No. 28-9, May 1999
Index
- Press release: International community considers economic response to Kosovo crisis
- Spring meetings: Ministers see declining risk of global recession, endorse steps to strengthen financial system
- Crisis prevention: IMF tightens defenses against financial contagion by establishing Contingent Credit Lines
- Interim Committee press conference: Ciampi, Camdessus discuss progress on reform issues and HIPC Initiative
- Interim Committee communiqué: Ministers agree on key aspects of strengthened international financial architecture
- Statement to Board: Camdessus reports on progress in strengthening international financial architecture
- Press briefing: Boorman discusses IMF's transparency initiatives, explains rationale for Contingent Credit Lines
- Group of Seven: Finance ministers and central bank governors review developments, discuss architecture issues
- Development Committee communiqué: Ministers endorse review of debt-relief initiative, call for strengthened social policies and institutions
- Group of 10 communiqué: Ministers consider role of private sector in crisis prevention and resolution
- Group of 24 communiqué: Developing country ministers call for comprehensive reforms of international monetary system
- Capital flows: Joint conference examines causes of volatility, searches for new ways to prevent, manage crises
- World Economic Outlook: Global economy appears to be on path to recovery, but unclear prospects cloud forecast