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IMF Executive Board Concludes 2021 Article IV Consultation with Switzerland
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2021 Article IV Consultation with Republic of Serbia and Approves a 30-Month Policy Coordination Instrument
Barbados: Fifth Review Under the Extended Arrangement, Request for Waiver of Nonobservance of Performance Criterion, and Modification of Performance Criteria-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Barbados
June 18, 2021
Country Report No. 2021/128
IMF Staff Concludes Virtual Visit to Togo
Building Climate Cooperation
Azerbaijan - Staff Concluding Statement of the 2021 Article IV Mission
Peru: Review Under the Flexible Credit Line Arrangement-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Peru
June 18, 2021
Country Report No. 2021/129
Blog: A Proposal to Scale Up Global Carbon Pricing
Launch of IMF Staff Climate Note: A Proposal for an International Carbon Price Floor Among Large Emitters
Proposal for an International Carbon Price Floor Among Large Emitters
June 18, 2021
Staff Climate Note No 2021/001
IMF Staff Completes Virtual Staff Visit to Kosovo
Senegal: Third Review Under the Policy Coordination Instrument and Request for Modification of Quantitative Targets, and Requests for a Stand-By Arrangement and an Arrangement Under the Standby Credit Facility-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Senegal
June 17, 2021
Country Report No. 2021/127
IMF Staff Concludes Virtual Visit with Nigeria
BigTech in Financial Services
Chile: Central Bank Transparency Code Review
June 16, 2021
Country Report No. 2021/113
IMF Staff Concludes Virtual Staff Visit to Zimbabwe
IMF Executive Board concludes the fifth review under the IMF’s Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility for Barbados
IMF Managing Director Welcomes the Statement by the Creditor Committee for Chad under the Common Framework for Debt Treatments
June 16, 2021
Following the statement issued on June 16 by the Creditor Committee for Chad under the Common Framework for Debt Treatments beyond the DSSI, Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement: “I very much welcome the statement issued on June 16 by the Creditor Committee for Chad. This is a key milestone on the path to the debt relief that Chad urgently needs, together with envisaged financial support from IMF, the World Bank, and other development partners. [1] The statement also demonstrates concrete progress in implementing the G20’s Common Framework, which sends a positive signal to other countries that may need debt treatments to support a strong and lasting recovery from this unprecedented crisis.
Ruchir Agarwal with a Proposal to End the Pandemic
June 16, 2021
There will be no durable end to the economic crisis until enough people around the world are vaccinated against Covid-19 and its variants to put the health crisis behind us.
A Three-Point Plan to Tackle the Pandemic in Cyprus
June 16, 2021
Our latest economic assessment of Cyprus highlights three key policies to strengthen the recovery from the effects of the pandemic shock. Cyprus entered the COVID-19 crisis in a strong position, but the economy’s dependence on tourism and its high public and private debt levels made it especially vulnerable to the pandemic shock. Nevertheless, the country has avoided widespread defaults and high unemployment, thanks in part to prompt policy support and a strong capital cushion accumulated before the pandemic.