What's New Archive
Republic of Armenia : Second Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement, Requests for Augmentation of Access, Modification of Performance Criteria, and Monetary Policy Consultation Clause-Press Release; Staff Report; Staff Supplement; and Statement by the Alternate Executive Director
May 22, 2020
Country Report No. 2020/176
Halt Bank Dividends and Buybacks Now
May 22, 2020
After the 2008 financial crisis, global regulators required banks to increase their prudential buffers of high-quality capital and liquidity. That significantly strengthened the resilience of the financial system. Many observers now cite those buffers as a bulwark against the adverse effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Africa’s Hour of Need
The IMF's Support for Uganda's Health Care, Most Vulnerable, Businesses, and Stability
Opening Remarks— COVID-19: Opportunities for a Green Recovery
IMF and Ukrainian Authorities Reach Staff Level Agreement on a New Stand-By Arrangement to Help to Address COVID-19 Pandemic
Transcript of IMF Press Briefing
COVID-19: The Regulatory and Supervisory Implications for the Banking Sector : A Joint IMF-World Bank Staff Position Note
IMF Executive Board Approves US$ 396 Million in Emergency Assistance to Jordan to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic
IMF Executive Board Approves a Disbursement of US$16 Million for St. Vincent and the Grenadines to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic
Benin : Sixth Review under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, and Request for Augmentation of Access-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Benin
May 20, 2020
Country Report No. 2020/175
Seychelles : Request for Purchase Under the Rapid Financing Instrument-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Seychelles
May 19, 2020
Country Report No. 2020/170
Republic of Uzbekistan : Requests for Disbursement under the Rapid Credit Facility and Purchase under the Rapid Financing Instrument-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Republic of Uzbekistan
May 19, 2020
Country Report No. 2020/171
Jamaica : Request for Purchase Under the Rapid Financing Instrument-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Jamaica
May 18, 2020
Country Report No. 2020/167
IMF Staff Completes Discussions for Emergency Access to the Rapid Financing Instrument on Mongolia
IMF Executive Board Approves a US$375 Million Disbursement to the Republic of Uzbekistan to Address the Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis
Measuring Economic Welfare: What and How?
May 18, 2020
Policy Paper No.20/028
IMF Executive Board Concludes Second Review Under Armenia’s Stand-By Arrangement and Augments Access to Address the Impact of COVID-19
May 18, 2020
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the second review of the Republic of Armenia’s performance under the program supported by the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA). Armenia’s three-year SBA of SDR 180 million (about US$248 million), equivalent to 139.75 percent of Armenia’s quota in the IMF, was approved by the IMF’s Board on May 17, 2019 (see Press Release No. 19/173).
St. Lucia Technical Assistance Report—Rebasing GDP Mission
May 18, 2020
Country Report No. 2020/164
Jonathan Ostry on How Pandemics Widen the Gap
May 18, 2020
While rich and poor are equally vulnerable to the debilitating physical effects of the coronavirus, economist Jonathan Ostry says the economic and social impact of the pandemic is much less equal.