Via IMF (Den Internationale Valutafond) IMF Executive Board Approves a US$20.47 Million Emergency Assistance for Guinea-Bissau to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic January 25, 2021 The IMF approved the disbursement of US$20.47 million under the Rapid Credit Facility...
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Staff Concluding Statement of the 2021 Article IV Mission
Via IMF (Den Internationale Valutafond) Samoa: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2021 Article IV Mission January 25, 2021 A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the end of an official staff visit (or ‘mission’), in most cases...
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Remarks by IMF Managing Director at the Climate Adaptation Summit
Via IMF (Den Internationale Valutafond) Remarks by IMF Managing Director at the Climate Adaptation Summit The IMF is placing climate change at heart of its work January 25, 2021 As prepared for...
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IMF Staff Completes Article IV Consultation Mission with Tunisia
Via IMF (Den Internationale Valutafond) IMF Staff Completes Article IV Consultation Mission with Tunisia January 25, 2021 End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this...
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IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement with Costa Rica on a Three-Year Extended Fund Facility and Completes 2021 Article IV Discussions
Via IMF (Den Internationale Valutafond) IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement with Costa Rica on a Three-Year Extended Fund Facility and Completes 2021 Article IV Discussions January 22, 2021 End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after...
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IMF Executive Board Concludes 2020 Article IV Consultation with Israel
Via IMF (Den Internationale Valutafond) IMF Executive Board Concludes 2020 Article IV Consultation with Israel January 21, 2021 Washington, DC: On January 19, 2021, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...
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Precautionary Credit Line Provides Panama with Crisis Insurance
Via IMF (Den Internationale Valutafond) Panama city harbor: Panama’s capital city has been especially hard hit by COVID-19. (photo: OGPhoto by Getty Images) Precautionary Credit Line Provides Panama with Crisis Insurance January 20, 2021 ...
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IMF Executive Board Approves US$2.7 billion Precautionary and Liquidity Line for Panama to Address COVID-19 Pandemic
Via IMF (Den Internationale Valutafond) IMF Executive Board Approves US$2.7 billion Precautionary and Liquidity Line for Panama to Address COVID-19 Pandemic January 19, 2021 The IMF Executive Board approved today a two-year arrangement for Panama under the...
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Switzerland Adheres to the International Monetary Fund’s Special Data Dissemination Standard Plus
Via IMF (Den Internationale Valutafond) Switzerland Adheres to the International Monetary Fund’s Special Data Dissemination Standard Plus January 19, 2021 Washington, DC: Switzerland has completed the requirements for adherence to the IMF’s Special...
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What the Continued Global Uncertainty Means for You – IMF Blog
Via IMF (Den Internationale Valutafond) By Hites Ahir, Nicholas Bloom, and Davide Furceri عربي, Español, 中文, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский Global uncertainty reached unprecedented levels at the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak and remains elevated. The World Uncertainty Index—a quarterly measure of global economic and policy uncertainty covering 143 countries—shows that although uncertainty has come down by about 60 percent...
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IMF Executive Board Concludes 2020 Article IV Consultation with Germany
Via IMF (Den Internationale Valutafond) IMF Executive Board Concludes 2020 Article IV Consultation with Germany January 19, 2021 Washington, DC: On January 13, 2021, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...
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Five Charts on France’s Policy Priorities to Navigate the COVID-19 Crisis
Via IMF (Den Internationale Valutafond) Place de Carrousel in Paris after the first lockdown. The pandemic and lockdown measures have caused the deepest recession in France since World War II. (photo: legna69 by Getty Images) Five Charts on France’s Policy Priorities to Navigate the COVID-19 Crisis ...
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Germany’s Post-COVID-19 Recovery in Five Charts
Via IMF (Den Internationale Valutafond) A car factory in Wolfsburg, Germany. The economic shock of COVID-19 on Europe’s largest economy has been profound. (photo: POOL New REUTERS Newscom) Germany’s Post-COVID-19 Recovery in Five Charts By Mai Chi Dao and Aiko Mineshima January...
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Platform for Collaboration on Tax’s New Toolkit Helps Countries Implement Effective Transfer Pricing Documentation Requirements
Via IMF (Den Internationale Valutafond) Platform for Collaboration on Tax’s New Toolkit Helps Countries Implement Effective Transfer Pricing Documentation Requirements January 19, 2021 Washington, DC: The Platform for Collaboration on Tax (PCT), a...
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Joint Press Conference by IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and IMFC Chair Magdalena Andersson
Via IMF (Den Internationale Valutafond) Joint Press Conference by IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and IMFC Chair Magdalena Andersson January 19, 2021 MS. ANDERSSON: Welcome, everyone, to this Press Briefing as I begin...
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Remarks by Managing Director on Green Recovery at CELAC
Via IMF (Den Internationale Valutafond) Remarks by Managing Director on Green Recovery at CELAC Kristalina Georgieva January 17, 2021 Thank you very much for convening this meeting Minister Ebrard. It is the...
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IMF Executive Board Completes First Review under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement for The Gambia, and Approves US$28.8 Million Disbursement
Via IMF (Den Internationale Valutafond) IMF Executive Board Completes First Review under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement for The Gambia, and Approves US$28.8 Million Disbursement January 15, 2021 The IMF Executive Board decision allows for an immediate...
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IMF Policy Support Program Helps Serbia Advance Reforms and Cope with COVID-19
Via IMF (Den Internationale Valutafond) Knez Mihailova Street in downtown Belgrade. The key goals of Serbia’s economic reform program were to foster inclusive growth, maintain financial stability, and advance structural reforms. (photo: Starcevic by Getty Images) IMF Policy Support Program Helps Serbia Advance Reforms and Cope with COVID-19 ...
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IMF Staff Completes Virtual Review Mission to Mali
Via IMF (Den Internationale Valutafond) IMF Staff Completes Virtual Review Mission to Mali January 13, 2021 End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement...
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IMF Executive Board Approves a SDR 258.4 Million Disbursement under the Rapid Credit Facility and Purchase under the Rapid Financing Instrument to Myanmar to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic
Via IMF (Den Internationale Valutafond) IMF Executive Board Approves a SDR 258.4 Million Disbursement under the Rapid Credit Facility and Purchase under the Rapid Financing Instrument to Myanmar to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic January 13, 2021 Myanmar’s...