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National Press Club, Washington DC January 15, 2014 AS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY Good afternoon. I would like to thank the National Press Club, and especially President Angela Greiling Keane, for inviting me to this prestigious venue. Let me begin by wishing you all a happy New Year. I think this is appropriate, given that we …
December 7, 2013 Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), today made the following statement in Yangon at the conclusion of her visit to Myanmar: “I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the Myanmar authorities and the people of Myanmar for welcoming me during my first visit to this …
Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), today named Mr. Changyong Rhee to the position of Director, Asia and Pacific Department. His appointment will become effective February 10, 2014. Mr. Rhee will succeed Mr. Anoop Singh, who announced his intention to retire last July. “Mr. Rhee brings together a wealth of public …
Washington, D.C., November 7, 2013 As prepared for delivery Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I am delighted to welcome you to the IMF’s Fourteenth Jacques Polak Annual Research Conference. This conference has become a major international forum for researchers and policymakers to exchange ideas about the latest developments in the world economy. Our Research Department always …
October 5, 2013 Nemat Shafik, Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today at the conclusion of a meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with the finance ministers and central bank governors of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC):1 “I am grateful for the opportunity to meet with the finance …
Washington, D.C. Thursday, August 1, 2013 MS. LAGARDE: I’m very pleased to see you all, I thought it would be a good opportunity to sort of, number one, be available for your questions, because at the end of the day, that’s really what you’re interested in. You’ve got your own points, your own pet subjects, …
May 10, 2013 The near-term outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remains broadly positive, with growth projected to accelerate modestly to around 5½ percent in 2013–14, following a year of strong growth in 2012, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said today. In its May 2013 Regional Economic Outlook, Building Momentum in a Multi-Speed World, the IMF said that …
Universidade Politécnica, Maputo May 6, 2013 As prepared for delivery Good Morning. It is a great pleasure to be here today at Universidade Politécnica. I want to thank Dean Isabel Da Costa for her kind words of introduction. I am grateful for the opportunity to meet with you—the leaders of tomorrow who will shape Mozambique’s …
Bellwether Europe 2013 Speech Mr. David Lipton First Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund London, April 25, 2013 As prepared for delivery I am very happy to be here today at Bellwether Europe 2013. This conference is examining the crucial issues facing the region at this point of a long, drawn out crisis. I am …
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) endorsed the Revised Guidelines for Foreign Exchange Reserve Management on February 13, 2013. Application of these guidelines should strengthen the international financial architecture, promote policies and practices that contribute to stability and transparency in the financial sector, and reduce the external vulnerabilities of member countries. The revision of …