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IMF Executive Board Approves US$282.8 Million Three-Year Extended Fund Facility Arrangement for Equatorial Guinea
IMF Completes First Reviews Under SBA and SCF Arrangements with Honduras
December 18, 2019
On December 18, 2019, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed first reviews of Honduras’ performance under an economic program supported by a two-year Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) and a two-year arrangement under the Standby Credit Facility (SCF). This program was approved on July 15th, 2019 in the amount of about US$ 309.2 million (SDR 224.8 million), the equivalent of 90 percent of Honduras quota in the IMF (see Press Release 19/285).
IMF Staff Completes Review Mission to Togo
Ghana : Selected Issues Paper
December 18, 2019
Country Report No. 19/368
Ghana : 2019 Article IV Consultation; Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Ghana
December 18, 2019
Country Report No. 19/367
Barbados : 2019 Article IV Consultation, Second Review Under the Extended Arrangement, Request for Completion of the Financing Assurances Review, and Modification of Performance Criteria-Press Releases; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Barbados
December 18, 2019
Country Report No. 19/370
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2019 Article IV Consultation with Barbados
December 18, 2019
On December 16, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Barbados. During the same meeting, the Board also completed the second review of Barbados’ economic reform program supported by an arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF); a press release on the review was issued separately.
IMF Executive Board Concludes Annual Discussions on CEMAC Common Policies, and Common Policies in Support of Member Countries Reform Programs
December 18, 2019
On December 13, 2019, the IMF Executive Board concluded the annual discussions with the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) on Common Policies of Member Countries and Common Policies in Support of Member Countries Reform Programs.
Cote d'Ivoire : Sixth Reviews Under the Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility and the Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility, and Request for Extension and Augmentation of Access; Press Release; Staff Report; Staff Supplement; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Cote d’Ivoire
December 18, 2019
Country Report No. 19/366
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva Welcomes Progress Toward Securing a Financing Plan for Debt Relief for Somalia
December 18, 2019
Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement following approval by the IMF Executive Board on a financing package for Somalia
IMF Executive Board Completes Fourth Review Under the Policy Coordination Instrument for Seychelles
Blog: 2019 in Review: The Global Economy Explained in 5 Charts
Safeguards Assessment—2019 Update
December 17, 2019
Policy Paper No.
IMF Staff Completes 2020 Article IV Consultation Visit to Malaysia
December 17, 2019
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Nada Choueiri, visited Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya from December 5 to December 17, 2019, to conduct discussions for the 2020 Article IV Consultation with Malaysia. At the conclusion of the visit, Ms. Choueiri issued the following statement:
IMF Executive Board Completes the Fifth Review of the Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility for Georgia
December 17, 2019
On December 17, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the Fifth Review of Georgia’s economic reform program supported by a three-year extended arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF). The completion of the review will release SDR 30 million (about $41.4 million), bringing total disbursements under the arrangement to SDR 180 million (about $248.7 million).