International Monetary Fund (IMF)
IMF response to Lerrick-Meltzer proposals
REPORT - The IMF responds to the Lerrick-Meltzer proposal to involve the private sector in the resolution of financial crises. It ultimately concludes that their proposals 'would not be a valuable addition to the existing instruments of the Fund'.
Argentina and IMF talks on loans to begin at last
USA - Argentina and the International Monetary Fund will begin talks next week on new loans to revive the economy. IMF spokesman Thomas Dawson remarked on Argentina's "substantial progress" in meeting conditions for the new talks, saying they "have been…
Blejer considers resignation after IMF agreement
ARGENTINA - Argentina's central bank president Mario Blejer is considering resigning once he designs a new monetary programme, implements a plan to convert deposits into bonds and helps obtain a loan from the International Monetary Fund, according to a…
IMF Research Bulletin, June 2002
RESEARCH - The report includes summaries of IMF research on the empirical analysis of exchange rates and on pension reform, a country study on Brazil, as well as coverage of conferences on National Poverty Reduction Strategies and Macroeconomic Policies…
IMF approves Zambian funds
ZAMBIA - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved $317m (£216.4m) financing for Zambia's 2002 economic plan to target poverty reduction.
Argentina scraps key economic law
ARGENTINA - Argentine senators have ditched a controversial law that has been putting off international lenders. The IMF has made abolition of Argentina's so-called economic subversion law a condition for lending to the cash-strapped nation to restart.
Speech by Shigemitsu Sugisaki of the IMF, 26 May
SPEECH - Making a speech titled 'Achieving Financial Stability: An International Perspective' Sugisaki talked about the efforts that are underway in individual countries and the international community to achieve and maintain financial stability.
IMF Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - IMF Managing Director meets Argentine Economy Minister, Board extends repayment of SRF, 21 May.
Issues in Electronic Banking: An Overview
RESEARCH - IMF Policy Discussion Paper, Monetary and Exchange Affairs Department, prepared by Andrea Schaechter, March 2002.
Speech by Stefan Ingves of the IMF, 15 May
SPEECH - In the speech 'Meeting the Challenges for the Chinese Financial Sector: What Have We Learned from Other Countries?' Ingves said that over the past decade, much has been achieved in building the institutions, markets, and legal infrastructure for…
IMF Economic Issues, May 2002
REPORT - Moral Hazard: Does IMF Financing Encourage Imprudence by Borrowers and Lenders? by Timothy Lane and Steven Phillips , 3 May 2002.
Issues in Electronic Banking: An Overview
RESEARCH - IMF Policy Discussion Paper 02/6 by Andrea Schaechter, Monetary and Exchange Affairs Department.
Speech by Anne Krueger of the IMF, 7 May
SPEECH - Krueger said in a speech titled 'Economic Outlook for the Americas' that the economic downturn has been relatively shallow in most countries following the global shocks and adverse local developments experienced last year.
Speech by H Kohler, Managing Director, IMF, 3 May
SPEECH - International Monetary Fund chief Horst Koehler on Friday ended a tour of Africa with a conference aimed at attracting new investors to Ghana, and said in a speech titled 'Building a Better Future in Africa' that the latest U.S. efforts to…
Turkish c bank says it meets IMF monetary targets
TURKEY - Turkey's Central Bank said on Wednesday it had met monetary targets for March and April agreed under a $16 billion IMF lending package tasked with slashing inflation and raising growth.
IMF World Economic Outlook, April 2002
REPORT - World Economic and Financial Surveys, World Economic Outlook, Recessions and Recoveries, International Monetary Fund, 18 April.
Speech by H Kohler, Managing Director, IMF, 17 Apr
SPEECH - Kohler said in a speech titled 'Promoting Sustained Growth and International Financial Stability' that the U.S. economic recovery should provide a lift for the rest of the world, making now a good time for the world's largest economies to…
IMF statement on Argentina
STATEMENT - Statement by the IMF Mission to Argentina, 17 April.
Argentine economy minister to meet US' O'Neill
ARGENTINA - Argentine Economy Minister Jorge Remes Lenicov, seeking IMF aid to help stabilize a brutal recession, will meet with U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill during an upcoming trip to Washington, Argentine officials said late on Tuesday.
Remarks on the IMF Mission in Argentina
PRESS BRIEFING - Introductory Remarks on the Role of the IMF Mission in Argentina, Anoop Singh, Director for Special Operations, IMF, Press Briefing, Buenos Aires, 10 April, 2002.
IMF World Economic Outlook
REPORT - World Economic and Financial Surveys, Recessions and Recoveries, April 2002.
Speech by H Kohler, Managing Director, IMF, 21 Mar
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'The Monterrey Consensus and Beyond: Moving from Vision to Action' Kohler hailed the proposed document Monterrey Consensus saying that he was encouraged by the unprecedented degree of agreement about what is required to…
Speech by Anne Krueger of the IMF, 20 Mar
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'Growth and Reform in Russia' Krueger said Russia should aim for economic growth of between 4%-6% a year for the next 10-15 years.
Speech by Anne Krueger of the IMF, 1 Apr
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'New Approaches to Sovereign Debt Restructuring: An Update on Our Thinking' Krueger said "Under the approach I have in mind, the essential decision-making power would be vested in the debtor and a supermajority of its…