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Labor Market Dynamics: A Hidden Markov Approach
December 20, 2019
Working Paper No. 19/282
Capital Flows at Risk: Taming the Ebbs and Flows
December 20, 2019
Working Paper No. 19/279
Ecuador:Second and Third Reviews Under The Extended Fund Facility Arrangement and Request for a Waiver of Nonobservance and Modifications of Performance Criteria-Press Release and Staff Report
December 20, 2019
Country Report No. 2019/379
IMF Executive Board Approves US$115.1 Million Three-Year Extended Credit Facility (ECF) Arrangement for the Central African Republic
December 20, 2019
On December 20, 2019, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a three-year arrangement under the IMF’s Extended Credit Facility (ECF) for the Central African Republic (CAR) equivalent to SDR83.55 million (about US$115.1 million, or 75 percent of the Central African Republic’s quota in the Fund). The IMF-supported program aims to maintain macroeconomic stability, strengthen administrative capacity, governance and the business climate, and address the country’s protracted balance of payment needs.
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan : Technical Assistance Report-Report on Government Finance Statistics Technical Assistance Mission (October 18-31, 2018)
December 20, 2019
Country Report No. 19/378
IMF Executive Board Concludes First Review under the Stand-By Arrangement for the Republic of Armenia
December 20, 2019
On December 20, 2019, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the first review under of the Republic of Armenia’s performance under the program supported by the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA). The 36-month SBA, with a total access of SDR 180 million (about US$ 248.2 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).
IMF Staff Concludes Visit to Comoros for the 2019 Article IV Consultation and Discussions on Engagement in 2020
Liberia : Request for a Four-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility-Press Release; Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia
December 20, 2019
Country Report No. 19/381
IMF Executive Board Concludes Third Review under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement for Burkina Faso and Approves US$24.9 Million Disbursement
December 20, 2019
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed today the third review of Burkina Faso’s performance under the program supported by the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) on a lapse-of-time basis
Honduras : First Reviews Under the Stand-By Arrangement and the Arrangement Under the Standby Credit Facility, and Request for Modification of Performance Criteria-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Honduras
December 20, 2019
Country Report No. 19/377
IMF Staff Completes 2019 Article IV Visit to Myanmar
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2019 Article IV Consultation and Completes the Sixth and Final Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement for the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
IMF Executive Board Concludes Second and Third Reviews of the Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility for Ecuador, Approves US$498.4 Million Disbursement
December 19, 2019
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the combined second and third reviews of Ecuador’s performance under its economic program supported by the Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF). The completion of both reviews allows the authorities to draw the equivalent of SDR 361.3 million (about US$498.4 million). The 36-month Extended Arrangement with a total access of SDR 3.035 billion (about US$4.2 billion), the equivalent of 435 percent of Ecuador’s quota in the IMF, was approved by the IMF’s Executive Board on March 11, 2019 (see Press Release 19/72).
Iceland : Selected Issues
December 19, 2019
Country Report No. 19/376
Iceland : 2019 Article IV Consultation-Press Release and Staff Report
December 19, 2019
Country Report No. 19/375
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2019 Article IV Consultation with Iceland
December 19, 2019
On December 19, 2019, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded its 2019 Article IV consultation with Iceland. After years of robust growth, economic activity has significantly weakened.
IMF Executive Board Completes the First Review of Pakistan’s Extended Fund Facility
Zambia : Technical Assistance Report-Report on External Sector Statistics Mission
December 19, 2019
Country Report No. 19/374
Republic of Serbia : Third Review under the Policy Coordination Instrument-Press Release; and Staff Report
December 19, 2019
Country Report No. 19/369
Guyana Implements the International Monetary Fund’s Enhanced General Data Dissemination System
December 19, 2019
Guyana has implemented the recommendations of the IMF’s Enhanced General Data Dissemination System (e-GDDS) by publishing essential data through the National Summary Data Page (NSDP). The e-GDDS was established by the IMF in 2015 to support improved data transparency, encourage statistical development, and help create synergies between data dissemination and surveillance. The NSDP is a national “data portal” that serves as a one-stop publication vehicle for essential macroeconomic data on the national accounts, government operations and debt, monetary and financial sector, and balance of payments.