September 23–25, 1997

International Monetary Fund
Washington, D.C.

Disclaimer

Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these files.

1997 Annual Meetings



Summary Proceedings
of the Fifty-Second Annual Meeting
of the Board of Governors

Contents

pointer PART 1 of 4 (132k PDF)

Introductory Note

Address by the Premier of the State Council
    of the People's Republic of China,
Li Peng

Address by the Chief Executive of the
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the
People's Republic of China,
Tung Chee-Hwa

Opening Address by the Chairman of the Boards of Governors,
and Governor of the Bank and the Fund for the
United Arab Emirates,
Mohammed K. Khirbash

Opening Address by the President of World Bank Group,
James D. Wolfensohn

pointer PART 2 of 4 (495k PDF)

Presentation of the Fifty-Second Annual Report by the Chairman
of the Executive Board and Managing Director of the
International Monetary Fund, Michel Camdessus

Report to the Board of Governors of the International
Monetary Fund by the Chairman of the Interim
Committee of the Board of Governors on the
International Monetary System, Philippe Maystadt

Report to the Boards of Governors of the Bank and the
Fund by the Chairman of the Joint Ministerial
Committee of the Boards of Governors on the
Transfer of Real Resources to Developing Countries
(Development Committee), Driss Jettou

Statements by the Governors for
Albania
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Bahamas, The*
Bangladesh
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Cambodia
Canada
Chile*
China, People's Republic of
Colombia*
Cyprus
Egypt*
Ethiopia*
Fiji
Finland*
France
Germany
Greece
Iceland*
India
Indonesia
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Korea
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Lithuania*
Luxembourg*

pointer PART 3 of 4 (314k PDF)

Statements by the Governors for
Malaysia
Malta
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Russian Federation
Samoa*
Spain
Sri Lanka
Swaziland
Switzerland
Tajikistan
Thailand
Tonga
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
Vietnam

pointer PART 4 of 4 (198k PDF)

Concluding Remarks
Statements by
    The Governor of the Fund for Austria,
   Klaus Liebscher
The President of the World Bank Group,
   James D. Wolfensohn
The Chairman of the Executive Board and
   Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund,
   Michel Camdessus
The Chairman of the Boards of Governors and Governor
   of the Bank and the Fund for the United Arab Emirates,
   Mohammed K. Khirbash

Documents and Resolutions of the Board of Governors

Schedule of Meetings

Provisions Relating to the Conduct of the Meetings

Agenda

Reports of the Joint Procedures Committee
Report II
Report III

Resolutions
52-1 Amendment of Section 5 of the By-Laws of the Fund
52-2 Salary of the Managing Director
52-3 Direct Remuneration of Executive Directors
      and Their Alternates
52-4 Special One-Time Allocation of SDRs--Proposed
      Fourth Amendment of the Articles of Agreement
52-5 Financial Statements, Report on Audit, and
      Administrative and Capital Budgets
52-6 Appreciation

Interim Committee of the Board of Governors on the
International Monetary System
Press Communiqué (September 21, 1997)
Statement of the Interim Committee on the Liberalization of
Capital Movements Under an Amendment of the Articles
Composition (as of September 21, 1997)

Joint Ministerial Committee of the Boards of Governors of the
Bank and the Fund on the Transfer of Real Resources to
Developing Countries (Development Committee)
Press Communiqué (September 22, 1997)
Composition (as of September 22, 1997)

Attendance
Members of Fund Delegations
Observers, Representatives of International
Organizations, and Special Invitees

Executive Directors, Alternates, and Advisors

List of Abbreviations

*Speaking on behalf of a group of countries.