Resident Representive News/external/country/ResRep/index.aspLatest news and publications by the IMF Resident Representative’s office; updated several times a month.Imf.Org RSS Feed GeneratorENTurning up the Volume—Asia’s Voice and Leadership in Global Policymakinghttp://www.imf.orghttp://blog-imfdirect.imf.org/2010/07/11/turning-up-the-volume%e2%80%94asias-voice-and-leadership-in-global-policymaking/Asia’s voice is getting louder and the IMF—and, indeed, the world—is listening. By Naoyuki Shinohara14 Jul 2010 02:17:37 ESTBGDhttp://www.imf.orghttp://blog-imfdirect.imf.org/2010/07/11/turning-up-the-volume%e2%80%94asias-voice-and-leadership-in-global-policymaking/Press Briefing on Asia and Pacific Regional Outlook, June 9, 2010http://www.imf.org/external/country/BGD/rr/2010/060910.pdfAsia and Pacific Region-Leading the Global Recovery12 Jun 2010 01:24:19 ESTBGDhttp://www.imf.org/external/country/BGD/rr/2010/060910.pdfThe Global Economic Recession and Route to Recoveryhttp://www.imf.org/external/country/BGD/rr/2010/042610.pdfPresentation by Eteri Kvintradze, Resident Representative in Bangladesh, at Bangladesh Bank Training Academy; April 26, 201011 May 2010 19:26:47 ESTBGDhttp://www.imf.org/external/country/BGD/rr/2010/042610.pdfAsia: Leading the Global Recoveryhttp://www.imf.orghttp://blog-imfdirect.imf.org/By Anoop Singh I am in China this week to present our new Asia-Pacific Regional Economic Outlook in Shanghai. I remain as impressed as ever by China’s energy and vibrant growth, an impression that is reinforced every time I return to this country.29 Apr 2010 18:58:12 ESTBGDhttp://www.imf.orghttp://blog-imfdirect.imf.org/Creating Policy Space - Responsive Design and Streamlined Conditionality in Recent Low-Income Country Programshttp://www.imf.org/external/pp/longres.aspx?id=4372An analysis of recent programs in low-income countries, covering countries with continuous program engagement with the IMF throughout the period 2007-09, shows that program design has been adapted to provide expanded policy space in response to the food and fuel price shocks of 2007-08 and to the global financial crisis that followed. The analysis also finds that structural conditionality in Fund-supported programs in low-income countries has become more streamlined, with a dominant focus on public sector resource management and accountability.27 Apr 2010 02:50:30 ESTBGDhttp://www.imf.org/external/pp/longres.aspx?id=4372The Implications of the Global Financial Crisis for Low-Income Countries—An Updatehttp://www.imf.org/external/pp/longres.aspx?id=4371Low-income countries are being hit hard by the global financial crisis. They are facing a sharp contraction in export growth, FDI inflows, and remittances, and lower-than-committed aid. But a marked recovery is in prospect for 2010 helped by rising world demand and supported by short-term domestic policies.27 Apr 2010 02:49:17 ESTBGDhttp://www.imf.org/external/pp/longres.aspx?id=4371Press Statement at the Conclusion of the IMF Seminar on “IMF Responses to the Global Crises: Meeting the Needs of Low-Income Countries”http://www.imf.org/external/country/BGD/rr/2010/032410.pdfFrom the Resident Representative in Bangladesh; March 24, 201027 Apr 2010 02:46:58 ESTBGDhttp://www.imf.org/external/country/BGD/rr/2010/032410.pdfSome Climate Policies Worsen Food Problems, Panelists Sayhttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2008/new102208b.htmIncentives introduced in some advanced industrial countries to mitigate effects of climate change have backfired, panelists said during seminars held during the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings.19 Apr 2010 22:03:03 ESTBGDhttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2008/new102208b.htm