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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.
Vietnam : Technical Assistance Report-Report on the National Accounts Mission
December 19, 2019
Country Report No. 19/373
Blog: Striking the Right Balance Between Sustainable Development and Sustainable Debt
Angola : Second Review of the Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility, Requests for a Waiver of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria, Modifications of Performance Criteria, and Financing Assurances Review-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Angola
December 19, 2019
Country Report No. 19/371
Angola: Promoting Sustained, Inclusive Growth and Reducing Oil Dependency
Debt and Entanglements Between the Wars a book edited by Era Dabla-Norris
IMF Executive Board Completes Third Review Under the Policy Coordination Instrument for the Republic of Serbia
December 18, 2019
On December 19, 2019, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the third review of Serbia’s economic performance under the Policy Coordination Instrument (PCI) . The Executive Board’s decision was taken without a meeting.
Republic of Georgia : Fifth Review Under the Extended Arrangement, Requests for Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria, Modification of Performance Criteria, and an Extension of the Arrangement and Rephasing of Access-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Georgia
December 18, 2019
Country Report No. 19/372