IMF Staff Completes 2015 Article IV Mission to Singapore
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Alex Mourmouras visited Singapore during April 29-May 12 to hold discussions in the context of the country’s 2015 Article IV Consultation.
IMF Staff Completes Review Mission to Mozambique
A staff team from the International Monetary Fund, led by Alex Segura-Ubiergo, visited Mozambique during April 27-May 8, 2015 to hold discussions towards the completion of the fourth review under the three-year Policy Support Instrument (PSI)1...
Tax: warm welcome for whistleblowers and investigative journalists
Several MEPs voiced special support for French journalist Edouard Perrin, who is being...
Clean up of Coal Mine Areas in China’s Anhui Province Get $100 Million Boost from World Bank
Efforts to clean up an old mining area in Huainan Municipality and transform it into a park will be bolstered by a $100 million loan from the World Bank, approved by its Board of Executive Directors on May 11.
IMF Staff Concludes Seventh Review Mission Under an EFF with Pakistan
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff mission, led by Harald Finger, visited Dubai and Islamabad from May 1-11, 2015 to conduct discussions on the seventh review under the SDR 4.393 billion (about US$6.6 billion) Extended Fund Facility (EFF)...
Statement by an IMF mission to Serbia
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Ms. Zuzana Murgasova, visited Belgrade during April 29-May 11, 2015, to hold discussions on the first review of Serbia’s precautionary Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) with the IMF.
Growing and Deleveraging: the Conflicting Challenge of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern European Countries
Growth patterns are increasingly divergent in Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe (CESEE), says a new report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The group of countries stretching from the Baltic states all the way to Turkey have been...
Unleash innovation to spur growth in Europe
Improving Europe's capacity to innovate and be globally competitive requires further efforts to encourage disruptive ideas and foster their commercial up-take. These are some of the conclusions to be drawn from the latest ranking of innovation...
IMF Technical Assistance Moves to Strengthen the Capacity of Officials in South East Asia on Macro-Financial Linkages and Diagnostics
The International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s Technical Assistance Office for Lao P.D.R. and Myanmar (TAOLAM) in cooperation with the IMF’s Singapore Regional Training Institute (STI) organized a workshop from May 5-6 in Bangkok, Thailand, to help officials...
Aviation in Vanuatu Receives Critical Upgrade
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a credit of US$59.5 million to improve the safety and efficiency of Vanuatu’s aviation sector – a critical pillar in Vanuatu’s continued social and economic development, and a key part of its...
