IMF

May 9, 2007 -- Mr. Goohoon Kwon, chief of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) mission to Dominica, issued the following statement today in Roseau:    » read more »

May 8, 2007 -- The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the second review under a three-year Policy Support Instrument (PSI) for Cape Verde. The PSI was approved on July 31, 2006 (see Press Release No. 06/172).    » read more »

May 7, 2007 -- The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today approved a three-year SDR 77.15 million (about US$117.3 million) Stand-By Arrangement for Gabon to support the country's economic program. The Gabonese authorities have indicated that they intend to treat the arrangement as precautionary.

Following the Executive Board discussion, Mr. Murilo Portugal, Deputy Managing Director and acting Chairman, stated:    » read more »

May 4, 2007 -- The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved today an amount equivalent to SDR 50.75 million (about US$76.8 million) in Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance (EPCA) to Lebanon in support of the authorities' economic program for 2007.    » read more »

May 4, 2007 -- The following statement was issued on April 27 in Riga by Ms. Rachel van Elkan, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission chief for Latvia:    » read more »

May 4, 2007 -- Mr. Murilo Portugal, Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), made the following statement today in Kigali:

"This is my first visit to Rwanda as Deputy Managing Director of the IMF. I am grateful for this opportunity and want to thank Prime Minister Bernard Makuza, Minister of Finance James Musoni, and Central Bank Governor François Kanimba and other Rwandese officials for their gracious hospitality and all those I met for very frank and open discussions.    » read more »

May 3, 2007 -- Mr. Murilo Portugal, Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), made the following statement today in Bujumbura:

"I am grateful for the opportunity to visit Burundi for the first time, and I especially want to thank President Pierre Nkurunziza, Second Vice-President Gabriel Ntisezerana, Minister of Finance Denise Sinankwa, Central Bank Governor Isaac Bizimana, and other senior Burundian officials for their cordial hospitality.    » read more »

May 1, 2007 -- International Monetary Fund (IMF) Deputy Managing Director Murilo Portugal made the following statement in Dar es Salaam today:

"I am delighted to have had the opportunity to visit Tanzania, my first trip to Africa since I joined the IMF last December.    » read more »

April 24, 2007 -- The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a three-year, SDR 6.02 million (about US$9.2 million) arrangement under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) for Burkina Faso, which will support the government's economic reform program for 2007-10. The decision will make available to Burkina Faso an amount equivalent to SDR 0.5 million (about US$0.8 million).    » read more »

Approves US$2.9 Million Disbursement

April 23, 2007 -- The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the first review of Mauritania's economic performance under the three-year Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) arrangement. The completion of the review enables the release of an amount equivalent to SDR 1.93 million (about US$2.9 million). This brings total disbursements under the arrangement to SDR 6.45 million (about US$9.8 million).    » read more »

April 16, 2007 -- The following statement was issued on April 11 in Monrovia by Mr. Robert Powell, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission chief for Liberia:    » read more »