US$4.3 Million Stand-By Credit for Dominica	August 28, 2002
Press Release: IMF Approves a Three-Year, US$5 Million PRGF Arrangement for Rwanda	August 12, 2002
Press Release: IMF Approves US$89 Million Stand-By Arrangement for Bosnia and Herzegovina	August 02, 2002

July
Press Release: East Timor Joins the IMF	July 23, 2002
Press Release: IMF Extends Argentina's SRF Repayment by One Year	July 15, 2002
Press Release: IMF Approves In Principle a Three-Year, US$27 Million PRGF Arrangement for The Gambia	July 10, 2002
Press Release: IMF Approves US$113 Million Stand-by Credit for Jordan	July 03, 2002

June
Press Release: IMF and World Bank Support US$ 1.1 Billion In Debt Service Relief For Mauritania: West African Country Reaches Completion Point Under Enhanced HIPC Initiative	June 20, 2002
Press Release: IMF Approves In Principle 3-year, US$36 Million PRGF Loan to Albania	June 19, 2002
Press Release: IMF Adopts Declaration of Noncooperation for Zimbabwe and Suspends Technical Assistance	June 14, 2002
Press Release: IMF Approves US$750 million PRGF Arrangement for the Democratic Republic of the Congo	June 13, 2002

May
Press Release: Zambia Accepts Article VIII Obligations	May 20, 2002
Press Release: IMF Approves US$64 Million Tranche Under Stand-By Credit and US$829 Million Extended Arrangement for the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia/Montenegro)	May 13, 2002
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Endorses IMF's Africa Capacity Building Initiative	May 10, 2002

April
Press Release: Ministers Endorse International Initiative for Seven Poor Countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States	April 20, 2002
Press Release: Communiqué of the International Monetary and Financial Committee of the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund	April 20, 2002
Press Release: IMF and World Bank Support Additional Debt Relief for Burkina Faso Under Enhanced HIPC Initiative	April 12, 2002
Press Release: IMF Names George Abed To Head Middle Eastern Department	April 10, 2002
Press Release: IMF Adopts Safeguards Assessments as a Permanent Policy	April 05, 2002
Press Release: IMF Approves In Principle Three-Year, US$11 Million PRGF Arrangement for Cape Verde	April 04, 2002
Press Release: East Timor Applies for IMF Membership	April 04, 2002
Press Release: IMF Approves One-Year Stand -By Credit for Guatemala	April 01, 2002

March
Press Release: IMF Approves in Principle US$365 Million PRGF Arrangement for Côte d'Ivoire	March 27, 2002
Press Release: IMF Completes Third Review and Approves New Stand-By Credit for Uruguay	March 25, 2002
Press Release: IMF and World Bank Support US$950 million In Debt Service Relief For Sierra Leone Under Enhanced HIPC Initiative	March 19, 2002

February
Press Release: IMF Approves Two-Year, US$299 Million Stand-By Credit for Bulgaria	February 27, 2002
Press Release: Ghana to Receive $3.7 Billion in Debt Service Relief: The IMF and World Bank Support Debt Relief for Ghana Under the Enhanced HIPC Initiative	February 27, 2002
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Reviews Tajikistan Misreporting, Remedial Steps	February 13, 2002
Press Release: IMF's Independent Evaluation Office Announces Evaluation of Prolonged Use of IMF Financial Resources	February 11, 2002
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Grants Waiver on Noncomplying Disbursement to Ghana	February 04, 2002
Press Release: IMF Managing Director Sees Impressive Commitment by Turkey to Economic Reforms; Executive Board Approves US$16 Billion Stand-By Credit	February 04, 2002
Press Release: IMF Approves Two-Year Stand-By Credit for Peru	February 01, 2002

January
Press Release: IMF, World Bank Conclude Joint Poverty Reduction Strategy Conference	January 18, 2002
Press Release: Cambodia Accepts Article VIII Obligations	January 17, 2002
Press Release: IMF Approves US$7 Million Augmentation of PRGF Arrangement for Chad and US$6.8 Million Disbursement	January 16, 2002
Press Release: IMF Extends Argentina's SRF Repayment by One Year	January 16, 2002
Press Release: IMF Managing Director Köhler Names Abdoulaye Bio Tchane Head of African Department	January 10, 2002