IMF Office in the Philippines

Resident Representative for Philippines

Ragnar Gudmundsson

Resident Representative to the Philippines

Office Information

Rm 407 5-Storey BuildingBSP ComplexA. Mabini Street, MalateManila 1004

Tel: (63 2) 8708-7484
Fax: (63 2) 8708-7483
Email: RR-PHL@imf.org

Ragnar Gudmundsson, Resident Representative to the Philippines: Mr. Gudmundsson is the IMF’s Resident Representative in the Philippines. Prior to his current position, he was a Senior Economist in the Asia and Pacific Department and the IMF’s mission chief for Macao SAR. He previously served as the IMF’s Resident Representative in Bangladesh from 2017 to 2020, the West Bank and Gaza from 2014 to 2017, and Kenya from 2010 to 2014. Mr. Gudmundsson also worked as an economist on Central and West African countries, and as an advisor in the Office of the Executive Director for France. Before joining the IMF in 1999, he worked for UNESCO’s Analysis and Forecasting Office and the International and Research Departments of the Central Bank of Iceland.

Regional Economic Outlook for Asia & Pacific, October 2021

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This web page presents information about the work of the IMF in the Philippines, including the activities of the IMF Resident Representative Office. Additional information can be found on the Philippines and IMF country page, including IMF reports and Executive Board documents that deal with the Philippines.

The Philippines and the IMF Country Page

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IMF's Work on the Philippines
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At a Glance

At a Glance : Philippines's Relations with the IMF

Current IMF membership: 190 countries
Philippines joined the Fund in December 27, 1945; Article VIII
Quota: SDR 879.90 million
Outstanding Purchases and Loans: None
The last Article IV Executive Board Consultation was on July 8, 2014 (Country Report 14/245)

Office Activities

Money, Transformed: The Future of Currency in A Digital World

Finance and Development Magazine, June 2018

May 30, 2018
Bloomberg interview on the Philippine Economy

Resident Representative Yongzheng Yang discussed the latest outlook for the Philippines economy in an interview with Bloomberg TV which was aired on November 20, 2017.

November 20, 2017
Millennials and the Future of Work

Finance & Development Magazine, June 2017 Issue

September 8, 2017
World Economic Outlook Update, July 2017

The Global Economy Maintains Momentum

July 25, 2017
What We Have Seen and Learned 20 Years After the Asian Financial Crisis

Blog by Mitsuhiro Furusawa

July 13, 2017

IMF's Work on the Philippines

Tackling Legal Impediments to Women’s Economic Empowerment

February 18, 2022

Author/Editor:Katharine Christopherson | Audrey Yiadom | Juliet Johnson | Francisca Fernando | Hanan Yazid | Clara Thiemann
Series:Working Paper No. 2022/037
IMF Executive Board Extends Debt Service Relief for 25 Eligible Low-Income Countries

December 20, 2021
Philippines: Technical Assistance Report—Government Finance Statistics Mission

October 20, 2021

Series:Country Report No. 2021/232
Transcript of October 2021 World Economic Outlook Press Briefing

October 12, 2021
The Agricultural Exodus in the Philippines: Are Wage Differentials Driving the Process?

August 20, 2021

Author/Editor:Eugenio M Cerutti | Yiliang Li
Series:Working Paper No. 2021/220

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2018 Article IV Press Conference, July 25, 2018
2018 Article IV Press Conference, July 25, 2018
Luis Breuer at the 2018 Article IV Press Conference, July 25, 2018

April 21, 2022

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