International Monetary Fund Annual Report 2015: Tackling Challenges Together

Annual Report of the Executive Board, October 1, 2015

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Bibliographic details

• Published: October 1, 2015
• Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781475544886.011

Executive summary and purpose

• The past year has been a time of unexpected challenges for the international community.
• The report covers the work of the IMF’s Executive Board and contains financial statements for the year May 1, 2014, to April 30, 2015.
• It describes the IMF’s support for its 188 member countries, with an emphasis on the core areas of IMF responsibility.
• Publication date: October 1, 2015.

Key findings and highlights of IMF work (enumerated)

• Insight into the international impact of falling oil prices.
• Financing and policy advice for countries in difficulties.
• Emergency funding to combat the Ebola crisis in West Africa.
• A new relief fund for the poor and most vulnerable countries hit by natural or public health disasters.
• Research on fiscal policy to reduce inequality.
• Free online training for the public and government officials.
• Online statistical data free of charge for all users.

Thematic coverage and subjects

• Asset and liability management
• Debt relief
• Financial sector policy and analysis
• Financial sector stability
• Labor
• Oil prices
• Prices
• Public debt
• Public financial management (PFM)

Keywords and geographic focus

• Keywords: AR, AREA, Asia and Pacific, Caribbean, Central America, country, Debt relief, efficiency gap, Financial sector stability, Global, IMF policy advice, IMF support, IMF training, IMF-World Bank, member country, Middle East, Oil prices, reform priority, South America, state, Sub-Saharan Africa