IMF Executive Board Concludes 2015 Article IV Consultation with the United Kingdom
On February 12, 2016, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with the United Kingdom.
Bulgaria, World Bank Frame Partnership for Next Six Years
World Bank Vice President for Europe and Central Asia, Cyril Muller, visited Bulgaria to introduce the new World Bank Director for Operations in the European Union, Arup Banerji, and to agree with the government on the partnership framework for the...
Economic policy: MEPs to debate need for further structural reforms
Eight years after the start of the economic crisis, recovery in the European Union is still weak and uneven, with member states struggling to put their debts under control and unemployment still too high. MEPs discuss the challenges during a plenary...
Statement of the OECD Working Group on Bribery on Slovenia’s limited implementation of the Anti-Bribery Convention
The OECD Working Group on Bribery expresses its serious concern regarding the situation of the Commission for the Prevention of Corruption (CPC) in Slovenia. The CPC is an important element of Slovenia’s legal and institutional anti-corruption...
Lithuania should step up efforts to boost youth employment
Lithuania needs to boost job creation and reduce labour costs in order to help more young people into work, according to a new OECD report.
IMF Staff Completes 2016 Article IV Mission to Nigeria
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Gene Leon, visited Abuja and Lagos during December 14-17 and January 10–25 to conduct the 2016 Article IV consultation. Discussions focused on assessing the economic impact of the sharp decline in oil...
Statement of the OECD Working Group on Bribery on Belgium’s limited implementation of the Anti-Bribery Convention
The OECD Working Group on Bribery has serious concerns regarding Belgium’s limited efforts to comply with the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention. The Group considers Belgium not sufficiently compliant with the Convention: Belgium has only fully implemented...
IMF Staff Concludes Visit to the Republic of Croatia
A mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Khaled Sakr, visited Zagreb during February 17–23, 2016. The mission met with Minister of Finance Zdravko Marić, Minister of Economy Tomislav Panenić, Minister of Public Administration...
All interested countries and jurisdictions to be invited to join global efforts led by the OECD and G20 to close international tax loopholes
The OECD Tuesday agreed a new framework that would allow all interested countries and jurisdictions to join in efforts to update international tax rules for the 21st Century. The proposal for broadening participation in the OECD/G20 Base Erosion and...
Statement by IMF Deputy Managing Director Furusawa at the Conclusion of a Visit to Chad
My visit to Chad has been extremely fruitful. I wish to thank President Idris Déby Itno and the Chadian authorities for our substantive discussions.
