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December
Indonesia's Economic Challenges, by Stephen Schwartz, Senior Resident Representative, IMF Jakarta Office Published in the Jakarta PostDecember 31, 2005
It is Not Just up to Washington to Correct Global Imbalances, A Commentary By Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director, IMF Published in European AffairsDecember 31, 2005
Press Release: IMF Determines New Currency Amounts for SDR Valuation Basket December 30, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Determines New Currency Amounts for SDR Valuation Basket December 29, 2005
Press Release: IMF Statement on Mauritania's Participation in the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative December 28, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes Review of the Safeguards Assessments Policy December 28, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Discusses the First Assessment of Eligible Countries under the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative December 27, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Discusses Doha Development Agenda and Aid for Trade December 27, 2005
From Bharat To India, A Commentary By Raghuram Rajan, Economic Counsellor and Director, and Arvind Subramanian, Division Chief, Research Department, IMF Published in India TodayDecember 26, 2005
Press Release: IMF to Extend 100 Percent Debt Relief to Benin Under the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative December 23, 2005
Press Release: IMF to Extend 100 Percent Debt Relief to Bolivia Under the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative December 23, 2005
Press Release: IMF to Extend 100 Percent Debt Relief to Burkina Faso Under the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative December 23, 2005
Press Release: IMF to Extend 100 Percent Debt Relief to Cambodia Under the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative December 23, 2005
Press Release: IMF to Extend 100 Percent Debt Relief to Ethiopia Under the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative December 23, 2005
Press Release: IMF to Extend 100 Percent Debt Relief to Ghana Under the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative December 23, 2005
Press Release: IMF to Extend 100 Percent Debt Relief to Guyana Under the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative December 23, 2005
Press Release: IMF to Extend 100 Percent Debt Relief to Honduras Under the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative December 23, 2005
Press Release: IMF to Extend 100 Percent Debt Relief to Madagascar Under the Multilateral Debt relief Initiative December 23, 2005
Press Release: IMF to Extend 100 Percent Debt Relief to Mali Under the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative December 23, 2005
Press Release: IMF to Extend 100 Percent Debt Relief to Mozambique Under the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative December 23, 2005
Press Release: IMF to Extend 100 Percent Debt Relief to Nicaragua Under the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative December 23, 2005
Press Release: IMF to Extend 100 Percent Debt Relief to Niger Under the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative December 23, 2005
Press Release: IMF to Extend 100 Percent Debt Relief to Rwanda Under the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative December 23, 2005
Press Release: IMF to Extend 100 Percent Debt Relief to Senegal Under the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative December 23, 2005
Press Release: IMF to Extend 100 Percent Debt Relief to Tajikistan Under the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative December 23, 2005
Press Release: IMF to Extend 100 Percent Debt Relief to Tanzania Under the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative December 23, 2005
Press Release: IMF to Extend 100 Percent Debt Relief to Uganda Under the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative December 23, 2005
Press Release: IMF To Extend 100 Percent Debt Relief to Zambia Under the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative December 23, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Approves First Ever Stand-By Arrangement for Iraq December 23, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Holds Seminar on Using the Government Finance Statistics Manual 2001 Framework to Strengthen Fiscal Analysis by the Fund December 23, 2005
Press Release: IMF Launches Quarterly Publication of Data on the Currency Composition of Official Foreign Exchange Reserves December 21, 2005
Press Release: Morocco Subscribes to the IMF's Special Data Dissemination Standard December 21, 2005
Press Release: IMF to Extend 100 Percent Debt Relief for 19 Countries Under the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative December 21, 2005
Press Release: Statement by the IMF Mission for the 2005 Article IV Consultation with the Republic of Azerbaijan December 21, 2005
Transcript of a Conference Call by Thomas C. Dawson, Director, External Relations, with Journalists on the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative December 21, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Second and Third Reviews Under Mali's PRGF Arrangement and Approves US$3.8 Million Disbursement December 20, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Third Review Under the Three-Year PRGF Arrangement for Mozambique and Approves US$2.3 Million Disbursement December 19, 2005
United Kingdom -- 2005 Article IV Consultation, Concluding Statement of the IMF Mission December 19, 2005
Press Release: IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato Welcomes Progress on Doha Round December 19, 2005
At the Service of the Nations: The Role of the IMF in the Modern Global Economy, Keynote Address by Anne O. Krueger, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF Given at the 18TH Australasian Finance and Banking ConferenceDecember 16, 2005
Moldova -- 2005 Article IV Consultation, Concluding Statement of the Mission December 16, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Post-Program Monitoring Discussions with Brazil December 16, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Staff Mission to Madagascar December 16, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Third Program and Financing Assurances Reviews under Honduras' PRGF Arrangement December 16, 2005
Encouraging Stable Financial Markets, A Commentary By Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director, IMF Published in EconomistasDecember 15, 2005
Press Release: Argentina Announces its Intention to Complete Early Repayment of its Entire Outstanding Obligations to the IMF December 15, 2005
WTO Ministerial Meeting, Hong Kong, Address to the Plenary Session by Anne O. Krueger, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF December 14, 2005
Still Achieving, Still Pursuing: The Global Consequences of Asian Growth, Remarks by Anne O. Krueger, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF Given to the Asia Society, Hong KongDecember 14, 2005
Macroeconomic Developments and Outlook in the West Bank and Gaza -- Ad Hoc Liaison Committee Meeting, London, December 14, 2005 December 14, 2005
Transcript of a Press Conference by IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato with Thomas C. Dawson, Director, External Relations Department December 14, 2005
Slovak Republic -- 2005 Article IV Consultation Discussions, Preliminary Conclusions of the IMF Mission December 14, 2005
Press Release: IMF Conducts Press Briefing in Jamaica on the Regional Economic Outlook for Latin America and Caribbean December 14, 2005
Remarks by Anne O. Krueger, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF, for the Fund-Bank Panel on Aid for Trade At the WTO Ministerial Meeting, Hong KongDecember 13, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Deputy Managing Director Agustín Carstens at the Conclusion of his Visit to Dominica December 13, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Deputy Managing Director Agustín Carstens at the Conclusion of his Visit to Grenada December 13, 2005
Press Release: Brazil Announces Intention to Complete Early Repayment of Entire Outstanding Obligations to the IMF December 13, 2005
Press Release: Statement on the IMF 2005 Article IV Consultation Mission to the Islamic Republic of Iran December 13, 2005
Israel -- 2005 Article IV Consultation, Concluding Statement of the IMF Mission December 12, 2005
Kingdom of the Netherlands - Netherlands Antilles -- 2005 Article IV Consultation, Preliminary Conclusions of the IMF Mission December 12, 2005
The Progress Achieved so far in the Negotiations is Disappointing, A Commentary by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund Published in Welt am Sonntag (Germany)December 11, 2005
Press Release: Statement by an IMF Mission to El Salvador December 11, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Oman December 09, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Deputy Managing Director Agustín Carstens at the Conclusion of his Visit to St. Kitts and Nevis December 09, 2005
Press Release: Statement by an IMF Mission to Colombia December 09, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes First and Second Reviews Under Stand-By Arrangement for Turkey December 09, 2005
Revitalizing Reforms in Europe, By Raghuram G. Rajan, Economic Counsellor and Director of the IMF's Research Department The Ludwig Erhard Lecture, BrusselsDecember 08, 2005
Donors Conference for the Union of Comoros, Statement of the IMF Staff Representative, Thomas Krueger, Senior Advisor, African Department, IMF December 08, 2005
Transcript of a Press Briefing on the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative, with Mark Allen, Director, and Martine Guerguil, Division Chief, Official Financing Operations, Policy Development and Review Department, IMF December 08, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Establishes an Exogenous Shocks Facility December 08, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Agrees on Implementation Modalities for the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative December 08, 2005
Transcript of a Press Conference on the Regional Outlook held at the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) December 07, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with the Dominican Republic December 07, 2005
Press Release: IMF Presents Regional Outlook at a Press Conference at the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank December 07, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Deputy Managing Director Agustín Carstens at Conclusion of his Visit to Antigua and Barbuda December 06, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Saudi Arabia December 05, 2005
Transcript of an Interview on the Challenges facing the Eastern Caribbean Region with Agustín Carstens, Deputy Managing Director, IMF December 02, 2005
Canada -- 2006 Article IV Consultation, Preliminary Conclusions of the IMF Mission December 02, 2005
Republic of Latvia -- Aide-Mémoire, IMF Staff Visit to the Republic of Latvia December 02, 2005
Press Release: IMF Completes Review of SDR Valuation December 02, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Resident Representative in Serbia and Montenegro December 02, 2005
Mutual Reinforcement: Economic Policy Reform and Financial Market Strength, Remarks by Anne O. Krueger, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF At the IASE/NBER Conference: Inaugural Lecture, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilDecember 01, 2005
Transcript of a Press Briefing by Thomas C. Dawson, Director of External Relations Department, International Monetary Fund December 01, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Mexico December 01, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato on the Work Program of the Executive Board, November 9, 2005 December 01, 2005
Press Release: IMF First Deputy Managing Director Anne O. Krueger's Statement at the Conclusion of Her Visit to Brazil December 01, 2005
November
Strengthening Our Commitment to Low-Income Countries, A commentary By Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Published in Les Echos, MaliNovember 30, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Trinidad and Tobago November 30, 2005
Press Release: IMF Macroeconomic Policy Seminar for Parliamentarians from Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia November 30, 2005
New Ways Needed to Reduce Poverty, A Commentary By Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Published in the Daily Nation, KenyaNovember 29, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with the Central African Republic November 29, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Staff Mission to Bangladesh November 28, 2005
Press Release: The Dominican Republic Formally Begins Participation in the IMF's General Data Dissemination System November 28, 2005
What is Happening to the Petrodollars? A Commentary by Mohsin S. Khan, Director, Middle East and Central Asia Department, International Monetary Fund Published in Gulf NewsNovember 27, 2005
Press Release: Statement by an IMF Staff Mission to the Philippines November 23, 2005
Problems and Issues in the Global Economy: A Call for Action, Speech by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund At the Institute San Telmo, SevilleNovember 22, 2005
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan -- Sixth Review Under the Staff-Monitored Program and 2005 Article IV Consultation, Concluding Statement of the IMF Mission November 22, 2005
Communiqué at the Conclusion of the Conference on Trade Facilitation in Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia November 22, 2005
Press Release: Statement by the IMF Staff Mission to Malawi November 22, 2005
Press Release: IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato's Statement at the Conclusion of his Visit to Algeria November 22, 2005
Press Release: Statement by an IMF Staff Mission to Guatemala November 22, 2005
Press Release: Statement by an IMF Staff Mission on the Dominican Republic November 22, 2005
Introductory Remarks by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, At the Conference on Trade Facilitation in Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia Algiers, AlgeriaNovember 21, 2005
The Compendium and the socio-economic reality of America, Address by Mr. Agustín Carstens, Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund November 21, 2005
Transcript of a Teleconference Call on the 2005 Article IV Staff Report on China With David Burton, Director of the Asia-Pacific Department and Steven Dunaway, Mission Chief to China, IMF November 21, 2005
Belgium -- 2005 Article IV Consultation, Preliminary Conclusions of the IMF Mission November 21, 2005
Poland -- Concluding Statement after the IMF Staff Visit November 21, 2005
Press Release: Statement by an IMF Staff Mission to Paraguay November 21, 2005
Pakistan -- International Donors' Conference Statement by Mohsin S. Khan, Director, Middle East and Central Asia Department, IMF November 19, 2005
Remarks by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, To the Frankfurt European Banking Congress Frankfurt, GermanyNovember 18, 2005
Press Release: Statement by an IMF Staff Mission to Ecuador November 18, 2005
From Despair to Hope: The Challenge of Promoting Poverty Reduction, A Lecture by Anne O. Krueger, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF Presented at the Annual Boehm-Bawerk Lecture, University of InnsbruckNovember 17, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Pakistan November 17, 2005
Transcript of a Press Briefing by Thomas C. Dawson, Director, External Relations Department, IMF November 16, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes the First Review of Niger's PRGF Arrangement and Approves US$15.4 Million Disbursement Along With a US$28.1 Million Augmentation November 14, 2005
Press Release: IMF Completes First Review Under PRGF for the Republic of Armenia and Approves US$4.7 Million Disbursement November 14, 2005
Czech Republic -- Aide Memoire, IMF Staff Visit to the Czech Republic, November 9-11, 2005 November 11, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Reviews Data Standards Initiatives November 11, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Ukraine November 11, 2005
Global Imbalances and the Transatlantic Relationship, Remarks by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund At the European Institute, Washington, D.C.November 10, 2005
Press Release: IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato's Statement on the Bombings in Amman, Jordan November 10, 2005
The Challenges of CAFTA-DR, A Commentary by Markus Rodlauer, Senior Advisor, Western Hemisphere Department, International Monetary Fund November 08, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Staff Mission to Ethiopia November 08, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with France November 07, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Discusses Implications of the New Basel Capital Adequacy Framework for Banks ("Basel II") November 07, 2005
Introductory Remarks at the International Symposium of the Banque de France, by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director, IMF Session on Economic Adjustment and Policy Responses, ParisNovember 04, 2005
Transcript of an IMF Economic Forum--Reforming the IMF: Governance and the Executive Board November 04, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with the Republic of Estonia November 04, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF First Deputy Managing Director Anne O. Krueger on the Republic of Madagascar November 04, 2005
Building Better Institutions, Remarks by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director, IMF At the 23rd Annual Monetary Conference on Monetary Institutions and Economic Development, Cato Institute, Washington DCNovember 03, 2005
Welcome Remarks by Mr. Agustín Carstens, Deputy Managing Director, IMF at the 6th Jacques Polak Annual Research Conference Washington, D.C.November 03, 2005
Remarks on Global Current Account Imbalances and Financial Sector—Reform with examples from China, by Raghuram G. Rajan, Economic Counsellor and Director of the IMF's Research Department Given at the Cato Institute, Washington, D.C.November 03, 2005
Luncheon Remarks by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, At the Sixth Jacques Polak Annual Research Conference Washington DCNovember 03, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Mission to Serbia and Montenegro November 03, 2005
Italy -- 2005 Article IV Consultation, Concluding Statement of the IMF Mission November 02, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Regional Consultation with the Central African Monetary and Economic Union (CEMAC) November 01, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Mission to Serbia and Montenegro November 01, 2005
October
Press Release: IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato's Statement on the Bombings in New Delhi, India October 31, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Sixth Review Under Stand-By Arrangement for Bolivia October 31, 2005
Press Release: Joint Statement on the Doha Round by the Heads of the IMF and World Bank October 29, 2005
Lebanon -- 2005 Article IV Consultation Discussions, Preliminary Conclusions of the IMF Mission October 28, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Staff Mission to Kenya October 28, 2005
Transcript of a Press Briefing by Thomas C. Dawson, Director of External Relations Department, IMF October 27, 2005
A Response to the President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), by David Burton, Director of the Asia and Pacific Department, IMF October 27, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Thailand October 27, 2005
Press Release: Statement by an IMF Staff Mission to Uganda October 26, 2005
Global Imbalances - An assessment, by Raghuram G. Rajan, Economic Counsellor and Director of the IMF's Research Department Given at the U.S. Asia Pacific Council Washington Conference 2005, Ronald Reagan International Conference Center, Washington, DCOctober 25, 2005
How to Keep the Global Economy Growing, Speech by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund At the Barcelona Meeting Point, Barcelona, SpainOctober 25, 2005
The Global Economy and Challenges For Europe, Speech by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund At the Ceremony Awarding La Caixa the Gold Medal of the Generalitat de Catalunya, Barcelona, SpainOctober 25, 2005
Finland -- 2005 Article IV Consultation, Concluding Statement of the IMF Mission October 25, 2005
Hong Kong SAR -- Preliminary Conclusions of the IMF Mission October 25, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Dominica October 25, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Staff Mission in Turkey October 25, 2005
Press Release: Liberia Formally Begins Participation in the IMF's General Data Dissemination System October 25, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Malta October 24, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes First Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement for Colombia October 24, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Approves US$26.8 Million Three-Year Arrangement for Cameroon Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility October 24, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes First Review of the Kyrgyz Republic's Three-Year PRGF Arrangement and Approves US$1.8 Million Disbursement October 24, 2005
Press Release: IMF Managing Director Welcomes Nomination of Ben S. Bernanke to Federal Reserve Chairmanship October 24, 2005
The Role of the IMF in Safeguarding Global Financial Stability, Remarks by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund, At the l'Institut International d'Etudes Bancaires (IIEB) Barcelona, SpainOctober 21, 2005
A Prize Worth Having: the IMF and Price Stability, Keynote Address by Anne O. Krueger, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF At the Ninth Annual Conference of Central Bank of Chile, SantiagoOctober 20, 2005
Globalization and the New Priorities of the IMF, Speech by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director, IMF At Circulo de Economía, Barcelona, SpainOctober 20, 2005
Financial Integration in Asia, Good Governance, and the IMF, Address by Mr. Takatoshi Kato, Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund At the Symposium on the Promotion of Good Corporate Governance and Transparency in APEC's Financial Institutions, Melbourne, AustraliaOctober 19, 2005
Transcript of an IMF Book Forum--The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade October 19, 2005
European Reform: Time to Step up the Pace, A commentary by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund October 19, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Portugal October 19, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Staff Mission in Algeria October 19, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Approves US$14.7 Million in Additional Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance to Haiti October 19, 2005
Speech by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund, At the Meeting of the Ministers of Finance and Governors of the Cooperation Council of the Arab States of the Gulf Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaOctober 18, 2005
Press Release: IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato's Statement at the Conclusion of his Visit to Saudi Arabia October 18, 2005
Press Release: IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato Welcomes Progress on Monetary Union Within the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries and Underscores Strengthening Economic Cooperation October 18, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes First and Second Reviews and Financing Assurances Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement for the Dominican Republic October 18, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Ireland October 17, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Fifth Review of Dominica's PRGF Arrangement, Approves US$1.7 Million Disbursement October 17, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato at the Conclusion of his Visit to Pakistan October 17, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Approves a Two-Year Policy Support Instrument for Nigeria October 17, 2005
Opening Statement of IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato, At the G-20 Finance Ministers Meeting Press Conference Xianghe, ChinaOctober 15, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Iceland October 14, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Discusses Policy Support and Signaling in Low-Income Countries October 14, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Approves the Establishment of Policy Support Instruments for Aiding Low-Income Countries October 14, 2005
Press Release: Statement by an IMF Staff Mission in Peru October 14, 2005
Global Context and Regional Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean, Presented by Anoop Singh, Director, Western Hemisphere Department, IMF At a symposium sponsored by the Banco de la Republica, Bogota, ColombiaOctober 13, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with the Solomon Islands October 13, 2005
Transcript of a Press Briefing by Thomas C. Dawson, Director of External Relations Department, IMF October 12, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes June 2005 Post-Program Monitoring Discussions with the Philippines October 12, 2005
Press Release: IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato to Travel to China, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Belgium during October 14-20 October 12, 2005
Press Release: IMF Managing Director Congratulates Ingves on His Appointment as Head of Sweden's Central Bank October 11, 2005
Press Release: Discussions on Review of Turkey's Stand-By Arrangement With the IMF to Resume on October 12 October 11, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato on Earthquake Disaster in Pakistan, North India and the Islamic State of Afghanistan October 08, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato on Tropical Storm Stan in Central America and Mexico October 08, 2005
Convinced By Commonsense -- Or Why We Need Economics, Keynote Address by Anne O. Krueger, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF At the National Council For Economic Education, Annual Conference 2005, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.October 07, 2005
Why the Global Financial System Is More Resilient, A commentary by Gerd Häusler, Counsellor and Director of the IMF's International Capital Markets Department October 07, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Mongolia October 06, 2005
Press Release: IMF Appoints Akira Ariyoshi as New Director of The Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific October 05, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Zimbabwe October 04, 2005
Not IMF's Way, A Letter to the Editor By Saul Lizondo, Senior Advisor, African Department, IMF Published in Business Day (South Africa)October 03, 2005
A Medium-Term Strategy for the IMF, A commentary by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund Published in Børsen (Denmark)October 03, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with the Syrian Arab Republic October 03, 2005
Press Release: IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato's Statement on the Bombings in Bali, Indonesia October 03, 2005
Press Release: Honduras Formally Begins Participation in the IMF's General Data Dissemination System October 03, 2005
September
The Global Economic Outlook and Risks from Global Imbalances, Remarks by Rodrigo de Rato, IMF Managing Director Given At the Spain-U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Miami, FloridaSeptember 30, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Belize September 30, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Brunei Darussalam September 30, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Holds Seminar on Assessing the Determinants and Prospects for the Pace of Market Access by Countries Emerging From Crisis-Further Considerations September 29, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Burkina Faso September 29, 2005
Corrected -- Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Lesotho September 29, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with the Democratic Republic of the Congo September 29, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes First Review of Uruguay's Stand-By Arrangement September 28, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with the Republic of Madagascar September 27, 2005
More Education Spending, Letter to the Editor by Thomas C. Dawson, Director, External Relations Department, IMF Published in the Washington PostSeptember 26, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Fifth Review Under the Republic of Tajikistan's PRGF Arrangement and Approves US$14.3 million Disbursement September 26, 2005
Concluding Remarks by Rodrigo de Rato, Chairman of the Executive Board and Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund At the 2005 Annual Meetings of the Board of Governors of the FundSeptember 25, 2005
Transcript of Presentations by African Ministers - 2005 Annual Meetings September 25, 2005
Development Committee Communiqué, 2005 Annual Meetings September 25, 2005
Communiqué of the Ministers and Governors of the Group of Ten, Washington DC, Annual Meetings 2005 September 25, 2005
Remarks by Rodrigo de Rato, Chairman of the Executive Board and Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, to the Board of Governors of the IMF, at the Joint Annual Discussion September 24, 2005
Transcript of the African Finance Ministers Press Briefing September 24, 2005
Transcript of the Press Conference on the 2005 Annual Meeting of the IMFC with Gordon Brown, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer and Chairman of the IMFC, and Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director of the IMF September 24, 2005
Asian Integration and the IMF, A Commentary By Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director, IMF Published in Asahi ShimbunSeptember 24, 2005
Communiqué of the International Monetary and Financial Committee of the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund September 24, 2005
Press Release: Communiqué of the International Monetary and Financial Committee of the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund September 24, 2005
Remarks by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, at Institute for International Economics Conference on IMF Reform September 23, 2005
Transcript of a Press Briefing on Latin America and the Caribbean September 23, 2005
Transcript of a Press Conference on the Regional Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa with Abdoulaye Bio Tchané, Director, Siddharth Tiwari, Deputy Director, and Benedicte Christensen, Deputy Director of African Department, International Monetary Fund September 23, 2005
Transcript of Press Conference of the Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four on International Monetary Affairs and Development (G-24), 2005 Annual Meetings, Washington, DC September 23, 2005
Economic ship steady as she goes, A commentary By Raghuram Rajan Economic Counsellor and Director Research Department, IMF Published in The AgeSeptember 23, 2005
Communiqué of the Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four on International Monetary Affairs and Development September 23, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato on Iraq September 23, 2005
Press Release: Statement by an IMF Mission to Nicaragua September 23, 2005
Press Conference by IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato with First Deputy Managing Director Anne O. Krueger and Thomas C. Dawson, Director of External Relations September 22, 2005
Transcript of a Joint IMF/World Bank Town Hall with Civil Society Organizations September 22, 2005
Press Release: IMF and World Bank Move to Address Challenges Countries Face in Implementing Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Terrorist Financing Standards September 22, 2005
Transcript of a Press Briefing on the World Economic Outlook, International Monetary Fund September 21, 2005
Hungary -- 2005 Staff Visit, Concluding Statement of the IMF Mission September 21, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Discusses the Status of Implementation of the Enhanced HIPC Initiative September 21, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with the Russian Federation September 21, 2005
Press Release: IMF Launches Lesson Plans for Secondary School Economics Teachers September 21, 2005
Press Release: Statement on Discussions on Review of Turkey's Stand-By Arrangement September 21, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Reviews The Poverty Reduction Strategy Approach September 20, 2005
Transcript of a Press Briefing with Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director on the IMF's Medium-Term Strategy September 19, 2005
Greece -- 2005 Article IV Consultation, Conclusions of the IMF Mission September 19, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Discusses PRGF Program Design September 16, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Staff at the Conclusion of the 2005 Article IV Consultation Discussions with Antigua and Barbuda September 16, 2005
Transcript of a Press Conference on the Global Financial Stability Report by Gerd Häusler, Counsellor and Director, International Capital Markets Department, and Hung Tran, Deputy Director, International Capital Markets Department, IMF September 15, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Sweden September 15, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Morocco September 15, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes Article IV Consultation with South Africa September 15, 2005
Remarks by IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato at the High-Level Plenary Meeting of the UN General Assembly New YorkSeptember 14, 2005
World Economic Outlook Conference Call Transcript September 14, 2005
The World's Lender Must Redefine its Role to Stay Relevant, A Commentary by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director, IMF September 14, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes First Review of Croatia's Stand-By Arrangement September 14, 2005
Transcript of a Press Briefing by Thomas C. Dawson, Director of External Relations Department, IMF September 13, 2005
Remarks by Ratna Sahay, Assistant Director, Western Hemisphere Department of the International Monetary Fund at Donors’ Meeting in Antigua and Barbuda, September 12, 2005 September 12, 2005
Transcript of a Teleconference Call on China, With Steve Dunaway, Mission Chief to China, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF September 12, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with the People's Republic of China September 12, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Australia September 12, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Fourth Review of Guyana Under a PRGF Arrangement September 12, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Fourth Review Under Burkina Faso's PRGF Arrangement and Approves US$5.1 Million Disbursement September 12, 2005
Remarks by Agustín Carstens, IMF Deputy Managing Director, at the VIII Annual Assembly of Supervisors of Banks of the Americas Oaxaca, MexicoSeptember 09, 2005
Press Release: IMF Considers the Complaint Regarding Zimbabwe's Compulsory Withdrawal from the IMF September 09, 2005
Revised -- Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with The Gambia September 08, 2005
Press Release: Statement by the IMF Mission Chief for Cameroon September 08, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes the Fifth Review of Rwanda's PRGF Arrangement and Approves US$800,000 Disbursement September 08, 2005
Press Release: IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato's Statement at the Conclusion of his Visit to Seoul September 07, 2005
Asian Integration and the IMF, A Commentary by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund Published in the Bangkok PostSeptember 06, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with the Republic of Mozambique September 06, 2005
Press Release: Asian Finance Ministries and Central Banks Pledge to Enhance Regional Financial Integration September 06, 2005
Press Release: IMF to Begin Discussions on Review of Turkey's Stand-By Arrangement September 06, 2005
Press Release: Statement by the IMF Mission Chief for Niger September 06, 2005
Press Release: Statement by an IMF Staff Mission to Colombia September 02, 2005
Press Release: Statement by an IMF Staff Mission to Honduras September 02, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes the Fifth Review Under the Democratic Republic of the Congo's PRGF Arrangement and Approves US$39.2 Million Disbursement September 01, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Approves Three-Year US$75.8 Million Stand-By Arrangement for Macedonia September 01, 2005
August
Public Information Notice: IMF Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Tonga August 31, 2005
Press Release: Monetary Authority of Singapore and IMF to Host High-Level Seminar on Asian Regional Financial Integration August 29, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Staff on the Dominican Republic August 29, 2005
The Greenspan Era: Lessons for the Future, Speech by Raghuram G. Rajan, Economic Counsellor and Director of the IMF's Research Department Given at a Symposium Sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Jackson Hole, WyomingAugust 27, 2005
Transcript of a Press Briefing with Thomas Dawson, Director of External Relations Department, IMF August 25, 2005
Transcript of Video/Press Conference by IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato, Washington, D.C. and Singapore August 24, 2005
IMF Did Not Back Sokimex Deal at Angkor, Letter to the Editor By Robert P. Hagemann, IMF Resident Representative in Cambodia
Published in Cambodia Daily
August 22, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Fifth Review of Paraguay's Stand-By Arrangement August 22, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes Discussion on the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union Region August 19, 2005
Transcript of a Press Briefing on the 2005 Article IV Review of Iraq by Lorenzo Perez, Deputy Director, Middle East and Central Asia Department, and Adam Bennett, Assistant Director, Middle East and Central Asia Department, with William Murray, Deputy Chief of Media Relations, IMF August 16, 2005
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan -- Fifth Review Under the Staff-Monitored Program, Concluding Statement of the IMF Mission August 16, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Iraq August 16, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Barbados August 15, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Reviews the Fund's Transparency Policy August 15, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with the Union of the Comoros August 12, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Concludes Review of the Fund's Regional Technical Assistance Centers August 12, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Discusses Conclusions of the Task Force on IMF Technical Assistance August 12, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Cape Verde August 11, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with the Republic of Latvia August 10, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Nigeria August 10, 2005
The IMF would see case for cut in eurozone rates if signals for a faltering recovery accumulated again, A letter to the Editor By Michael Deppler, Director, European Department, IMF Published in the Financial TimesAugust 09, 2005
The International Monetary Fund's Policy Advice, A Letter to the Editor By Abdoulaye Bio-Tchané, Director, African Department, IMF Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungAugust 09, 2005
A Letter to the Editor of The Observer by Abdoulaye Bio-Tchané, Director, African Department, IMF August 09, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Ghana August 09, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with the Czech Republic August 09, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Japan August 08, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Reviews the Standards and Codes Initiative August 08, 2005
Press Release: Press Statement by the IMF Mission Chief for Cameroon August 08, 2005
IMF is combatting Niger famine, Letter to the Editor, By Thomas C. Dawson, Director, External Relations Department, IMF Published in The IndependentAugust 05, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Chile August 05, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato at the Conclusion of his Visit to Ukraine August 05, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Approves US$4.3 Million Three-Year PRGF Arrangement for São Tomé and Príncipe August 05, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Approves US$55.9 Million Three-Year Arrangement for Malawi Under the PRGF and Additional Interim Assistance Under the Enhanced HIPC Initiative August 05, 2005
IMF and World Bank Support US$1.5 Billion in Debt Service Relief For Burundi August 05, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Approves US$9.1 Million Three-Year Arrangement for Benin Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility August 05, 2005
Press Release: IMF Managing Director Extends Condolences on the Death of Vice President John Garang of Sudan August 04, 2005
Press Release: IMF Promotes Anti-Terrorism Financing Legislation in the Eastern Horn of Africa August 04, 2005
Transcript of a Conference Call with Michael Deppler on the Latest IMF Report on Euro Area Policies August 03, 2005
Transcript of a Press Briefing with Thomas Dawson, Director of External Relations Department, IMF August 03, 2005
Post-debt relief opportunities and challenges for Zambia, A Commentary by Takatoshi Kato Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund A commentary published in The Post (Zambia)August 03, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Discusses Euro Area Policies August 03, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes First Review Under the Republic of Congo's PRGF Arrangement and Approves US$11.41 Million Disbursement August 03, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Staff Mission to Ukraine August 03, 2005
Press Release: Statement by the IMF Managing Director Following Executive Board Discussion on the G-8 Proposal for Further Debt Relief August 03, 2005
Ukraine -- 2005 Article IV Consultation, Preliminary Conclusions of the IMF Mission August 02, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Sri Lanka August 02, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board has Preliminary Discussions on Charges and Maturities August 01, 2005
Press Release: IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato's Statement on the Death of Saudi Arabia's King Fahd August 01, 2005
Press Release: IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato's Statement on the Death of former ECB President Wim Duisenberg August 01, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Sixth Review Under a PRGF Arrangement with Albania and Approves US$5.8 Million Disbursement August 01, 2005
July
Djibouti -- 2005 Article IV Consultation, IMF Staff Concluding Statement July 29, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with the United States July 29, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Grenada July 29, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Reviews the Republic of Azerbaijan's Performance Under Past Fund-Supported Programs July 29, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Second Review Under Burundi's PRGF Arrangement, Approves US$10.4 Million Disbursement and Agrees in Principle on Burundi Reaching its Decision Point Under the Enhanced HIPC Initiative July 29, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Deputy Managing Director Takatoshi Kato at the Conclusion of a Visit to Zambia July 29, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Fourth Review Under Tanzania's PRGF Arrangement and Approves US$4.1 Million Disbursement July 29, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with the Republic of Slovenia July 28, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Guatemala July 27, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation and Third Post-Program Monitoring with Indonesia July 27, 2005
Press Release: IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato Congratulates Luis Alberto Moreno on his Election as President of the Inter-American Development Bank July 27, 2005
Press Release: Ghana Formally Begins Participation in the IMF's General Data Dissemination System July 26, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Deputy Managing Director Takatoshi Kato at the Conclusion of a Visit to Mozambique July 26, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Staff Mission to Serbia and Montenegro July 26, 2005
Saint Lucia -- Joint Statement by the Government of Saint Lucia and IMF Staff at the Conclusion of the 2005 Article IV Consultation Discussions July 25, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Austria July 25, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato on the Sharm el-Sheik Bombings in the Arab Republic of Egypt July 25, 2005
Republic of Estonia -- 2005 Article IV Consultation Mission, Concluding Statement July 22, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with the Republic of Poland July 22, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Deputy Managing Director Agustín Carstens at the Conclusion of his Visit to Azerbaijan July 22, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Staff Mission to Serbia and Montenegro July 22, 2005
Transcript of a Press Briefing with Thomas Dawson, Director of External Relations Department, IMF July 21, 2005
Press Release: IMF Deputy Managing Director Takatoshi Kato to Visit Mozambique and Zambia July 21, 2005
Press Release: Press Statement at the Conclusion of the Visit of Mr. Agustín Carstens to Armenia, July 20-21, 2005 July 21, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste July 20, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Second Review of Georgia's PRGF Arrangement and Approves US$20.2 Million Disbursement July 20, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Bangladesh July 18, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Bhutan July 18, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with the United Arab Emirates July 15, 2005
Slovak Republic -- Concluding Statement of the IMF Staff Visit, July 2005 July 14, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with the Kingdom of the Netherlands July 14, 2005
Press Release: IMF Welcomes Brazil's Intention to Make an Early Repayment of its Outstanding Supplemental Reserve Facility Obligations to the IMF July 14, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with the Republic of Kazakhstan July 13, 2005
Lithuania -- International Monetary Fund Staff Visit, Concluding Statement July 12, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Fourth Review and Financing Assurances Review Under Gabon's Stand-By Arrangement July 12, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Deputy Managing Director Agustín Carstens at the Conclusion of a Visit to Guatemala July 12, 2005
Portugal -- 2005 Article IV Consultation, Preliminary Conclusions of the IMF Mission July 11, 2005
France -- 2005 Article IV Consultation, Concluding Statement of the Mission July 11, 2005
Report on Africa aid should not be seen as IMF view, Letter to the Editor By Damian Ondo Mañe, Executive Director, and Peter Gakunu, Alternate Executive Director, IMF Published in the Financial TimesJuly 08, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato After G8 Summit July 08, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Deputy Managing Director Agustín Carstens at the Conclusion of a Visit to El Salvador July 08, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Fifth Review Under Uganda's PRGF Arrangement and Approves US$2.9 Million Disbursement July 08, 2005
Transcript of a Press Briefing with Thomas Dawson, Director of External Relations Department, IMF July 07, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with The Bahamas July 07, 2005
Corrected Press Release: Statement by IMF First Deputy Managing Director Anne O. Krueger on Turkey July 07, 2005
Press Release: IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato's Statement on Today's Bombings in London July 07, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2004 Article IV Consultation with Angola July 06, 2005
Authors' views are not necessarily those of the IMF, Letter to the Editor, By Raghuram G. Rajan, Economic Counselor and Director, Research Department, IMF Published in the Financial TimesJuly 05, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Serbia and Montenegro July 05, 2005
Press Release: Statement by Anoop Singh, Director of the IMF's Western Hemisphere Department, in Nicaragua July 01, 2005
June
Mutual Interdependence: Asia and the World Economy, Address By Anne O. Krueger, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF To the Institute for Global Economics, Seoul, KoreaJune 30, 2005
Transcript of a Press Briefing to Review Issues Related to Aid, Trade and Debt Relief to Poorest Countries June 30, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Argentina June 30, 2005
Remarks by Agustín Carstens, Deputy Managing Director, IMF At the Fourth Annual Regional Conference on Central America and the Dominican Republic, Managua, NicaraguaJune 29, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Hungary June 29, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato on Argentina June 29, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Third Review Under Bangladesh's PRGF Arrangement and Approves Disbursement Under the Trade Integration Mechanism June 29, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Fifth Review Under An Extended Arrangement With Serbia and Montenegro and Approves US$182.9 Million Disbursement June 29, 2005
Germany -- 2005 Article IV Consultation Concluding Statement of the IMF Mission June 28, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with the Republic of Belarus June 28, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Extends the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Three-Year PRGF Arrangement June 28, 2005
Remarks by Mr. Takatoshi Kato, Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund At the Meeting of ASEM (Asia-Europe Meeting) Finance Ministers, Tianjin, ChinaJune 27, 2005
Address by Mr. Agustín Carstens, Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund At the High-Level Dialogue on Financing for Development, United Nations, New YorkJune 27, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Discusses G-8 Finance Ministers' Proposal for Further Debt Relief for HIPCs June 27, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Samoa June 27, 2005
Press Release: Statement by the IMF Staff Mission in Zimbabwe June 27, 2005
Cotton Producing Countries Need Urgent Assistance, A Commentary by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund Published in Le FigaroJune 24, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Fifth Review Under Azerbaijan's PRGF Arrangement June 24, 2005
Transcript of a Press Briefing with Thomas Dawson, Director of External Relations Department, IMF June 23, 2005
Transcript of an IMF Book Forum--Beating the Business Cycle: Can Turning Points in the Economy be Predicted? June 23, 2005
Press Release: IMF Staff Statement at the Conclusion of the Article IV Consultation Discussions with Dominica June 22, 2005
Press Release: Statement by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, on the Work Program of the Executive Board June 1, 2005 June 22, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Staff at the Conclusion of the Post-Program Monitoring Mission to the Philippines June 22, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Second Review Under the Three-Year PRGF Arrangement for Mozambique and Approves US$2.4 Million Disbursement June 22, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Third Review Under Ghana's PRGF Arrangement and Approves US$38.7 Million Disbursement June 21, 2005
Global Imbalances and Poverty - Challenges for the World Economy, Remarks by Rodrigo de Rato y Figaredo, Managing Director of the IMF at the National Press Club, CanadaJune 20, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Reviews the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper and Joint IMF-World Bank Staff Advisory Note June 20, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato at the Conclusion of his Visit to Canada June 20, 2005
The World Bank and IMF Respond to Gorik Ooms and Ted Schrecker -- By Jean-Louis Sarbib, Senior Vice President for the World Bank's Human Development Network and Peter S. Heller, Deputy Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF Published in The LancetJune 18, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Haiti June 17, 2005
Challenges and Perspectives of the Global Economy, Remarks by Rodrigo de Rato y Figaredo, Managing Director of the IMF At Instituto Cervantes, New York City, June 16, 2005June 16, 2005
Press Release: IMF Statement on the Conclusion of the 2004 Article IV Consultation with Senegal June 16, 2005
Opening Remarks at the Conference on “Managing Fiscal Risks in Asia” by Mr. Agustín Carstens, Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund At the Singapore Training Institute, SingaporeJune 15, 2005
Economic Integration in the Maghreb: the Path to Prosperity, A Commentary by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund Published in L'Economiste (Morocco)June 15, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Bosnia and Herzegovina June 15, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Reviews Uruguay's Performance Under Past Fund-Supported Programs June 15, 2005
Press Release: IMF Staff Statement at the Conclusion of a Visit to Turkey June 15, 2005
Iceland -- 2005 Article IV Consultation, Concluding Statement of the IMF Mission June 13, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Norway June 13, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato at the Conclusion of His Visit to Georgia June 13, 2005
The Quality of Fiscal Adjustment, Remarks by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund At the Dutch Constituency, Tbilisi, GeorgiaJune 12, 2005
Press Release: IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato Welcomes the G8 Finance Ministers' Conclusions on Development June 11, 2005
The International Monetary Fund and Global Stability, Remarks by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund At the IESE Business School, University of Navarra, MadridJune 10, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Republic of Uzbekistan June 10, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Switzerland June 10, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF First Deputy Managing Director Anne O. Krueger at the Conclusion of a Visit to South Africa June 10, 2005
Address by Mr. Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, on the occasion of his acceptance of the New Economic Forum Award Madrid, SpainJune 09, 2005
A Brief Survey of Global Economic Developments, Remarks by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund At the Spanish Confederation of Savings Banks, MadridJune 09, 2005
The Time is Always Ripe: Rushing Ahead with Economic Reform in Africa, Lecture by Anne O. Krueger, First Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund Lecture to the Economic Society of South AfricaJune 09, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Second Review Under Peru's Stand-By Arrangement June 09, 2005
The IMF in a Changing World, Keynote Address by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Given at the Joint IMF/Bundesbank Symposium, FrankfurtJune 08, 2005
Press Release: IMF Staff Statement at the Conclusion of a Visit to Georgia June 08, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Approves US$ 1.13 billion Stand-By Arrangement for Uruguay June 08, 2005
Transcript of a Conference Call on Euro Area Policies by Michael Deppler, Director, European Department, IMF June 07, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with the Arab Republic of Egypt June 07, 2005
Press Release: IMF Staff Statement at the Conclusion of a Visit to Korea June 07, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF First Deputy Managing Director Anne O. Krueger at the Conclusion of a Visit to Republic of Madagascar June 07, 2005
Russia -- Concluding Statement of the 2005 IMF Mission June 06, 2005
Press Release: IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato Launches Working Group to Review the Fund's Financial Sector Work June 06, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Staff Mission to Ecuador June 04, 2005
Vietnam -- Mid-year Consultative Group Meeting, Statement by the Representative of the IMF, Can Tho June 03, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and Reviews Noncomplying Disbursement June 02, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Sixth and Final Review Under Sierra Leone's PRGF Arrangement and Approves US$20.8 Million Disbursement June 02, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with the Kingdom of the Netherlands--Aruba June 01, 2005
Press Release: IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato Pays Tribute to Outgoing President of the Inter-American Development Bank Enrique Iglesias June 01, 2005
Press Release: Joint IMF-World Bank Statement on Third Forum on Poverty Reduction Strategies for the Western Balkans June 01, 2005
May
Press Release: IMF Staff Mission Completes Discussions on the Fourth Review of the Stand-By Arrangement with Gabon May 31, 2005
Press Release: IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato Pays Tribute to Outgoing World Bank President James D. Wolfensohn May 31, 2005
IMF Managing Director's Speech at the Opening Session of the ECLAC-IMF Round Table Seminar on Building Prosperity in Latin America and the Caribbean: Macroeconomic and Reform Priorities Given in Santiago, ChileMay 30, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato at the Conclusion of His Visit to Chile May 30, 2005
Euro-Area -- Concluding Statement of the IMF Mission on Euro-Area Policies May 29, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Holds Follow Up Meeting on Public Investment and Fiscal Policy May 27, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Approves the FY2006 Administrative and Capital Budgets May 27, 2005
Transcript of a Press Briefing by Thomas C. Dawson, Director, External Relations Department, IMF May 26, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Sixth and Final Review Under Cape Verde's PRGF Arrangement and Approves US$1.9 Million Disbursement May 26, 2005
Sweden -- 2005 IMF Article IV Consultation, Concluding Statement May 25, 2005
United States of America -- 2005 Article IV Consultation, Concluding Statement of the IMF Mission May 25, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Sudan May 25, 2005
Press Release: The IMF Executive Board Approves Post Program Monitoring for Individual Member Countries May 25, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Approves Three Year, US$34.2 Million Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility Arrangement for the Republic of Armenia May 25, 2005
For Aid to be Effective it Must Reach its Target, A commentary by Abdoulaye Bio-Tchané, Director, African Department, IMF Published in The Standard, KenyaMay 24, 2005
Czech Republic -- 2005 Article IV Consultation Mission, Preliminary Conclusions May 24, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2004 Article IV Consultation with Uganda May 23, 2005
Press Release: Declaration by Participants at the Benin Cotton Conference May 23, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato at the Conclusion of His Visit to Chad May 20, 2005
Opening Remarks by Mr. Agustín Carstens, Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund At the IMF Seminar For Legislators of Central America, San José, Costa Rica, May 19-20, 2005May 19, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2003 Article IV Consultation with St. Vincent and the Grenadines May 19, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Staff at the Conclusion of the 2005 Article IV Consultation Discussions with Indonesia May 19, 2005
Press Release: IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato's Response to U.S. Treasury Secretary's Statement on the Global Economy and Exchange Rate Policies May 19, 2005
Press Release: Statement by the IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato at the Conclusion of his Visit to Niger May 19, 2005 May 19, 2005
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan -- Fourth Review Under the Staff-Monitored Program, Concluding Statement of the IMF Mission May 18, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes Article IV Consultation with Liberia May 18, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato at the Conclusion of a Regional Conference in Africa on Cotton-Sector Issues May 18, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Staff at the Conclusion of the Final PRGF Review Mission to Albania May 18, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes First Review Under Stand-By Arrangement for Bulgaria May 18, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Extends Argentina's Repayment Expectations May 18, 2005
Capacity Building in Africa and the IMF's Role, Keynote Address by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director, IMF Given at the African Development Bank Annual Meetings Symposium, Abuja, NigeriaMay 17, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato at the Conclusion of His Visit to Nigeria May 17, 2005 May 17, 2005
Press Release: IMF Statement on U.S. Treasury's Semiannual Report to Congress on International Economic and Exchange Rate Policies May 17, 2005
Press Release: IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato Congratulates Pascal Lamy on His Nomination As Director-General of the World Trade Organization May 17, 2005
A Role for Asia in the World Economy, A Commentary By David Burton, Director, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF Published in the Japan TimesMay 14, 2005
Latin America: Short-Term Outlook and Medium-Term Challenges, Address by Anoop Singh, Director, Western Hemisphere Department, IMF Remarks at the XXI Meeting of the Latin American Network of Central Banks and Finance Ministries, IDB, Washington, DCMay 13, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Kuwait May 13, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Staff at the Conclusion of the 2005 Article IV Consultation Discussions with Grenada May 13, 2005
The Financial Stability Assessment Framework of the IMF: Experience in Europe, Keynote Address by Mr. Takatoshi Kato, Deputy Managing Director, IMF May 12, 2005
Transcript of a Press Briefing by Thomas C. Dawson, Director, External Relations Department, IMF May 12, 2005
Transcript of a Presentation and Press Conference on Grenada's 2005 IMF Article IV Consultation May 12, 2005
Grenada -- 2005 Article IV Consultation Concluding Statement May 12, 2005
Press Release: IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato to Visit Nigeria, Benin, Niger and Chad during May 17-20 May 12, 2005
Press Release: IMF Opens New Headquartes Building May 12, 2005
Press Release: IMF and Philippines Central Bank Host Seminar on Capital Market Reform and Government Bond Market Development May 12, 2005
Corrected Press Release: Statement by the IMF Resident Representative in Serbia Montenegro May 12, 2005
Transcript of a Teleconference Call on Turkey by Reza Moghadam, Senior Advisor in the IMF's European Department and Mission Chief for Turkey May 11, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Staff Mission to Paraguay May 11, 2005
Press Release: IMF Deputy Managing Director Agustín Carstens at the Conclusion of his Visit to the Philippines May 11, 2005
Press Release: Romania Subscribes to the IMF's Special Data Dissemination Standard May 11, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Approves US$10 Billion Stand-By Arrangement for Turkey May 11, 2005
Opening Remarks by Mr. Agustín Carstens, Deputy Managing Director, IMF, at the Domestic Capital Market Development Seminar Manila, PhilippinesMay 10, 2005
China's Financial-Sector Challenge, A Commentary By Eswar Prasad, former Head of the China Division, now Chief of the Financial Studies Division and Raghuram G. Rajan, Economic Counselor and Director, Research Department, IMF Published in the Financial TimesMay 10, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Staff Mission on the Dominican Republic May 10, 2005
Press Release: Statement on the Conclusion of the 2004 Article IV Consultation with Myanmar May 10, 2005
'Tis Not Too Late to Seek a Newer World: What Globalization Offers the Poor, Address by Anne O. Krueger, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF Given to Oxford Union, OxfordMay 09, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Colombia May 09, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Staff Mission to Malawi May 09, 2005
Central Bank of Turkey Conference: Macroeconomic Policies for EU Accession, Speech by Anne O. Krueger, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF Ankara, TurkeyMay 06, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes Article IV Consultation with Equatorial Guinea May 06, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF First Deputy Managing Director Anne Krueger at the Conclusion of Her Visit to Turkey May 06, 2005
Turkey's Economy: A Future Full of Promise, Speech by Anne O. Krueger, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF Given at the Istanbul Forum, Istanbul, TurkeyMay 05, 2005
Transcript of an IMF Book Forum--Postconflict Economics in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons from the Democratic Republic of the Congo May 05, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes  2005 Article IV Consultation with New Zealand May 05, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Staff at the Conclusion of the 2005 Article IV Consultation Discussions with St. Vincent and the Grenadines May 04, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes Review of Access Policy in the Credit Tranches, the Extended Fund Facility and under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, and Review of Exceptional Access Policy May 04, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Discusses Operational Framework for Debt Sustainability Assessments in Low-Income Countries May 04, 2005
Transcript of Press Conference by Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato with External Relations Director Thomas C. Dawson and Director of IMF Offices in Europe Saleh Nsouli

May 03, 2005
Austria -- 2005 Article IV Consultation, Preliminary Conclusions of the Mission May 02, 2005
April
Press Release: Statement by IMF Staff Mission on the 2005 ECCU Regional Discussions April 29, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato at the Conclusion of His Visit to Turkey April 29, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Reviews Fund's Income Position and Sets Rate of Charge for FY 2006 April 29, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Approves US$ 613 million Stand-By Arrangement for Colombia April 29, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Cameroon April 29, 2005
REVISED -- Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2004 Article IV Consultation with Singapore April 28, 2005
Transcript of a Press Briefing by Thomas C. Dawson, Director, External Relations Department, IMF April 27, 2005
Poland -- 2005 IMF Article IV Consultation Mission, Concluding Statement April 27, 2005
Statement by the International Monetary Fund, Delivered by Mohsin S. Khan, Director, Middle East and Central Asia Department -- At the Pakistan Development Forum April 26, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Gabon April 26, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Selects Thomas A. Bernes as Director of Independent Evaluation Office April 25, 2005
Republic of Latvia -- 2005 Article IV Consultation Mission, Preliminary Conclusions April 25, 2005
Press Release: Subsidization of IMF Emergency Assistance for Natural Disasters April 22, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato on the Dominican Republic April 21, 2005
Opportunities and Challenges for Economic Development in the Americas, Remarks by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director, IMF Given at the Conference of the International Foundation for Liberty, the Atlas Economic Research Foundations, and the Foundation for Economic Education, New YorkApril 20, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Suriname April 20, 2005
Trade Policy and the Strategy for Global Insertion, Speech by Anne O. Krueger, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF Conference on Latin America in the Global Economy, Notre Dame, IndianaApril 19, 2005
2005 Special High-Level Meeting of the ECOSOC with the Bretton Woods Institutions, the WTO and UNCTAD, Address by Mr. Agustín Carstens, Deputy Managing Director, IMF New YorkApril 18, 2005
Transcript of African Finance Ministers Press Briefing April 17, 2005
Press Conference on the Spring 2005 Meeting of the International Monetary and Financial Committee with Gordon Brown, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer and Chairman of the IMFC, and Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund April 16, 2005
Communiqué of the International Monetary and Financial Committee of the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund April 16, 2005
Press Release: Communiqué of the International Monetary and Financial Committee of the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund April 16, 2005
Transcript of a Press Briefing on Latin America by Anoop Singh, Director, Western Hemisphere Department and others April 15, 2005
Transcript of Press Conference of the Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four on International Monetary Affairs and Development (Group of 24), Washington, D.C. April 15, 2005
Communiqué of the Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four on International Monetary Affairs and Development April 15, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Discusses Review of the Conditionality Guidelines April 15, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Reviews Bolivia's Performance Under Past Fund-Supported Programs April 15, 2005
Press Release: Communiqué by the African Governors at the IMF April 15, 2005
Transcript of Press Conference by Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato with First Deputy Managing Director Anne O. Krueger and External Relations Director Thomas C. Dawson, IMF April 14, 2005
Transcript of a Press Conference on the Regional Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa, by Abdoulaye Bio Tchané, Director, African Department, IMF April 14, 2005
Bosnia and Herzegovina -- 2005 Article IV Consultation, Concluding Statement of the IMF Mission April 14, 2005
Press Release: IMF Regional Outlook Report Cites High Growth and Low Inflation in Africa But Calls for More Efforts to Attain the Millennium Development Goals April 14, 2005
Transcript of the World Economic Outlook Press Conference, April 13, 2005 April 13, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Honduras April 13, 2005
Press Release: International Monetary Fund and World Bank Support US$1.4 billion in Debt Service Relief for Rwanda April 13, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes the Fourth Review of Rwanda's PRGF Arrangement and Addresses Misreporting of Information April 13, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes Article IV Consultation with Panama April 12, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Resident Representative in Turkey April 12, 2005
Press Release: New IMF-World Bank Report Calls for Urgent Action to Cut Global Poverty and Win Better Development Results for Poor Countries April 12, 2005
Kingdom of the Netherlands - The Netherlands -- IMF 2005 Article IV Consultations, Preliminary Conclusions April 11, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Reviews Fund's Work on International Trade April 11, 2005
Press Release: Statement by an IMF Staff Mission at the Conclusion of the 2005 Article IV Consultation Discussions with Madagascar April 11, 2005
Transcript of a Press Briefing by Thomas C. Dawson, Director, External Relations Department, IMF April 08, 2005
Transcript of an IMF Book Forum--The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century April 08, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Staff Mission on the 2005 ECCU Regional Discussions April 08, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Fifth Review Under Bolivia's Stand-By Arrangement, Approves US$14.5 million Disbursement, a US$64.5 Augmentation and an Extension of The Arrangement April 08, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Second Review Under Zambia's PRGF Arrangement and Approves US$8.3 Million Disbursement April 08, 2005
Press Release: IMF and World Bank Support US$3.90 Billion in Debt Service Relief for Zambia April 08, 2005
Transcript of a Press Teleconference Call on the World Economic Outlook's Chapters II, III and IV, Raghuram Rajan, Economic Counsellor and Director of Research, Research Department, IMF April 07, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Holds Seminar on Oil Market Developments and Issues April 07, 2005
Sustaining Global Growth and Stability -- The Role of the IMF, Remarks by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Given at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.April 06, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Reviews Experience with the Financial Sector Assessment Program April 06, 2005
Speaking Notes on the Global Financial Stability Report Press Conference, Gerd Häusler, Counsellor and Director of the International Capital Markets Department of the IMF Given at the Bank of England, London, United KingdomApril 05, 2005
Bismarck's Warning: The Challenge of Economic Policy Reform in the Twenty-First Century, Anne O. Krueger, IMF First Deputy Managing Director Lecture Given to the University Philosophical Society, Trinity College, DublinApril 05, 2005
Press Release: IMF and World Bank Support US$1 Billion in Debt Service Relief for Honduras April 05, 2005
Press Release: IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato's Statement on the Death of Pope John Paul II April 03, 2005
Convocation Address at the Indian Institute of Management by Raghuram Rajan, Economic Counselor and Director of Research, IMF Given in Ahmedabad, IndiaApril 02, 2005
Capital Markets in a Global Economy--Recent Developments, Remarks by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director, IMF at the Institute of International Finance Spring Membership Meeting, Madrid, SpainApril 01, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Hosts Farewell Luncheon for James D. Wolfensohn April 01, 2005
Press Release: IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato Congratulates Paul Wolfowitz on Appointment as President of the World Bank April 01, 2005
March
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2004 Article IV Consultation with the Republic of Lithuania March 31, 2005
Press Release: IMF Mission Will Visit Turkey to Conclude Work on New Stand-By Arrangement March 30, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Canada March 29, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2004 Article IV Consultation with Israel March 29, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Discusses Staff Papers on Rebuilding Fiscal Institutions in Post-Conflict Countries March 29, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Third Review and Financing Assurances Review Under Gabon's Stand-by Arrangement March 29, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes the Second Program Review and Financing Assurances Review Under Honduras' PRGF Arrangement March 29, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Fourth Review Under Stand-By Arrangement for Paraguay March 29, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Staff Mission at the Conclusion of 2005 Article IV Consultation Discussions with Nigeria March 29, 2005
Press Release: IMF Names Saleh Nsouli as New Director of the Offices in Europe March 28, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato on Brazil March 28, 2005
Nigeria -- 2005 Article IV Consultation, Concluding Statement March 25, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Brazil March 25, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with the Republic Tajikistan March 25, 2005
Transcript of a Press Briefing by Thomas C. Dawson, Director, External Relations Department, IMF March 24, 2005
Transcript of an IMF Book Forum -- Should Europe Embrace 'Cowboy Capitalism' Or Go Its Own Way? March 24, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2004 Article IV Consultation with the Republic of Yemen March 24, 2005
Press Release: Press Statement by IMF Staff Mission to Cape Verde March 23, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Discusses Balance Sheet Approach to Analysis of Debt-Related Vulnerabilities in Emerging Markets March 22, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2004 Article IV Consultation with the Federated States of Micronesia March 22, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes Second Post-Program Monitoring Discussion with Indonesia March 22, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes  2004 Article IV Consultation with Cyprus March 22, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Final Review Under Brazil's Stand-By Arrangement March 22, 2005
Slovenia -- 2005 Article IV Consultation Discussions, Preliminary Conclusions of the IMF Mission March 21, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Fourth Review Under the Republic of Tajikistan's Three-Year PRGF Arrangement and Approves US$15.1 million Disbursement March 21, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2004 Article IV Consultation with the Philippines March 20, 2005
Press Release: IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato's Statement at the Conclusion of his Visit to India March 19, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Discusses Integrating IMF Communications and Operations March 18, 2005
Prospering in a Globalized Economy, Remarks by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund At the Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai, IndiaMarch 17, 2005
Transparency and Sound Macroeconomic Policies, Remarks by Mr. Takatoshi Kato, Deputy Managing Director, IMF At the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI)March 17, 2005
Haiti -- 2005 Article IV Consultation, Statement by IMF Staff March 16, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato on U.S. nomination of Paul Wolfowitz to Lead the World Bank March 16, 2005
Global Current Account Imbalances: Hard Landing or Soft Landing - Talk by Raghuram Rajan, Economic Counselor and Director of Research, International Monetary Fund at a Press Conference in Shanghai, ChinaMarch 15, 2005
Opening Remarks by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund at a Press Conference in Shanghai, ChinaMarch 15, 2005
Norway -- 2005 Article IV Consultation, Preliminary Conclusions of the IMF Mission March 15, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Staff Mission to the Republic of Uzbekistan March 15, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2004 Article IV Consultation with Malaysia March 14, 2005
Hungary -- 2005 Article IV Consultation, Concluding Statement of the IMF Mission March 11, 2005
Press Release: IMF Co-Sponsoring Seminar on Foreign Aid and Macroeconomic Management in Africa March 14-15, 2005, Maputo, Mozambique March 11, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2004 Article IV Consultation with Vanuatu March 11, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2004 Article IV Consultation with Guyana March 11, 2005
Press Release: Republic of Tajikistan Accepts Article VIII Obligations March 10, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2004 Article IV Consultation with Albania March 10, 2005
Press Release: Press Statement by IMF Staff Mission to Georgia March 09, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2004 Article IV Consultation with Namibia March 09, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Second Review Under Senegal's PRGF Arrangement and Approves US$5.3 Million Disbursement March 08, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes First Review Under Mali's PRGF Arrangement and Approves US$2 Million Disbursement March 08, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Third and Fourth Reviews Under Dominica's PRGF Arrangement and Reviews Noncomplying Disbursement March 08, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2004 Article IV Consultation with the United Kingdom March 08, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes Article IV Consultation with The Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya March 08, 2005
Switzerland -- 2005 Article IV Consultation, IMF Concluding Statement March 07, 2005
Latin America and the Global Economy: Prospects for Growth and Stability, Speech by Agustín Carstens, Deputy Managing Director, IMF At the 68th Banking Convention Asociación de Bancos de México, AcapulcoMarch 04, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Approves US$157.5 million in Emergency Assistance for Sri Lanka March 04, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Approves US$ 6.3 million in Emergency Assistance for the Maldives March 04, 2005
Transcript of a Press Briefing by Thomas C. Dawson, Director, External Relations Department, IMF March 03, 2005
Press Release: Press Statement by IMF Staff Mission to Malawi March 03, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato at the Conclusion of his Visit to Tunisia March 03, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2004 Article IV Consultation with Belgium March 03, 2005
Press Release: IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato's Statement at the Conclusion of his Visit to Algeria March 02, 2005
Statement by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, at the London Meeting on Supporting the Palestinian National Authority London, United KingdomMarch 01, 2005
February
Press Release: Statement by IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato Ahead of the London Conference on Supporting the Palestinian National Authority February 28, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Staff on Article IV Consultations with Liberia February 28, 2005
Press Release: IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato's Statement at the Conclusion of his Visit to Morocco February 28, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Fifth Review Under PRGF Arrangement with Albania and Approves US$6.1 Million Disbursement February 28, 2005
Press Release: IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato to Visit Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia During February 28 -- March 3, 2005 February 26, 2005
Transcript of an IMF Economic Forum -- Tracking Grenada's Recovery: Six Months after Hurricane Ivan February 25, 2005
Press Release: Nicaragua Formally Begins Participation in the IMF's General Data Dissemination System February 25, 2005
Serbia and Montenegro -- 2005 Article IV Consultation, Concluding Statement of the IMF Mission February 25, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Third Review Under Tanzania's PRGF Arrangement and Approves US$4.2 Million Disbursement February 24, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Fourth Review Under Uganda's PRGF Arrangement and Approves US$3.0 Million Disbursement February 24, 2005
Tunisia -- Preliminary Findings of the Interim IMF Staff Visit February 24, 2005
Global Imbalances and Global Poverty - Challenges for the IMF Remarks by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director of the IMF Given at Columbia University, New YorkFebruary 23, 2005
Correcting Global Imbalances -- Avoiding the Blame Game, Remarks by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director, IMF At the Foreign Policy Association Financial Services Dinner, New York CityFebruary 23, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Final Review Under Uruguay's Stand-By Arrangement, Approves US$ 213.8 Million Disbursement February 23, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Approves US$13.6 Million PRGF Arrangement for the Kyrgyz Republic February 23, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Fiscal Affairs Department Director Teresa Ter-Minassian on Brazil's Three-Year Public Investment Pilot Program February 22, 2005
Grenada -- 2005 Budget Mission, February 15-22, IMF Concluding Statement February 22, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Concludes 2004 Article IV Consultation with the People's Republic of China—Hong Kong Special Administrative Region February 21, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato at the Conclusion of his Visit to Peru February 19, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Sixth and Final Review Under Madagascar's PRGF Arrangement and Approves US$17.2 Million Disbursement February 18, 2005
Press Release: IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato's Statement at the Conclusion of his Visit to Bolivia February 18, 2005
Press Release: Statement by the IMF Staff Mission to Guatemala February 17, 2005
Press Release: IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato's Statement at the Conclusion of his Visit to Ecuador February 17, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2004 Article IV Consultation with Spain February 17, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Concludes 2004 Article IV Consultation with the Republic of Moldova February 17, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2004 Article IV Consultation with the Slovak Republic February 17, 2005
Press Release: IMF Mission Concludes Discussions for the 2005 Article IV Consultation with Egypt February 16, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Approves US$38.2 Million PRGF Arrangement for Chad and Grants Additional Interim Assistance of US$2.1 Million Under the Enhanced HIPC Initiative February 16, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Considers the Complaint Regarding Zimbabwe's Compulsory Withdrawal from the IMF February 16, 2005
Press Release: IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato's Statement at the Conclusion of his Visit to Colombia February 16, 2005
Transcript of a Press Briefing by Thomas C. Dawson, Director, External Relations Department, IMF February 16, 2005
Russian Federation -- Concluding Statement of the IMF Mission to Moscow February 10-16, 2005 February 16, 2005
Transcript of a Teleconference Call by Michael Deppler, Director, European Department, IMF February 15, 2005
How to Help European Fiscal Policy, A Commentary by Michael Deppler, Director, and Jörg Decressin, Deputy Division Chief, EU Policies Division, European Department, IMF Published in the Financial TimesFebruary 15, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2004 Article IV Consultation with El Salvador February 14, 2005
Press Release: IMF Staff Mission Completes Article IV Discussions with Cameroon February 14, 2005
How Stable is the Global Economy? Speech by Anne O. Krueger, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF At the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research: Economic Summit, Standford, CaliforniaFebruary 11, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Staff Mission to Paraguay February 11, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes First Review Under the Three-Year PRGF Arrangement for Mozambique and Approves US$2.4 Million Disbursement February 11, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes Post-Program Monitoring Discussions with Jordan February 10, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Extends the Kyrgyz Republic's Three-Year PRGF Arrangement February 10, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Concludes 2004 Article IV Consultation with Italy February 09, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes Article IV Consultation with Eritrea February 09, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2004 Article IV Consultation with Greece February 09, 2005
Press Release: Statement by the IMF Staff Mission to Zambia February 09, 2005
Transcript of a Press Briefing by Anoop Singh, Director, Western Hemisphere Department, and Charles Collyns, Deputy Director, Western Hemisphere Department, IMF February 08, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Discusses Program Design February 08, 2005
Islamic State of Afghanistan -- Third Review Under the Staff-Monitored Program: Concluding Statement of the IMF Mission, February 3, 2005 February 07, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2004 Article IV Consultation with Finland February 07, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Discussed Staff Paper on Monetary Policy Implementation February 07, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Staff Mission to Honduras February 07, 2005
Latin America in the Global Economy--Challenges and Opportunities, Remarks by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director of the IMF Canning House, London, United KingdomFebruary 04, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes  2004 Article IV Consultation with Korea February 04, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Reviews Noncomplying Purchase Made by Burkina Faso, Acknowledges Corrective Actions, and Grants Waiver of Nonobservance February 04, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Second and Third Reviews Under Burkina Faso's PRGF Arrangement and Approves US$10.5 Million Disbursement February 04, 2005
New Roles for Banks in Algeria, Remarks by Jules Erik J. De Vrijer, Division Chief, Middle East and Central Asia Department, IMF At the US-Algeria Business Council Banking and Finance Symposium, New YorkFebruary 03, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes  2004 Article IV Consultation with India February 03, 2005
Transcript of a Press Briefing by Thomas C. Dawson, Director of the External Relations Department February 02, 2005
Press Release: Russian Federation Completes Early Repayment of Entire Outstanding Obligations to the IMF February 02, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Approves US$10 Million PRGF Arrangement for Niger February 02, 2005
A Commitment to International Cooperation, A Commentary by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund Published in El Pais Yearbook 2005February 01, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Fifth Review Under Cape Verde's PRGF Arrangement and Approves US$1.9 Million Disbursement February 01, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Reviews Noncomplying Purchase by the Dominican Republic February 01, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Approves US$ 665 Million Stand-By Arrangement for the Dominican Republic, Extends Repayment Expectations February 01, 2005
January
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2004 Article IV Consultation with Ethiopia January 31, 2005
Press Release: The Arab Republic of Egypt Subscribes to the IMF's Special Data Dissemination Standard January 31, 2005
Press Release: Russian Federation Subscribes to the IMF's Special Data Dissemination Standard January 31, 2005
The Risks of Investor Ignorance, A commentary by Gerd Häusler, Counsellor and Director, International Capital Markets Department, IMF Published in Financial TimesJanuary 28, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Concludes 2004 Article IV Consultation with Algeria January 28, 2005
The Role of Transparency and Accountability for Economic Development in Resource-rich Countries, Address by Agustín Carstens, Deputy Managing Director, IMF At the Regional Workshop on Transparency and Accountability in Resource Management in CEMAC Countries, Malabo, Equatorial GuineaJanuary 27, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Approves Proposal to Subsidize Emergency Assistance for Natural Disasters for PRGF-Eligible Members January 27, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2004 Article IV Consultation with the Islamic State of Afghanistan January 27, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Deputy Managing Director Agustín Carstens at the Conclusion of a Visit to Equatorial Guinea January 27, 2005
Press Release: Arab Republic of Egypt Accepts Article VIII Obligations January 26, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Guyana's Third Review Under a PRGF Arrangement and Approves US$14.1 Million Disbursement January 25, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2004 Article IV Consultation with Ukraine January 24, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Concludes 2004 Article IV Consultation with the Azerbaijan Republic January 21, 2005
Indonesia -- Consultative Group Meeting, Statement by Daniel Citrin, Deputy Director, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF January 20, 2005
Press Release: Statement of the IMF First Deputy Managing Director Anne O. Krueger at the Conclusion of a Visit to the Maldives January 20, 2005
Kingdom of the Netherlands-Aruba -- 2005 Article IV Consultation, Concluding Statement of the IMF Mission January 19, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Concludes 2004 Article IV Consultation with Sierra Leone January 19, 2005
Press Release: Statement of the IMF First Deputy Managing Director Anne O. Krueger at the Conclusion of a Visit to Sri Lanka January 19, 2005
Press Release: IMF Completes First Review Under Burundi's PRGF Arrangement and Approves US$10.9 Million Disbursement January 19, 2005
Press Release: Press Statement at the Conclusion of the Visit of Mr. Agustín Carstens to Pakistan, January 12-13, 2005 January 18, 2005
Press Release: IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato Welcomes UN Millennium Project's Report on Achieving Millennium Development Goals January 17, 2005
A Long-Term Commitment to the Tsunami Victims, A Commentary by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director, IMF Published in Jakarta PostJanuary 15, 2005
Shared Experience: What Reforming Economies Have in Common, Remarks by Anne O. Krueger, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF At a Public Lecture of the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), Delhi, IndiaJanuary 14, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2004 Article IV Consultation with the Kyrgyz Republic January 14, 2005
Transcript of a Press Briefing by Thomas C. Dawson, Director, External Relations Department, IMF January 13, 2005
Press Release: IMF Approves Sri Lanka's Request for Extension of Repayment Expectations January 13, 2005
Making Regional Economic Integration Work, Speech by Agustín Carstens, Deputy Managing Director, IMF At the 20th Annual General Meeting and Conference of the Pakistan Society of Development Economists, Islamabad, PakistanJanuary 12, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2004 Article IV Consultation with the Lao People's Democratic Republic January 12, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Concludes 2004 Article IV Consultation with Saudi Arabia January 12, 2005
China and the Global Economic Recovery, Keynote Address by Anne O. Krueger, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF At the American Enterprise Institute Seminar, Washington, D.C.January 10, 2005
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Approves US$15.6 Million in Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance to Haiti January 10, 2005
India -- A Hub for Globalization, Remarks by Raghuram Rajan, Economic Counsellor and Director of the Research Department, IMF At the Pravasi Bharati Divas Conference, New Delhi, IndiaJanuary 07, 2005
Press Release: The Republic of Belarus Subscribes to the IMF's Special Data Dissemination Standard January 07, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato at the ASEAN Leaders' Special Meeting in Jakarta January 06, 2005
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2004 Article IV Consultation with Vietnam January 05, 2005
Press Release: Statement by IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato Ahead of Jakarta Meeting on Asia Tsunami Disaster January 05, 2005
Is the IMF’s Mandate Still Relevant? An Article by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director, IMF Published in Global AgendaJanuary 01, 2005