Washington DC – December 24, 2024. An International Monetary Fund mission led by Ivanna Vladkova Hollar held in-person discussions with the authorities during November 6-20 and virtually thereafter. At the conclusion of the discussions, Ms. Vladkova Hollar issued the following statement:
Policy Paper No. 2024/064
Country Report No. 2024/347
High Level Summary Technical Assistance Report No. 2024/046
Policy Paper No. 2024/065
Washington, DC – December 18, 2024: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) published, on behalf of the Inter-Agency Group on Economic and Financial Statistics (IAG) and the Financial Stability Board (FSB), the Second Progress Report on the implementation of the Third Phase of the G20 Data Gaps Initiative (DGI-3).
IMF staff and the El Salvadoran authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on a new arrangement under the IMF’s Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for about US$1.4 billion to support the government’s reform agenda. The agreement is subject to IMF Executive Board approval.
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund concluded the 2024 Article IV consultation and completed the eighth review under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement for Suriname. The completion of the review allows for an immediate purchase equivalent to SDR 46.8 million (about USD 61 million) of which SDR 33.5 million (about USD 44 million) would be for budget support.
