Central and Eastern Europe Regional Resident Representative Site

Regional Resident Representative Office for Central and Eastern Europe

January 2010

This web page presents information about the work of the IMF in Central and Eastern Europe, including the activities of the IMF Regional Representative Office. Additional information can be found on the IMF country pages for Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Republic of Estonia, Hungary, Republic of Latvia, Republic of Lithuania, Republic of Poland, and Romania including official IMF reports and Executive Board documents.

News and Highlights

Money and Banking Issues in European Transition Economies, 10th Bank of Albania’s International Conference – Monetary Policy in Albania: from the Past to the Present

By Mark Allen, Senior IMF Resident Representative for Central and Eastern Europe, Tirana, October 26, 2012 

Outlook for the Baltics: Baltic Investors’ Forum

By Mark Allen, Senior IMF Resident Representative for Central and Eastern Europe, Vilnius, October 25, 2012 

World Economic and Financial Prospects

By Mark Allen, Senior IMF Resident Representative for Central and Eastern Europe, Minsk, October 22, 2012 

The Crisis and the Transition Economies JVI Seminar

By Mark Allen, Senior IMF Resident Representative for Central and Eastern Europe, Vienna, August 10, 2012 

Economic and Financial Outlook; Presentation for Belarusian Officials

By Mark Allen, Senior IMF Resident Representative for Central and Eastern Europe, Minsk, August 5, 2012 

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Central and Eastern Europe and the IMF

Czech Republic-2013 Article IV Consultation Concluding Statement

May 20, 2013
Describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the conclusion of certain missions (official staff visits, in most cases to member countries). Missions are undertaken as part of regular (usually annual) consultations under Article IV of the IMF's Articles of Agreement, in the context of a request to use IMF resources (borrow from the IMF), as part of discussions of staff monitored programs, and as part of other staff reviews of economic developments. 

Republic of Poland—Concluding Statement of the 2013 Article IV Mission

May 16, 2013
Describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the conclusion of certain missions (official staff visits, in most cases to member countries). Missions are undertaken as part of regular (usually annual) consultations under Article IV of the IMF's Articles of Agreement, in the context of a request to use IMF resources (borrow from the IMF), as part of discussions of staff monitored programs, and as part of other staff reviews of economic developments. 

IMF Staff Visit to Latvia, May 7-13, 2013- Concluding Statement

May 13, 2013
Describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the conclusion of certain missions (official staff visits, in most cases to member countries). Missions are undertaken as part of regular (usually annual) consultations under Article IV of the IMF's Articles of Agreement, in the context of a request to use IMF resources (borrow from the IMF), as part of discussions of staff monitored programs, and as part of other staff reviews of economic developments. 

Republic of Estonia: 2013 Article IV Consultation

May 13, 2013
Series: Country Report No. 13/114 

Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2013 Article IV Consultation with the Republic of Estonia

May 13, 2013
Each Public Information Notice contains a background section, a table of selected economic indicators, and an Executive Board assessment. 

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