Suriname and the IMF Reach Staff-Level Agreement on the Second Review of the Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Ms. Anastasia Guscina conducted virtual and in-person mission with the Surinamese authorities during May 8-16 to discuss policies to complete the second review of Suriname’s economic recovery program supported by the IMF’s Extended Fund Facility.
IMF Executive Board Completes Review of Peru’s Performance Under the Flexible Credit Line Arrangement
The two-year arrangement was approved on May 27, 2022 for an amount of SDR 4.0035 billion (about US$5.3 billion or 300 percent of quota). The Peruvian authorities have reiterated their intention to continue to treat the arrangement as precautionary. The authorities intend to exit the arrangement conditional on the reduction of external risks, in line with their strategy that sees the use of the facility as temporary.
IMF Staff Concludes Staff Visit with Qatar
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Ms. Ran Bi, visited Doha during May 2–11, 2023, to gather facts on recent economic and financial sector developments, and the authorities’ policy actions and plans.
Transcript of Press Briefing on Ghana
Transcript of Press Briefing on Ghana
IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement with Cameroon on the Fourth Reviews of the Extended Credit Facility and the Extended Fund Facility
“The mission has reached staff-level agreement with the Cameroonian authorities on the economic and financial policies that could support the approval of the fourth reviews of the program under the ECF and EFF arrangements. Completion of the fourth reviews by the IMF Executive Board, scheduled in late June 2023, would enable the disbursement of SDR 55.2 million (about US$73.8 million).
IMF and Madagascar Reach Staff-Level Agreement on the Fourth Review of the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement
: A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Frederic Lambert held discussions in Antananarivo during May 3 – 12, 2023 on the fourth review of the arrangement with Madagascar supported by the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) approved in March 2021.
EIB Vice-President Peeters emphasised the bank’s role in increasing road safety and connectivity in the Western Balkans
As one of the leading financiers of transportation projects in the Western Balkans, EIB Global contributed to two notable regional conferences on road safety and connectivity that opened on 15 May.
Agreement between the European Investment Bank and the Czech Strabag a.s.
The European Investment Bank and Strabag a.s. (Czech Republic) have reached an agreement regarding a case of prohibited conduct by Strabag a.s. in the EIB-financed project R4-Mirotice Trebkov, Pisek – reconstruction of the na Bakalarich Site, Phase I.