Views and Commentaries List 2004


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

December
Faulty Diagnosis in Africa, A Letter to the Editor, By Thomas C. Dawson, Director, External Relations Department, IMF  Published in The Washington Post December 15, 2004
Credible Policies will Break the Dollar's Fall, A Commentary By Raghuram Rajan  published in the Financial Times December 15, 2004
The Managing Director of the IMF presents an Agenda for Africa By Rodrigo de Rato, IMF Managing Director  Published in Le Potentiel, D.R. Congo December 10, 2004
Interest-Rate Liberalization in China, A Commentary by Steven Dunaway, Deputy Director, and Eswar Prasad, Division Chief of the China Division, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF  Published in International Herald Tribune December 04, 2004
November
No Half Measures, A Commentary by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director of the IMF  Published in The Economist, The World in 2005 November 30, 2004
Outlook for 2005, A Commentary by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director of the IMF  Published in Tiempo, Spain November 22, 2004
A Response to the Global Campaign for Education, Oxfam International and Voluntary Service Overseas on Zambia, By Thomas C. Dawson, Director, External Relations Department, IMF  November 18, 2004
Africa Needs International Help to Turn Promises Into Progress By Rodrigo de Rato, IMF Managing Director  Published in Business Day, South Afica November 12, 2004
October
A Letter to the Editor of The Post of Zambia by David Andrews, IMF Mission Chief for Zambia  October 21, 2004
September
A Response to ActionAid International and Other Organizations By Thomas C. Dawson, Director, External Relations Department, IMF  September 30, 2004
Exchange Rate Flexibility Is in Asia's Interest, A commentary by Raghuram Rajan, Economic Counsellor and Director, Research Department, and Arvind Subramanian, Chief responsible for macroeconomic studies, Research Department, IMF  Published in Financial Times September 26, 2004
Africa Has a Fighting Chance, A Commentary by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director, IMF  Published in Sunday Times, South Africa September 13, 2004
A Letter to the Coordinator of EURODAD, By Mark Allen, Director, Policy Development and Review Department, IMF  September 03, 2004
A Letter to the Coordinator for the Debt and Development Coalition Ireland, By Vikram Nehru, Director, Debt Department, World Bank, and Mark Plant, Assistant Director, Policy Development and Review Department,IMF  September 03, 2004
August
Use of IMF Funds in Russia, A Letter to the Editor, By Thomas C. Dawson, Director, External Relations Department, IMF  Published in The Times August 19, 2004