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May 21, 2021 Excellencies, I would like to thank Prime Minister Draghi, President Von de Leyen and their staff for preparing this vital Summit. By now we all know there is no durable end to the economic crisis without an end to the health crisis. That …
Publication Date: May 20, 2021 Electronic Access: Free Download. Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this PDF file Summary: The pandemic hit the Chilean economy while it was recovering from the 2019 social unrest. The authorities’ swift and strong …
May 20, 2021 Barbara Kolm: Madame, president of the European Central Bank, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, excellencies, dear Governor Holtzmann, ladies and gentlemen. Good afternoon. My name is Barbara Kolm, and I'm the Vice …
May 20, 2021 The review provides the strategic direction for the IMF’s surveillance and aims to make it more timely, topical, targeted, interconnected, and better informed. A macroeconomic landscape characterized by elevated uncertainties about the …
Publication Date: May 20, 2021 Electronic Access: Free Download. Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this PDF file Summary: Modern Fund surveillance needs to be more targeted, topical and timely, better interconnected and better informed. Modernizing …
Publication Date: May 20, 2021 Electronic Access: Free Download. Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this PDF file Summary: The coverage of risks has become more systematic since the Global Financial Crisis (GFC): staff reports now regularly identify …
Publication Date: May 20, 2021 Electronic Access: Free Download. Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this PDF file Summary: Ensuring economic sustainability is key to achieving the IMF’s surveillance mandate of maintaining present and prospective …
Publication Date: May 20, 2021 Electronic Access: Free Download. Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this PDF file Summary: This paper assesses progress made in deepening and integrating systemic risk analysis and macroprudential policy advice in …
Publication Date: May 20, 2021 Electronic Access: Free Download. Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this PDF file Summary: The scenario planning exercises help to draw out the surveillance priorities and stress- test the robustness of those …
Publication Date: May 20, 2021 Electronic Access: Free Download. Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this PDF file Summary: This note presents key results from the surveys of country authorities, IMF Executive Directors (EDs), and mission chiefs (MCs …
May 20, 2021 A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the end of an official staff visit (or ‘mission’), in most cases to a member country. Missions are undertaken as part of regular (usually annual) consultations under …
Publication Date: May 19, 2021 Electronic Access: Free Download. Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this PDF file Summary: The increase in Fund lending in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, including emergency financing, has led to a record …
Keynote Speech by Deputy Managing Director Antoinette M. Sayeh At the U.S. Chamber of Commerce May 19, 2021 Thank you for the kind introduction. A very good morning / afternoon / evening to you all. Let me, first, warmly congratulate Suzanne Clark for …
Achieving inclusive growth—that is, strong and sustainable economic growth whose benefits are widely shared—is the key policy challenge of our day and thus a fundamental pillar of the IMF’s policy focus in the years ahead. Inequality has been rising in …
May 18, 2021 Excellencies, ministers, friends. Africa’s leaders and Africa’s friends have a common objective today: for Africa to return to the remarkable development progress we have witnessed before the pandemic. And to take full advantage of the …
May 18, 2021 A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the end of an official staff visit (or ‘mission’), in most cases to a member country. Missions are undertaken as part of regular (usually annual) consultations under …
May 17, 2021 The economy has been severely affected by the pandemic and by recent floods. A modest recovery is expected in 2021 underpinned by strong fiscal support, a rebound in private consumption, and the vaccination rollout that began in April. A key …
May 17, 2021 Merci beaucoup, Monsieur le President. I would like to thank President Macron for hosting this historic event to mark Sudan’s reintegration into the international community. We are here because of the extraordinary efforts of the people and …
