Views and Commentaries List 1999


These articles on issues of topical interest have been written by Management and staff of the IMF for publication in the media.

December
The Challenge for the Millennium: How to Consign Global Poverty to History  Jack Boorman, Director of the Policy Development and Review Department, IMF December 28, 1999
Robert Mundell and the Theoretical Foundation for the European Monetary Union  Alexandre Swoboda Senior Policy Adviser and Resident Scholar, IMF December 13, 1999
Poverty and Trade, A Letter to the Editor   Sanjeev Gupta, Division Chief, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF December 06, 1999
November
IMF Responds Again to Jubilee 2000 Coalition  Bruno Mauprivez, Acting Chief, Public Affairs Division, International Monetary Fund November 05, 1999
October
IMF Response to Jubilee 2000 Coalition  Bruno Mauprivez, Acting Chief, Public Affairs Division, International Monetary Fund October 27, 1999
September
Lessons of bank restructuring from the Asian crisis - A Commentary  Stefan Ingves, Director of the Monetary and Exchange Affairs Department, The Straits Times September 30, 1999
The situation in Indonesia and the IMF  William Murray, an IMF Spokesman September 16, 1999
Russia: Long Climb Out of a Black Hole -- A Commentary by IMF Managing Director Michel Camdessus  IMF Managing Director Michel Camdessus, The Washington Post September 13, 1999
Facts About IMF Lending to Russia  International Monetary Fund September 13, 1999
August
The IMF Is a Responsible Lender - A Letter to the Editor  John Odling-Smee, Director of the International August 24, 1999
The IMF, Russia and Le Monde -- a Letter to the Editor by IMF Managing Director Michel Camdessus  IMF Managing Director Michel Camdessus, Le Monde August 19, 1999
IMF Response to the World Gold Council  By Stanley Fischer, First Deputy Managing Director IMF August 13, 1999
IMF Response to Le Monde Editorial on Russia  John Odling-Smee, Director, European II Department International Monetary Fund August 05, 1999
July
Cutting the Risk of Global Market Crises -- A Letter to the Editor   Jack Boorman, Director of the IMF's Policy Development and Review Department, South China Morning Post July 19, 1999
Asian Crisis: Much Still Needs to Be Done -- A Commentary  Donal Donovan, Director of the IMF-Singapore Regional Training Institute (STI), The Straits Times July 16, 1999
June
The World Financial System Must Act to Prevent Crises - A Commentary  Jack Boorman, Director of the IMF's Policy Development and Review Department, International Herald Tribune June 28, 1999
April
New Ways Eyed to Deal with International Economic Crises - A Commentary  Jack Boorman, Director of the IMF's Policy Development and Review Department, The Boston Globe April 26, 1999
March
Solution Lies in Co-operation - A Commentary  Shigemitsu Sugisaki, Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Australian Financial Review March 04, 1999
Asian Crisis: World Must Cooperate to Find Solutions - A Commentary  Jack Boorman, Director of the International Monetary Fund's Policy Development and Review Department, The Strait Times March 04, 1999
February
Reality Check from the IMF - A Commentary  Flemming Larsen, Deputy Director of the International Monetary Fund, Business Week February 08, 1999
January
The IMF and the Asian Crisis - A Letter to the Editor  Shailendra Anjaria, Director of the IMF's External Relations Department, The International Herald Tribune January 26, 1999
For the IMF and Others, Lessons From the Asian Crisis - A Commentary  Jack Boorman, Director of the International Monetary Fund's Policy Development and Review Department, International Herald Tribune January 20, 1999
Abused Foreign Workers - A Letter to the Editor by Michel Camdessus and James D. Wolfensohn  IMF Managing Director Michel Camdessus and World Bank President James D. Wolfensohn, The Washington Post January 16, 1999
The IMF: Working for a More Transparent World - A Commentary  Shailendra J. Anjaria, Director of the IMF's External Relations Department, The Journal of Information Policy January 11, 1999
Korea to Emerge Stronger than Ever - A Commentary  Michel Camdessus, Managing Director of the IMF, Korea Times January 01, 1999