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Published on May 19, 2020 - 01:10 GMT

Jamaica : Request for Purchase Under the Rapid Financing Instrument-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive ...

Author/Editor: International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept. Publication Date: May 18, 2020 Electronic Access: Free Download. Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this PDF file Summary: The COVID-19 shock hit Jamaica only a few months after …

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Published on May 19, 2020 - 00:20 GMT

IMF Staff Completes Discussions for Emergency Access to the Rapid Financing Instrument on Mongolia

May 18, 2020 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 are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent the views of the …

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Published on May 18, 2020 - 21:40 GMT

IMF Executive Board Approves a US$375 Million Disbursement to the Republic of Uzbekistan to Address the Impact of the COVID-19 ...

May 18, 2020 The IMF Executive Board approved the disbursement of US$375 million under the Rapid Credit Facility and Rapid Financing Instrument to support Uzbekistan’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic is significantly impacting …

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Published on May 18, 2020 - 18:56 GMT

Measuring Economic Welfare: What and How?

Author/Editor: Marshall B Reinsdorf Publication Date: May 18, 2020 Electronic Access: Free Download. Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this PDF file Summary: Calls for a more people-focused approach to statistics on economic performance, and …

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Published on May 18, 2020 - 18:01 GMT

IMF Executive Board Concludes Second Review Under Armenia’s Stand-By Arrangement and Augments Access to Address the Impact of ...

May 18, 2020 The IMF Executive Board decision allows an immediate release of US$280 million for Armenia. The augmentation of access will help the authorities contain short-term risks and will provide resources to meet the urgent human and economic …

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Published on May 18, 2020 - 17:06 GMT

St. Lucia : Technical Assistance Report-Rebasing of GDP Mission

Author/Editor: International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept. Publication Date: May 18, 2020 Electronic Access: Free Download. Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this PDF file Summary: A technical assistance (TA) mission was undertaken by the Real …

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Published on May 18, 2020 - 17:06 GMT

Jonathan Ostry on How Pandemics Widen the Gap

Jonathan Ostry on How Pandemics Widen the Gap May 18, 2020 While rich and poor are equally vulnerable to the debilitating physical effects of the coronavirus, economist Jonathan Ostry says the economic and social impact of the pandemic is much less equal. …

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Published on May 16, 2020 - 01:46 GMT

El Salvador : Technical Assistance Report-Monthly Volume Indicator of Economic Activity and Institutional Sector Accounts Mission

Author/Editor: International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept. Publication Date: May 15, 2020 Electronic Access: Free Download. Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this PDF file Summary: A Technical Assistance (TA) mission was conducted by the Regional …

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Published on May 15, 2020 - 22:47 GMT

Malawi : Request for Disbursement under the Rapid Credit Facility-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive ...

Author/Editor: International Monetary Fund. African Dept. Publication Date: May 15, 2020 Electronic Access: Free Download. Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this PDF file Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic is having a severe impact on Malawi’s economy. …

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Published on May 15, 2020 - 21:46 GMT

Republic of Belarus : Technical Assistance Report-Monetary Policy Modeling

Author/Editor: International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department Publication Date: May 15, 2020 Electronic Access: Free Download. Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this PDF file Summary: The National Bank of the Republic of …

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Published on May 15, 2020 - 21:46 GMT

Republic of Belarus : Technical Assistance Report-Monetary Policy Modeling

Author/Editor: International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department Publication Date: May 15, 2020 Electronic Access: Free Download. Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this PDF file Summary: The National Bank of the Republic of …

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Published on May 15, 2020 - 19:53 GMT

IMF Executive Board Approves a US$125 Million Disbursement Under Benin’s ECF-Supported Arrangement

May 15, 2020 The Executive Board decision allows an immediate disbursement of US$125.1 million to Benin to address the urgent financing needs stemming spread of COVID-19 and to mitigate its economic and social impacts. The authorities are implementing a …

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Published on May 15, 2020 - 19:53 GMT

IMF Executive Board Approves a US$ 520 Million Disbursement to Jamaica to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic

May 15, 2020 The IMF Executive Board approved Jamaica’s request for emergency financial assistance of about US$520 million to help meet the urgent balance-of-payments needs stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Jamaican authorities have adopted timely …

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Published on May 15, 2020 - 01:11 GMT

Uganda : Request for Disbursement under the Rapid Credit Facility-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive ...

Author/Editor: International Monetary Fund. African Dept. Publication Date: May 14, 2020 Electronic Access: Free Download. Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this PDF file Summary: The Ugandan economy is being severely affected by the covid pandemic …

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Published on May 14, 2020 - 13:11 GMT

IMF Offers Emergency Support to the Balkans

The share of the population infected by COVID-19 in the Balkans has been limited by containment measures (photo: Florion Goga/Reuters/Newscom). May 12, 2020 The emerging economies of southeastern Europe that are not part of the European Union, where …

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Published on May 13, 2020 - 22:25 GMT

Grenada : Request for Disbursement Under the Rapid Credit Facility; Press Release; Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Statement by ...

Author/Editor: International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept. Publication Date: May 13, 2020 Electronic Access: Free Download. Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this PDF file Summary: Grenada is a tourism-dependent economy that has been …

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Published on May 13, 2020 - 18:02 GMT

COVID-19 Poses Formidable Threat for Fragile States in the Middle East and North Africa

Soldiers on a street in Sanaa, Yemen, May 6, 2020 (photo: Chine Nouvelle/SIPA/Newscom) May 13, 2020 All countries are struggling with COVID-19, but the threat is even more alarming for countries that are fragile and in conflict situations. A swift, …

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Published on May 12, 2020 - 23:39 GMT

IMF Executive Board Receives Request For Flexible Credit Line Arrangement with Chile

May 12, 2020 Washington, DC – May 12, 2020 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board met today in an informal session [1] to discuss a request from the Chilean authorities for a two-year arrangement under the Flexible Credit Line (FCL) with the …

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Published on May 12, 2020 - 22:34 GMT

St. Lucia : Request for Disbursement Under the Rapid Credit Facility-Press Release; and Staff Report

Author/Editor: International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept. Publication Date: May 12, 2020 Electronic Access: Free Download. Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this PDF file Summary: St. Lucia, a tourism-dependent economy in the Caribbean, …

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Published on May 12, 2020 - 21:30 GMT

Kyrgyz Republic : Request for Purchase Under the Rapid Financing Instrument and Disbursement under the Rapid Credit Facility-Press ...

Author/Editor: International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept. Publication Date: May 12, 2020 Electronic Access: Free Download. Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this PDF file Summary: The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has …

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