IMF: Sri Lanka Has the Potential

On July 9, Anoop Singh, Director of the IMF’s Asia Pacific Department, delivered the keynote speech at the inauguration of the 2013 Sri Lanka Economic Summit, held in Colombo. The event was sponsored by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and

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IMF: Ireland Approaching Best Practice in Fiscal Reporting & Forecasting

The IMF published on July 16th a Fiscal Transparency Assessment (FTA) report for Ireland, which was carried out at the request of the Irish Government by a Fiscal Affairs Department team that visited Dublin in March 2013. This report constitutes

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IMF: KSA Is One of The Top G-20 Performers

On July 08, 2013, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia has been one of the best performing G-20 economies in recent years, and has supported the global

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Aid for Trade: Supporting the World’s Poorest

The Heads of Agency of the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) – Aid for Trade in action for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) – met in Geneva on 8 July during the Fourth Global Review of Aid for Trade. The Heads of

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Italy: IMF Mission Statement

An IMF team visited Italy from June 24 to July 4, 2013, for the annual evaluation of the economy as part of the regular consultations under Article IV of the IMF’s Articles of Agreement. This statement describes the preliminary findings:

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Lagarde on the Prerequisites for a Strong Global Economy

Extracts from a Speech to the Washington Foreign Law Society by Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (June 4th 2013). I should start with a brief update on the global recovery, which is uneven and in fact suffering from

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IMF Facility for Mali: And Hopes for a Resumption of Growth

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a disbursement of an amount equivalent to SDR 10 million (about US$15.1 million) for Mali under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF). The disbursement will help the authorities meet their urgent

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The IMF on Prospects for Growth: Latin America & Caribbean

Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean is set to pick up from 3 percent in 2012 to 3½ percent in 2013, supported by stronger external demand, favorable financing conditions, sand the effects of earlier policy easing in some countries,

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IMF: Anything that Works to Create Jobs

A broad mix of policies is needed to help put the global economy on a sustained and balanced growth path, the IMF said as it wrapped up the 2013 Spring Meetings against a backdrop of an uneven global recovery. In

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IMF on Global Financial Security: Old Risks, New Risks

The global financial system is far more stable than it was six months ago, but a number of challenges remain. The International Monetary Fund’s latest Global Financial Stability Report says that recent rallies in financial markets will not be sustained,

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