Views and Commentaries List 2005


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

December
It is Not Just up to Washington to Correct Global Imbalances, A Commentary By Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director, IMF  Published in European Affairs December 31, 2005
Indonesia's Economic Challenges, by Stephen Schwartz, Senior Resident Representative, IMF Jakarta Office  Published in the Jakarta Post December 31, 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 Today December 26, 2005
Encouraging Stable Financial Markets, A Commentary By Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director, IMF  Published in Economistas December 15, 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
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, Mali 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, Kenya November 29, 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 News November 27, 2005
The Challenges of CAFTA-DR, A Commentary by Markus Rodlauer, Senior Advisor, Western Hemisphere Department, International Monetary Fund  November 08, 2005
October
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
European Reform: Time to Step up the Pace, A commentary by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund  October 19, 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
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
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
September
More Education Spending, Letter to the Editor by Thomas C. Dawson, Director, External Relations Department, IMF  Published in the Washington Post September 26, 2005
Asian Integration and the IMF, A Commentary By Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director, IMF  Published in Asahi Shimbun September 24, 2005
Economic ship steady as she goes, A commentary By Raghuram Rajan Economic Counsellor and Director Research Department, IMF  Published in The Age September 23, 2005
The World's Lender Must Redefine its Role to Stay Relevant, A Commentary by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director, IMF  September 14, 2005
Asian Integration and the IMF, A Commentary by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund  Published in the Bangkok Post September 06, 2005
August
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
A Letter to the Editor of The Observer by Abdoulaye Bio-Tchané, Director, African Department, IMF  August 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 Zeitung August 09, 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 Times August 09, 2005
IMF is combatting Niger famine, Letter to the Editor, By Thomas C. Dawson, Director, External Relations Department, IMF  Published in The Independent August 05, 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
July
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 Times July 08, 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 Times July 05, 2005
June
Cotton Producing Countries Need Urgent Assistance, A Commentary by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund  Published in Le Figaro June 24, 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 Lancet June 18, 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
May
For Aid to be Effective it Must Reach its Target, A commentary by Abdoulaye Bio-Tchané, Director, African Department, IMF  Published in The Standard, Kenya May 24, 2005
A Role for Asia in the World Economy, A Commentary By David Burton, Director, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF  Published in the Japan Times May 14, 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 Times May 10, 2005
February
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 Times February 15, 2005
A Commitment to International Cooperation, A Commentary by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund   Published in El Pais Yearbook 2005 February 01, 2005
January
The Risks of Investor Ignorance, A commentary by Gerd Häusler, Counsellor and Director, International Capital Markets Department, IMF  Published in Financial Times January 28, 2005
A Long-Term Commitment to the Tsunami Victims, A Commentary by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director, IMF  Published in Jakarta Post January 15, 2005
Is the IMF’s Mandate Still Relevant? An Article by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director, IMF  Published in Global Agenda January 01, 2005