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On August 28, 2015, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved Friday a development policy credit of US$80 million towards improving Tanzania’s private sector performance in order to enhance its role in employment creation in the country.

The EU's budget for next year will be decided over the coming months. Starting this week parliamentary committees adopts their opinions on the budget, followed by the budget committee drafting its recommendation to MEPs. Meanwhile the Council will present its position during next week's plenary.

On August 31, 2015, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation and the First Post-Program with St. Kitts and Nevis.

The recent droughts in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo states have exposed the need to shift from crisis management to effective risk governance of the country’s water resources, according to a new OECD report.

An IMF Article IV mission visited Maseru from August 20 – September 2.The mission met with the Honorable Ministers of Finance, Development Planning, Public Service, Education and Training, and Health, Honorable Chairpersons of several Parliamentary Committees, the Governor of the Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL), the Acting Vice-Chancellor of the National University of Lesotho (NUL), other Government and CBL officials, NUL faculty and students, and representatives of the financial sector, private sector, the Council of Church Leaders, civil society, and international development partners.

World Bank’s Vice President for Europe and Central Asia Cyril Muller visits Bulgaria

Consumer prices, selected areas

July 2015 percentage change on the same month of the previous year

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by James Roaf, visited Belgrade during August 20-September 1, 2015, to hold discussions on the second review under Serbia’s precautionary Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) with the IMF.

Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) in partnership with the World Bank will organize a Google+ Hangout to enable greater engagement of the Indian corporate sector in India’s skill development initiatives.