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Remarks by IMF Deputy Managing Director, Mr. Mitsuhiro Furusawa — London Conference on Supporting Syria and the Region
February 4, 2016
London, February 4, 2016
As Prepared for Delivery
Thank you for the opportunity to be with all of you today at this important conference. This event comes at a critical time for the MENA region, where many countries are affected by violent conflicts and their spillovers. They urgently need the continuous and stepped-up support of the international community.
At the outset, on behalf of the IMF, let me express my appreciation to the authorities of Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, and other countries in the region that have been hosting refugees from Syria for the past few years. In offering safe haven to people fleeing from violence, these countries have been providing an important and noble public good for the international community. The scope of their efforts has been extraordinary: officially registered Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon account for about 10 percent and 25 percent of their total populations. And it is important to remember that these countries opened their doors at a time when their economic, social, and political outlook was quite challenging even abstracting from the refugee surge.
Let me focus on three points today:
Thank you.
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