## 25 Years of Transition

_IMF Blog, November 7, 2014_

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**Canonical URL:** [25 Years of Transition](https://www.imf.org/en/blogs/articles/2014/11/07/25-years-of-transition)

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: November 7, 2014

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### Overview
- Publication date: November 7, 2014
- Theme: Reflecting on 25 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall and the transition of Central and Eastern Europe from communism to capitalism and democracy.
- Occasion: Landmark anniversary prompting review of achievements and forward-looking analysis in a new IMF report titled "25 Years of Transition."

### Historical context
- Key date: November 9, 1989 — the fall of the Berlin Wall described as "a day that changed world history and transformed Europe."
- Subject: Central and Eastern Europe embarked on a historic transition from communism to capitalism and democracy.

### IMF activities and materials
- Product mentioned: A new IMF report on 25 Years of Transition.
- Related public engagement: A recent speech by the IMF's First Deputy Managing Director David Lipton in Warsaw, Poland on this chapter of history.

### Media
- Embedded video reference: youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8yVni0_b_U&w=560&h=315

*Source: 25 Years of Transition, November 7, 2014.*

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- **Erei Sr 102414**
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## References

- [speech](http://www.imf.org/external/np/speeches/2014/102414.htm)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/blogs/articles/2014/11/07/25-years-of-transition_