Evaluation of the Pacific Financial Technical Assistance Centre

Evaluation of the Pacific Financial Technical Assistance Centre
Author: International Monetary Fund
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 76
Release: 2004-09-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1498330061

This report presents the analysis, findings, conclusions and recommendations of the evaluation of the Pacific Financial Technical Assistance Center (PFTAC) that was undertaken between April 26 and May 14, 2004.

Evaluation of the Technical Assistance Provided by the International Monetary Fund

Evaluation of the Technical Assistance Provided by the International Monetary Fund
Author: International Monetary Fund. Independent Evaluation Office
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2005-04-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781589064249

Technical assistance is one of the key services provided by the IMF to member countries—particularly lower income countries. It covers a wide set of activities, from technical assistance to support IMF policy advice to longer-term assistance to support countries’ institutional development. This evaluation report examines the relevance and effectiveness of IMF technical assistance, and derives recommendations for both IMF management and the Executive Board.

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea
Author: International Monetary Fund
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2003-06-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1451831684

This paper assesses Papua New Guinea’s 2003 Article IV Consultation and a Request for an Extension of Repurchase Expectations. Since the mid-1990s, Papua New Guinea’s growth performance has been weak and poverty has increased owing to an unfavorable external environment, loose macroeconomic policies, and deep-seated structural impediments to growth. The IMF staff supports the authorities’ request to extend their repurchase expectations to the IMF in light of the weakness in Papua New Guinea’s balance-of-payments position and the deterioration in key external indicators mainly because of lower mineral exports over the medium term.

International Monetary Fund Annual Report 2002

International Monetary Fund Annual Report 2002
Author: International Monetary Fund
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2002-10-21
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9781589061620

This 2002 Annual Report describes world economic and financial developments in FY2002. During FY2002, the IMF faced important new challenges in an unusually unsettled world environment. After a period of strong expansion, the global economy experienced a widespread slowdown during the 2001 calendar year. By early 2002, however, thanks in large part to actions taken by key central banks to lower interest rates, there were encouraging signs that growth was recovering, although serious concerns remained in a number of countries.

International Monetary Fund Annual Report 2006

International Monetary Fund Annual Report 2006
Author: International Monetary Fund
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 247
Release: 2006-09-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1589065611

The Annual Report 2006 to the Board of Governors reviews the IMF’s activities and policies during the financial year (May 1, 2005, through April 30, 2006). The main sections cover the Fund’s Medium-Term Strategy; country, global, and regional surveillance; strengthening surveillance and crisis prevention; IMF program support and crisis resolution; the Fund’s role in low-income countries; technical assistance and training; financial operations and policies; and governance and management of the IMF. Besides the full financial statements for the year, appendixes cover international reserves, financial operations and transactions, principal policy decisions, press communiqués of advisory committees, Executive Directors and their voting power, and changes in the Executive Board’s membership.