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In July the IMF Executive Board approved reform measures of the IMF’s concessional lending instruments and financing framework for low-income countries (LICs).. 7 The

Main topics covered by the Executive Board over the past six months– in addition to continuous assessments of the economic and financial situation – include a further strengthening

The Executive Board agreed in May 2013 that issues related to sovereign debt restructuring required follow-up work and asked staff to present options related to (i) the

On the global economy, the IMF’s flagship reports are the World Economic Outlook, the Global Financial Stability Report and the Fiscal Monitor, all of which are published twice

underscored that strengthening fiscal institutions and public financial management systems in LICs would be critical for effective utilization of higher aid. The Nordic-Baltic

In the run up to the Spring Meetings, the Executive Board discussed the tentative outcomes from the Fund’s collaboration with the Financial Stability Forum (FSF), the Bank

Several items specifically pertaining to Low-Income and Developing Countries (LIDCs) were discussed during the latter half of the year, including on macroeconomic developments,

The Work Program envisages further work on quota and governance reform, the review of the SDR basket, engagement in the post-2015 global development agenda, discussions of