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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

In June 2010, the Executive Board established a Post-Catastrophe Debt Relief (PCDR) Trust that allows the Fund to join international debt relief efforts to very poor countries hit

The Fund is focused on bilateral and multilateral surveillance, providing policy advice, technical support and financial assistance to underpin member countries’ adjustment

Context. The IMF’s Articles of Agreement commit the institution to “the promotion and maintenance of high levels of employment and real income.” In the aftermath of the crisis,

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

A review of the current quota formula was also agreed as part of the 2010 reforms 4. Any realignment is expected to result in increases in the quota shares of dynamic economies in

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

The report is centred on the following 9 issues: Reform of the Role of the Fund, Surveillance, Private Sector Involvement in Crisis Resolution, Conditionality, Fund