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IMF Executive Board Approves a US$ 520 Million Disbursement to Jamaica to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic »

Source: Jamaica : Request for Purchase Under the Rapid Financing Instrument-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Jamaica

Volume/Issue: 192020/167

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 18 May 2020

ISBN: 9781513544441

Keywords: Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI), Balance of payments, Economic conditions, Financial institutions, Financial systems, Central banks, ISCR, CR, Jamaican authority, pandemic

The COVID-19 shock hit Jamaica only a few months after the successful completion of its precautionary Stand-By Arrangement with the Fund, which was underpinned by strong ownership and civil society oversight. Jamai...

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Jamaica:Request For Purchase Under The Rapid Financing Instrument—Press Release; Staff Report; And Statement By The Executive Director For Jamaica »

Source: Jamaica : Request for Purchase Under the Rapid Financing Instrument-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Jamaica

Volume/Issue: 192020/167

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 18 May 2020

ISBN: 9781513544441

Keywords: Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI), Balance of payments, Economic conditions, Financial institutions, Financial systems, Central banks, ISCR, CR, Jamaican authority, pandemic

The COVID-19 shock hit Jamaica only a few months after the successful completion of its precautionary Stand-By Arrangement with the Fund, which was underpinned by strong ownership and civil society oversight. Jamai...

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Measuring Economic Welfare: What and How? »

Source: Measuring Economic Welfare: What and How?

Volume: 20

Series: Policy Papers

Author(s): Marshall Reinsdorf

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 18 May 2020

ISBN: 9781513544588

Keywords: National accounts aggregates, Cost of living, Gross national product, National income, Price indexes, PP, deflator, economic welfare, digitalization, digital economy

Calls for a more people-focused approach to statistics on economic performance, and concerns about inequality, environmental impacts, and effects of digitalization have put welfare at the top of the measurement age...

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Statement by Louise Levonian, Executive Director for Jamaica and Garima Vasishtha, Senior Advisor to Executive Director May 15, 2020 »

Source: Jamaica : Request for Purchase Under the Rapid Financing Instrument-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Jamaica

Volume/Issue: 192020/167

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 18 May 2020

ISBN: 9781513544441

Keywords: Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI), Balance of payments, Economic conditions, Financial institutions, Financial systems, Central banks, ISCR, CR, Jamaican authority, pandemic

The COVID-19 shock hit Jamaica only a few months after the successful completion of its precautionary Stand-By Arrangement with the Fund, which was underpinned by strong ownership and civil society oversight. Jamai...

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Cote D’ivoire: Demande de Decaissement au Titre de la Facilite de Credit Rapide et D’achat au Titre de L’instrument de Financement Rapide—analyse de Viabilité de la Dette »

Source: Cote d'Ivoire : Requests for Disbursement Under the Rapid Credit Facility and Purchase Under the Rapid Financing Instrument-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Côte d'Ivoire

Volume/Issue: 2020/132

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 15 May 2020

Language: French

ISBN: 9781513544359

Keywords: Rapid Credit Facility (RCF), Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI), Debt sustainability, Fiscal policy, Balance of payments need, External debt, Gross domestic product, ISCR, CR, finance gap

Côte d'Ivoire will be significantly impacted by COVID-19 pandemic: the number of cases in the country has increased rapidly since the first confirmed case was reported on March 11 and the global crisis is expected...

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Cote D’ivoire: Demande de Decaissement au Titre de la Facilite de Credit Rapide et D’Achat au Titre de L’instrument de Financement Rapide — Communique De Presse; Rapport Des Services Du Fmi; Analyse de Viabilite de la Dette; et Declaration de L’administrateur Pour la Cote D’ivoire »

Source: Cote d'Ivoire : Requests for Disbursement Under the Rapid Credit Facility and Purchase Under the Rapid Financing Instrument-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Côte d'Ivoire

Volume/Issue: 2020/132

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 15 May 2020

Language: French

ISBN: 9781513544359

Keywords: Rapid Credit Facility (RCF), Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI), Debt sustainability, Fiscal policy, Balance of payments need, External debt, Gross domestic product, ISCR, CR, finance gap

Côte d'Ivoire will be significantly impacted by COVID-19 pandemic: the number of cases in the country has increased rapidly since the first confirmed case was reported on March 11 and the global crisis is expected...

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Déclaration de M. Mohamed-Lemine Raghani, administrateur pour la Côte d’Ivoire, et de M. Marcellin Koffi Alle, son conseiller principal Réunion du conseil d’administration 17 avril 2020 »

Source: Cote d'Ivoire : Requests for Disbursement Under the Rapid Credit Facility and Purchase Under the Rapid Financing Instrument-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Côte d'Ivoire

Volume/Issue: 2020/132

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 15 May 2020

Language: French

ISBN: 9781513544359

Keywords: Rapid Credit Facility (RCF), Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI), Debt sustainability, Fiscal policy, Balance of payments need, External debt, Gross domestic product, ISCR, CR, finance gap

Côte d'Ivoire will be significantly impacted by COVID-19 pandemic: the number of cases in the country has increased rapidly since the first confirmed case was reported on March 11 and the global crisis is expected...

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Déclaration de M. Raghani, administrateur pour la République centrafricaine et de M. Bangrim, conseiller de l’administrateur le 20 avril 2020 »

Source: Central African Republic : Request for Disbursement under the Rapid Credit Facility-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Central African Republic

Volume/Issue: 2020/137

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 15 May 2020

Language: French

ISBN: 9781513544403

Keywords: External sector, Debt sustainability, Debt service, Balance of payments, Central banks, ISCR, CR, C.A.R., response plan, percent of GDP

While the number of detected cases has so far been limited, the COVID-19 pandemic, if not contained, could have a considerable economic and social impact in C.A.R. and could exacerbate tensions in an already volati...