No. 29-8, April 2000
Index
- IMFC reaffirms benefits of open world economy, urges all countries to move ahead with poverty reduction strategies
- Brown, Fischer respond to questions on IMF role, discuss progress on debt relief efforts
- Participants welcome signs of economic recovery and progress on adapting IMF facilities
- Ministers stress importance of trade for poverty reduction and development
- Ministers underscore central role of IMF in context of changing global landscape
- Ministers attach priority to balanced economic growth and strengthened financial systems
- Developing country representatives call for increased support for HIPC Initiative
- Report sees stronger recovery than anticipated but expresses concern at continuing imbalances
- IMF adopts two-stage approach to strengthen safeguards on use of its resources
- Prospect of continued volatility underscores need to enhance crisis prevention, recovery strategies
- IMF appoints Flemming Larsen as new Director of Europe Office
- Krueger says “delinking” future financial crises from payments crises could reduce costs
- IMF, World Bank need to develop political constituency at home, focus on poverty reduction