International Monetary Fund (IMF)

IMF: Time To Move Forward On Global Financial System Reform

Screwball — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:32:06 GMT

IMF: Time To Move Forward On Global Financial System Reform IMF: Time To Move Forward On Global Financial System Reform November 16, 2009 BEIJING -(Dow Jones)- Now is the right time to try to move forward on the reform of international financial system, the head of the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the IMF's managing director, said that the political landscape is more positive than in the past, so reform, for instance on the global currency system, ...

Dominique Strauss-Kahn-IMF

epaphroditus — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:02:05 GMT

Dominique Strauss-Kahn-IMF A Leadership Role for Asia in Reshaping the Post-Crisis Global Economy By Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Monetary Authority of Singapore, Annual Lecture November 13, 2009 As Prepared for Delivery It is my great honor to deliver the 2009 Annual Lecture of the Monetary Authority of Singapore. I thank Managing Director Heng for inviting me to speak to you this evening. I have already spent two very stimulating days ...

International Monetary looking "tax banks,"

Cat561 — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:16:44 GMT

Source: BBC - 09/11/2009 International Monetary looking "tax banks," The Director-General of the International Monetary Fund Dominique Stroscan at the end of the twentieth meeting of the Group in St. Andrews, Scotland, northern England that the Fund consider the imposition of tax applicable to banks commensurate with the risks they are. But Stroscan considered that the enactment of a tax on international financial transactions - as suggested by British Prime Minister Gordon ...

International Monetary Fund gives Iraq the amount of five billion dollars to support the Iraqi government's budget

day dreamer — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:31:50 GMT

Wednesday, 07/10/2009 | 07:33 International Monetary Fund gives Iraq the amount of five billion dollars to support the Iraqi government's budget Views: 28 .. The IMF gave Iraq the amount of five billion dollars in budget support for the Iraqi government ... This was revealed by Minister of Finance Baqir Jabr Al-Zubaidi in a press statement published today on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund in Istanbul. Zubaidi said that the ...

The IMF reports that more than two-thirds of member states in the Fund came to financial crises and acute disorders bank, and the negative effects of financial crises is also not sufficient capacity to use monetary policy tools to control money supply

dejavu — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 09:36:57 GMT

Repeated financial crises in most countries of the world, ماشكل a very interesting phenomenon, and the reasons for this is that the negative effects they are sharp and dangerous and threatened economic and political stability of the States concerned, in addition to the proliferation of these effects and financial contagion to include other countries (developing and developed) as a result of the openness of the economic and financial experienced by States and their ...

Closure of the International Economic Conference in Istanbul

day dreamer — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 08:42:07 GMT

Closure of the International Economic Conference in Istanbul Thursday 08 October 2009 05:04 GMT Concluded a week-long meetings with the participation of officials of the IMF and the World Bank, finance ministers and central bankers from around the world in the Turkish city of Istanbul. Said Nguyen Van Giao, chairman of the meeting and the Governor of the Central Bank of Vietnam in a speech delivered at the end of the meetings, the officials of the World Bank and the ...

Iraq in Istanbul on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank

day dreamer — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:40:22 GMT

7/10/2009 Zubaidi, Baghdad ... Meet Finance Minister ا Met with the Minister of Finance Baqir al-Zubaidi, Minister of Finance of Lebanon, Mr. Mohammed Chatah, and the delegation accompanying him in the office of Iraq in Istanbul on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Which was held in Istanbul and the meeting was attended by Iraqi Central Bank Governor Dr..Shabibi Wed. Aziz Jaafar adviser to the Minister ...

Iraq Completed Talks With the International Monetary Fund

karcar — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:40:32 GMT

Iraq Completed Talks With the International Monetary Fund (Voice of Iraq) - 07/10/2009 Relations Service and Information The Ministry of Finance Baghdad Over the two days 4, 5/10/2009 Iraq ended his talks with the IMF to discuss fiscal policy and budget in 2010 and oil policy and monetary policy and the presence of the Minister of Finance Baqir al-Zubaidi, Minister of Oil Dr.Hussain al-Shahristani and HE Dr. Shabibi central bank governor and a number of advisers. The ...

IMF, Iraq aim for loan deal in ''coming weeks''

day dreamer — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:54:31 GMT

IMF, Iraq aim for loan deal in ''coming weeks'' ISTANBUL: Talks between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Iraq on an IMFـfunded loan program were making progress and the sides are aiming to reach an agreement "in coming weeks," an IMF spokeswoman said on Tuesday. IMF and Iraqi officials met on the sidelines of IMF and World Bank meetings in Istanbul and have planned further discussions, the spokeswoman said. Iraq has said ...

International Monetary Fund: the effects of the financial crisis has not been completed and 90 million people are threatened by poverty

day dreamer — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:03:54 GMT

International Monetary Fund: the effects of the financial crisis has not been completed and 90 million people are threatened by poverty Conscious 6/10/2009 8:40 pm He said IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn that the effects of the financial crisis is not over yet, warning that 90 million people suffer from extreme poverty over the next year. This came at the annual meeting of the IMF and World Bank for this year, which began with the participation of ...

IMF, World Bank meetings kick off in Istanbul

day dreamer — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:57:22 GMT

IMF, World Bank meetings kick off in Istanbul ISTANBUL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB) began their annual meetings on Tuesday here to discuss key economic and financial issues on recovery from the worst global recession since the 1930s. The Board of Governors of both the IMF and the WB normally meet once a year to discuss the work of their respective institutions. The annual meetings, which generally take place in September to ...

Iraqi Fin Min: IMF Granted $5 Billion To Iraq For Budget

mochasmom — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:38:16 GMT

Iraqi Fin Min: IMF Granted $5 Billion To Iraq For Budget October 6, 2009 ISTANBUL (Zawya Dow Jones)--Iraq has been granted $5 billion by the International Monetary Fund to support the government's budget, Iraqi Finance Minister Baker al-Zubaidy said Tuesday. "We reached an agreement on an IMF loan for about $5 billion," he told reporters in Istanbul, speaking on the sidelines of the IMF's annual meeting. The funds will be disbursed between 2010 and 2011, ...

Iraq and the IMF

mochasmom — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:36:41 GMT

Iraq and the IMF Updated October 4, 2009 October 04, 2009 -- Statement by Obaid Humaid Al Tayer, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, United Arab Emirates On behalf of: United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Bahrain, Arab Republic of Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liberia, Maldives, Oman, Qatar, Syrian Arab Republic, Republic of Yemen. PDF File Size: 292Kb http://www.imf.org/external/country/irq/index.htm

Kanna: the latest IMF report on Iraq was exaggerated

day dreamer — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:45:40 GMT

Kanna: the latest IMF report on Iraq was exaggerated 2009-10-05 08:57:14 BAGHDAD (Iba) .. Criticized the Vice President of the Economic Committee in the House of Representatives Kanna report of the International Monetary Fund about the inability of Iraq to overcome Aneksat global financial crisis, stressing that it was exaggerated. He said we were told the independent press (Iba) said Monday that the doubts expressed in the International Monetary Fund on Iraq's ...

IMF welcomes Japanese spending plan

day dreamer — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:30:44 GMT

IMF welcomes Japanese spending plan ISTANBUL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) welcomed on Sunday the new Japanese government''s plan to use stimulus funds to boost social spending, saying it would bolster muchـneeded private demand. "We certainly welcome the government''s intentions to improve public sector efficiency in a way that will allow them to reform social ...

The world's finance ministers are looking to secure the recovery and strengthening the role of the International Monetary Fund

day dreamer — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:37:37 GMT

The world's finance ministers are looking to secure the recovery and strengthening the role of the International Monetary Fund Istanbul - and agencies - a promise to world's finance ministers yesterday to keep the actions of public spending in order to achieve a stronger economic recovery also pledged to ratify the new regulatory powers for the International Monetary Fund. At a time when the Steering Committee of the International Monetary Fund meeting in Istanbul, ...

Geithner urges IMF to give bigger voice to developing countries

day dreamer — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:30:47 GMT

Geithner urges IMF to give bigger voice to developing countries AP Published: October 04, 2009, 23:38 Istanbul: US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Sunday urged the IMF to implement reforms that would give emerging market and developing countries more say in the financial institution. "A more representative, responsive and accountable governance structure is essential to strengthening the IMF's legitimacy," Geithner said in a statement. He ...

IMF pledges voting power to developing countries

wyogal — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:59:34 GMT

IMF pledges voting power to developing countries 　 ISTANBUL � A key panel of the International Monetary Fund said Sunday that it supports giving more voting power to emerging market and developing countries, warning that the legitimacy of the institution was at stake. The group's International Monetary and Financial Committee said it backs a shift of at least 5 percent of voting power from countries with ample representation to those with little influence. The move would seek to ...

stabilization and economic adjustment of the IMF and the World Bank and its impact on the Iraqi economy

day dreamer — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:25:09 GMT

stabilization and economic adjustment of the IMF and the World Bank and its impact on the Iraqi economy D. Thaer Mahmoud Rashid Curricula emphasize economic liberalism, according to the calls of the international financial institutions that the poor performance of the public sector in developing countries was the reason behind the economic and fiscal imbalances and monetary and weak economic activity. Club as the World Bank use of market mechanisms and the liberalization ...

IMF Says Needs More Money to Offer Global Currency Insurance

wyogal — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:58:44 GMT

IMF Says Needs More Money to Offer Global Currency Insurance By Sandrine Rastello Oct. 4 (Bloomberg) -- The International Monetary Fund would need a �substantial increase� in its resources to implement a global currency insurance that would help reduce worldwide imbalances, Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said. The IMF�s steering body, the International Monetary and Financial Committee, �opened the door� to explore the idea of offering pooled currency reserves instead ...

Iraq 'not sure' on meeting IMF loan conditions

Cat561 — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 23:45:52 GMT

Iraq 'not sure' on meeting IMF loan conditions Istanbul: Sat, 03 Oct 2009 A senior advisor to Iraq's central bank said he was "not sure" that Iraq could meet IMF conditions for a $5.5 billion loan, Emerging Markets magazine reported on Saturday. Iraq has said it is seeking a $5.5 billion IMF program over 18 months, which would be the largest IMF financing agreement with the new Iraq administration. There have been two previous IMF arrangements of less ...

Senior Economist: Loan Granted by the IMF to Iraq is Sufficient to Accomplish a Number of Important Projects

karcar — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:04:17 GMT

Senior Economist: Loan Granted by the IMF to Iraq is Sufficient to Accomplish a Number of Important Projects 2009-10-02 09:04:35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BAGHDAD (Iba) .. an economic expert said that the loan granted by the International Monetary Fund to Iraq recently enough to accomplish a number of important infrastructure projects. . Dr. Said Abdel-Saheb Member of Iraqi economists told the independent press (Iba) said Friday ...

IMF confirms the stability of the global financial sector

day dreamer — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:15:07 GMT

IMF confirms the stability of the global financial sector Study: Climate change will cost poor countries $ 100 billion annually

Expected to decline in real estate prices in the United States by 4% before the other to stop the decline next year. And real estate ...

IMF Cuts Global Debt Writedown Estimate to $3.4Tr

day dreamer — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:27:44 GMT

IMF Cuts Global Debt Writedown Estimate to $3.4Tr (Reuters) 1 October 2009 ISTANBUL � The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday lowered its estimate for global writedowns for banks and other financial institutions to roughly $3.4 trillion but warned that loan losses were set to rise as unemployment and associated delinquencies increase. In April the IMF estimated in its Global Financial Stability Report that global bank losses could reach $4 trillion but said ...

IMF: Global Financial Stability in the improvement

day dreamer — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:17:50 GMT

IMF: Global Financial Stability in the improvement Conscious / n. X 30/9/20091:00 pm The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday cut its estimate of the cost of the current economic crisis on the overall financial institutions to "about 3400 billion dollars," compared with four trillion dollars before six months. " According to the International Monetary Fund said in a statement coinciding with the publication of the latest "Report on the Global Financial ...

Iraq to get loan from IMF

Screwball — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:13:38 GMT

Iraq to get loan from IMF September 21, 2009 - 10:25:20 BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Negotiations will be carried out next week in Amman � Jordan between the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), an advisor from the IMF said Monday. The two sides will meet as part of the preparations to sign an agreement that grants Iraq a loan of around 1% interest. �The negotiations will start on Monday Sept. 29, 2009,� Modhihir Mohammed Salih told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. He ...

The nation participates in IMF, World Bank meetings

day dreamer — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:12:49 GMT

The nation participates in IMF, World Bank meetings KUWAIT: The State of Kuwait is to take part in the meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB) set to be held in Istanbul in October, amid signs of a global economic recovery. The atmosphere is expected to be dominated by issues relating to or resulting from the financial crunch and this is to be the focus of most official and bilateral meetings in the formal session Oct. 6ـ7, ...

Strauss-Kahn Urges G-20 to Cooperate, Sees Larger China Role

dry — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:37:33 GMT

Strauss-Kahn Urges G-20 to Cooperate, Sees Larger China Role Sept. 22 (Bloomberg) -- International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn called on leaders from the Group of 20 nations to maintain efforts to pull the world economy out of recession, and predicted China will play a larger role in shaping a sustainable recovery. �Suddenly, we�re in a better position to have this kind of cooperation and economic coordination than we were before,� Strauss-Kahn said ...

Gold in the IMF

Neno — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:42:57 GMT

Full text Factsheet Gold in the IMF September 18, 2009 Gold played a central role in the international monetary system until the collapse of the Bretton Woods system of fixed exchange rates in 1973. Since then, the role of gold has been gradually reduced. However, it is still an important asset in the reserve holdings of a number of countries, and the IMF remains one of the largest official holders of gold in the world. Consistent with the new income model for the Fund ...

IMF says makes progess in Iraq program talks 09.11.09

flys wife — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:57:10 GMT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund and Iraq are in broad agreement on some areas of a new IMF program, including public financial management and the banking sector, an IMF spokeswoman said Friday. The spokeswoman told Reuters an IMF mission would continue talks with Iraqi authorities probably at the end of September or early October. Those talks would focus on a draft 2010 budget and reforms planned for the next two years. "Good progress was made during ...

Reform of the International Monetary and Financial System Live Webcast Monday 9/21 8:00AM

KC — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 22:39:16 GMT

[b]Reform of the International Monetary and Financial System (with live webcast) [/b] Joseph E. Stiglitz, Robert Johnson, Bert Koenders, Jose Antonio Ocampo Monday, September 21, 2009 08:00 AM to 09:30 AM Description: The current financial crisis, which began in the United States, then spread to Europe, has now become global. The rapid spread of the financial crisis from a small number of developed countries to engulf the global economy provides tangible evidence that the international ...

IMF expects global recovery in 2010

day dreamer — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:45:21 GMT

IMF expects global recovery in 2010 19/9/2009 12:08 pm Said Dominique Strauss-Kahn, head of the IMF, the global economy to recover from the recession in the first half of 2010 but lower levels of unemployment will take time. The Zchristrauss was that "recovery may occur sooner than that, citing the economic figures in recent years and which he described as being good." But if we take into account that the global economy will not recover fully only ...

Oil: the International Monetary threatened to cancel its obligations towards Iraq in the event of lower fuel prices

day dreamer — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:53:46 GMT

Oil: the International Monetary threatened to cancel its obligations towards Iraq in the event of lower fuel prices The formation of commissions of inquiry to determine the causes leak gasoline does not meet the specifications Baghdad, Tariq al-Araji About the International Monetary Fund recently canceled all agreements with Iraq for the reduction of debt in the event of foot to reduce the prices of oil derivatives, in the meantime, the oil ministry to stop importing ...

IMF chief urges G20 focus on global balance

mochasmom — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:10:39 GMT

IMF chief urges G20 focus on global balance By Krishna Guha Published: September 18 2009 19:06 | Last updated: September 18 2009 19:06 World leaders should make rebalancing the world economy the priority for next week�s Group of 20 summit in Pittsburgh, says the head of the International Monetary Fund. In an interview with the Financial Times, Dominique Strauss-Kahn urged the G20 leading industrialised and developing nations to provide the political leadership that ...

403 tons of gold offered for sale from the International Monetary Fund

day dreamer — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:40:46 GMT

403 tons of gold offered for sale from the International Monetary Fund 19/9/2009 12:44pm The board of the International Monetary Fund, the highest decision-making body in this institution cash, once the sale of more than 403 tonnes of gold to finance the Fund's loans to poor countries. Has decided the sale of these Member States in the spring of 2008, to float the IMF funds as announced, and enable it to diversify its sources of income. Then decided to rich countries ...

IMF, Iraq make progess in program talks-spokeswoman

Cat561 — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:55:57 GMT

UPDATE 1-IMF says makes progess in Iraq program talks 2009-09-11 WASHINGTON, Sept 11 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund and Iraq are in broad agreement on some areas of a new IMF program, including public financial management and the banking sector, an IMF spokeswoman said on Friday. The spokeswoman told Reuters an IMF mission would continue talks with Iraqi authorities probably at the end of September or early October. Those talks would focus on a draft 2010 budget and reforms ...

The task of �International Monetary Fund�?

day dreamer — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:44:11 GMT

The task of �International Monetary Fund�? Sunday, August 30th, 2009 By Barry Iischgrin, Professor of Economics at the University of California The �International Monetary Fund� is one of the few actors benefiting from the global economic crisis .. . Two years ago, only attempts to �minimized� are well under way, and experts began the serious question of whether the fund should be closed .. . Since then, renewed demand for loans �International Monetary Fund� .. . ...

International Monetary Fund Dominique Strauss-Kahn, that the global economic recovery may take place before three months earlier than is expected

dejavu — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:50:43 GMT

Global economic recovery may be made before 3 months, which is expected الأربعاءSeptember 09 2009 05:36 GMT . The Director-General of the International Monetary Fund Dominique Strauss-Kahn, that the global economic recovery may take place before three months earlier than is expected, ie, at the beginning of next year. . Strauss said that the progress has been made for different reasons, including the restructuring of the stocks ...

G20 meetings Sept. 3-4 2009

karcar — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:48:51 GMT

G20 to Focus on IMF September 3rd, 2009 The role of emerging markets in the International Monetary Fund and the amount of money the IMF has to play with could be a big theme at this weekend�s G20. The IMF was promised $500 billion in extra resources at the April G20 summit in London, as part of a $1.1 trillion package to boost the global economy. The coffers have been looking a bit light, with the IMF saying at the end of July it had pledges of a little more than $200 billion. ...

China�s $50bn IMF deal puts yuan on the world stage!

Screwball — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 08:28:55 GMT

China�s $50bn IMF deal puts yuan on the world stage China�s $50bn IMF deal puts yuan on the world stage Monday, September 07, 2009 Beijing: China is using a $50bn (�31bn) bond deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to expand the global reach and influence of its currency in what analysts say could be a potentially huge development in Beijing�s campaign to internationalise the �redback�. For the first time, China will be using its own currency, the yuan, to buy IMF bonds ...

IMF cash injection to help mainly small economies

day dreamer — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:26:04 GMT

IMF cash injection to help mainly small economies ...

China to buy $50 billion of first IMF bonds!

Screwball — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:04:56 GMT

China to buy $50 billion of first IMF bonds September 2, 2009 BEIJING (AP) � China has agreed to buy $50 billion of the International Monetary Fund's first bond issue in a move that will help to strengthen the body's lending ability and diversify Beijing's foreign holdings. The agreement announced Wednesday by the Washington-based IMF comes as the body tries to raise money to finance lending, especially to developing countries, to help economies weather the global downturn. "The ...

IMF chief sees slow recovery, warns against quick policy exit

KC — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:52:00 GMT

Sep 4, 2009, 5:02 a.m. EST [b]IMF chief sees slow recovery, warns against quick policy exit [/b] Strauss-Kahn also defends dollar as international reserve currency By Michael Kitchen, MarketWatch LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- The head of the International Monetary Fund added his voice Friday to those questioning the strength of the global recovery, warning central banks to be caution in timing their exits from loose policy. IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said he still ...

IMF: Middle East oil nations to emerge from downturn faster

rocky — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:47:43 GMT

The International Monetary Fund is forecasting a decline in growth for the Middle East from 5.7% to 2.6% this year

http://www.ameinfo.com/195981.html

Over 80 percent of IMF loans given to European countries

COCONUT — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:40:33 GMT

Over 80 percent of IMF loans given to European countries -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Over 80 percent of IMF loans given to European countries -- report Economics 9/3/2009 8:07:00 PM BRUSSELS, Sept 3 (KUNA) -- The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, said here Thursday that the economic crisis has devastating economic and social effects on African countries which now face decline of exports revenues ...

the World Bank grant for Iraq will contribute to the revitalization of the economy ..

day dreamer — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:30:19 GMT

the World Bank grant for Iraq will contribute to the revitalization of the economy .. 01/09/2009 08:45 Iraq - Kirkuk - Iraq's economic recovery / Specialists: the World Bank grant for Iraq will contribute to the revitalization of the economy and investment in Iraq Kirkuk, 1 September (AKnews) - U.S. specializing in the economic affairs of Iraq that the grant by the World Bank, amounting to one billion and $ 800 million it will contribute to the recovery ...

EU to mull boosting IMF contribution to $175 bln

COCONUT — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:58:50 GMT

EU to mull boosting IMF contribution to $175 bln (Reuters) 1 September 2009 BRUSSELS - European Union finance ministers will discuss on Wednesday a French-German proposal to increase Europe�s contribution to IMF funds to $175 billion from $100 billion pledged in March, EU sources said. The increase is a consequence of leaders of the Group of 20 (G20) industrialised and emerging countries tripling, rather than only doubling as initially expected, the amount of IMF funds to $750 ...

IMF Acceptable Monetary Policy

Jetsa — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:31:29 GMT

BearingPoint (Economic Governance II) $223,292,653 267-C-00-04-00405-229/03/04 - 9/02/09 WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a $20 million award to BearingPoint, Inc, headquartered in McLean, Virginia, to develop and implement international economic practices aimed at improving economic governance in Iraq and developing a policy-enabling environment for private sector-led growth in the country. The three-year contract is expected to assist ...

IMF Plans to Inject $250 Billion Into Global Economy

dry — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:48:20 GMT

Allocations of SDRs to individual IMF member countries under the proposal approved by the Executive Board on July 17, 2009. The proposed SDR allocation is subject to a vote by the Board of Governors.

http://www.imf.org/external/np/tre/sdr/proposal/2009/0709.htm

As IMF Fund Latvia, It Evades Questions of Conditions and Props Up Swedish Banks

dry — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 04:16:52 GMT

As IMF Fund Latvia, It Evades Questions of Conditions and Props Up Swedish Banks UNITED NATIONS, August 28 -- As the International Monetary Fund, after haggling with the government in Riga, decided to release an additional $280 million to Latvia, the IMF's Dominique Strauss-Kahn offered canned praise that "authorities have made good progress in stabilizing the financial sector. Important measures include strengthened intervention capacity, an enhanced financial supervision and monitoring ...