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New Zealand: Staff Concluding Statement Of The 2021 Article IV Discussions
Friday, 12 March 2021, 3:15 pm | International Monetary Fund
A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the end of an official staff visit (or ‘mission’), in most cases to a member country. Missions are undertaken as part of regular (usually annual) consultations under Article ... More >>
New Zealand: Staff Concluding Statement of Art IV Mission
Wednesday, 26 June 2019, 12:59 pm | International Monetary Fund
A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the end of an official staff visit (or ‘mission’), in most cases to a member country. Missions are undertaken as part of regular (usually annual) consultations under Article ... More >>
2018 Article IV Consultation with New Zealand
Wednesday, 4 July 2018, 1:29 pm | International Monetary Fund
Since 2011, New Zealand has enjoyed an economic expansion with notable momentum. Reconstruction spending after the 2011 and 2016 earthquakes was an important catalyst, but the expansion has also been supported by accommodative monetary policy, a net ... More >>
Executive Board Concludes 2017 NZ Article IV Consultation
Tuesday, 9 May 2017, 10:24 am | International Monetary Fund
On May 3, 2017, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV Consultation [1] with New Zealand. More >>
Greece "Now In Arrears" On IMF Payment
Wednesday, 1 July 2015, 4:29 pm | International Monetary Fund
Mr. Gerry Rice, Director of Communications at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), made the following statement today regarding Greece’s financial obligations to the IMF due today: More >>
IMF Concludes Consultation with New Zealand, Releases Report
Wednesday, 15 May 2013, 1:53 pm | International Monetary Fund
Public Information Notices (PINs) form part of the IMF's efforts to promote transparency of the IMF's views and analysis of economic developments and policies. With the consent of the country (or countries) concerned, PINs are issued after Executive Board discussions ... More >>
NZ - 2013 Article IV Preliminary Concluding Statement
Tuesday, 19 March 2013, 9:39 am | International Monetary Fund
The authorities’ current macroeconomic policy stance is appropriate, but a new set of challenges has emerged. With expected inflation within the target range, the strong New Zealand dollar, and efforts to reduce the budget deficit, monetary policy ... More >>
IMF 2012 Staff Report on New Zealand
Friday, 8 June 2012, 12:27 pm | International Monetary Fund
The pace of New Zealand’s economic recovery is likely to remain modest. Output growth should pick up somewhat in 2012 as earthquake reconstruction spending is expected to gain pace, but the size and timing of this spending is still uncertain. High household ... More >>
New Zealand- 2012 Preliminary Concluding Statement
Tuesday, 3 April 2012, 9:11 am | International Monetary Fund
The authorities’ current macroeconomic policy stance is appropriate. With output below potential and expected inflation within the target range, monetary policy should remain accommodative for now, and should act as the first line of defense against ... More >>
Statement on IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn
Monday, 16 May 2011, 10:48 am | International Monetary Fund
Ms. Caroline Atkinson, Director of External Relations at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today: “IMF Managing Director Strauss-Kahn was arrested in New York City. Mr. Strauss-Kahn has retained legal counsel, and the ... More >>
Long-Term Efforts Needed to Tame Public Debt
Thursday, 2 September 2010, 1:16 pm | International Monetary Fund
Advanced economies must pursue long-term policy reforms to reduce public debt levels over the coming decades and ensure future fiscal sustainability, according to three papers published today by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In order to protect ... More >>
IMF Executive Board Concludes Consultation with NZ
Thursday, 27 May 2010, 1:45 pm | International Monetary Fund
New Zealand rode out the global crisis better than most advanced economies, thanks to strong demand from fast-growing Asian markets and the robust Australian economy, a flexible exchange rate, the absence of a banking crisis, and significant and effective ... More >>
NZ—2010: Preliminary Concluding Statement
Thursday, 1 April 2010, 11:50 am | International Monetary Fund
1. New Zealand has been able to ride out the global financial crisis better than many other advanced countries More >>
IMF Visit to NZ: Preliminary Concluding Statement
Thursday, 26 March 2009, 4:34 pm | International Monetary Fund
Macroeconomic outlook and risks 1. After several years of strong growth, the New Zealand economy entered into recession in early 2008, dragged down initially by the end of the housing boom and a drought, and later by the global downturn. New Zealand ... More >>
IMF Gloomy On Growth, Sees Rising Inflation Threat
Friday, 18 July 2008, 7:09 am | International Monetary Fund
"Expansions in emerging and developing economies are also expected to lose further steam, with growth in these countries projected to ease to around 7 percent in 2008-09 from 8 percent in 2007. China's growth rate is expected to ease." -- IMF. More >>
Statement by IMF Staff Mission to Paraguay
Tuesday, 15 February 2005, 11:37 am | International Monetary Fund
The following statement was issued today in Asunción by an International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff mission: More >>
IMF Extends the Kyrgyz Republic's Three-Year PRGF
Friday, 11 February 2005, 11:40 am | International Monetary Fund
On November 19, 2004 the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) extended the three-year Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) arrangement for the Kyrgyz Republic until April 5, 2005 to enable completion of the sixth and ... More >>
Statement by the IMF Staff Mission to Zambia
Thursday, 10 February 2005, 11:40 am | International Monetary Fund
The following statement was issued in Lusaka today by an International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff mission: More >>
Statement by IMF Staff Mission to Honduras
Tuesday, 8 February 2005, 10:49 am | International Monetary Fund
The following statement was issued today in Tegucigalpa by an International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff mission: More >>
IMF - US$ 665 Million for the Dominican Republic
Thursday, 3 February 2005, 11:03 am | International Monetary Fund
IMF Executive Board Approves US$ 665 Million Stand-By Arrangement for the Dominican Republic, Extends Repayment Expectations More >>