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Abstract

The Annual Report 2008 to the Board of Governors reviews the IMF’s activities and policies during the financial year (May 1, 2007, through April 30, 2008). There are five chapters: (1) Overview: Refocusing the IMF; (2) Developments in the Global Economy and Financial Markets; (3) Fostering Macroeconomic and Financial Stability and Growth Through Surveillance; (4) Program Support and Capacity Building; and (5) Governance, Organization, and Finances. The full financial statements for the year, other appendixes, and materials supplementing the text are provided on a CD-ROM.

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Senior Officers

ON APRIL 30, 2008

Jaime Caruana, Counsellor

Simon Johnson, Economic Counsellor

Area departments

Benedicte Vibe Christensen

Acting Director, African Department

David Burton

Director, Asia and Pacific Department

Michael C. Deppler

Director, European Department

Mohsin S. Khan

Director, Middle East and Central Asia Department

Anoop Singh

Director, Western Hemisphere Department

Functional and special services departments

Michael G. Kuhn

Director, Finance Department

Teresa M. Ter-Minassian

Director, Fiscal Affairs Department

Leslie J. Lipschitz

Director, IMF Institute

Sean Hagan

General Counsel and Director, Legal Department

Jaime Caruana

Director, Monetary and Capital Markets Department

Mark Allen

Director, Policy Development and Review Department

Simon Johnson

Director, Research Department

Robert Edwards

Director, Statistics Department

Information and liaison

Masood Ahmed

Director, External Relations Department

Akira Ariyoshi

Director, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

Saleh M. Nsouli

Director, Offices in Europe

Barry H. Potter

Director and Special Representative to the UN Office at the United Nations

Support services

Diana Serrano

Director, Human Resources Department

Shailendra J. Anjaria

Secretary, Secretary’s Department

Frank Harnischfeger

Director, Technology and General Services Department

Jonathan Palmer

Chief Information Officer, Technology and General Services Department

Offices

Siddharth Tiwari

Director, Office of Budget and Planning

Bert Keuppens

Director, Office of Internal Audit and Inspection

Alfred Kammer

Director, Office of Technical Assistance Management

Thomas Bernes

Director, Independent Evaluation Office

IMF Organization Chart

ON APRIL 30, 2008

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1 Known formally as the Joint Ministerial Committee of the Boards of Governors of the Bank and the Fund on the Transfer of Real Resources to Developing Countries.2 Attached to the Office of Managing Director.

Acronyms and Abbreviations

ACRM

Advisory Committee on Risk Management
AML/CFT

Anti–money laundering/combating thefi nancing of terrorism
APEC

Asia-Pacifi c Economic Cooperation
AREAER

Annual Report on ExchangeArrangements and Exchange Restrictions
ASEAN

Association of Southeast Asian Nations
BIS

Bank for International Settlements
CCE

Coordinated Compilation Exercise
CEMAC

Central African Monetary and Economic Community
CGER

Consultative Group on Exchange Rate Issues
CPIS

Coordinated Portfolio Investment Survey
CSO

Civil society organization
EAC

External Audit Committee
ECB

European Central Bank
ECCU

Eastern Caribbean Currency Union
ECU

European Currency Unit
EFF

Extended Fund Facility
EIF

Enhanced Integrated Framework for Trade-Related Technical Assistance
ENDA

Emergency Natural Disaster Assistance
EPCA

Emergency Post-Confl ict Assistance
ERAP

Economic Recovery Assistance Program
ESF

Exogenous Shocks Facility
FAD

Fiscal Affairs Department
FSAP

Financial Sector Assessment Program
FSF

Financial Stability Forum
FSI

Financial soundness indicator
FSSA

Financial System Stability Assessment
FY

Financial year
GAB

General Arrangements to Borrow
GCC

Gulf Cooperation Council
GDDS

General Data Dissemination System
GFSR

Global Financial Stability Report
GMR

Global Monitoring Report
GRA

General Resources Account
HIPC

Heavily Indebted Poor Countries
IA

Investment Account
IEO

Independent Evaluation Offi ce
IMFC

International Monetary and Financial Committee
INS

IMF Institute
IT

Information technology
JEDH

Joint External Debt Hub
MCM

Monetary and Capital Markets Department
MDG

Millennium Development Goal
MDRI

Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative
MTB

Medium-Term Budget
NAB

New Arrangements to Borrow
OAP

IMF’s ce for Asia and the Pacifi c
OECD

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
OIA

Office of Internal Audit and Inspection
PFM

Public fi nancial management
PIN

Public Information Notice
PR

Press release
PRGF

Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility
PRSP

Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
PSI

Policy support instrument
QEDS

Quarterly External Debt Statistics
RAL

Rapid access line
REO

Regional Economic Outlook
ROSC

Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes
RSN

Regional Strategy Note
RTAC

Regional technical assistance center
RTC

Regional training center
SAF

Structural Adjustment Facility
SCA-1

First Special Contingent Account
SDDS

Special Data Dissemination Standard
SDR

Special Drawing Right
SIV

Structured investment vehicle
SMP

Staff-monitored program
SRF

Supplemental Reserve Facility
STA

Statistics Department
SWF

Sovereign wealth fund
TA

Technical assistance
VAT

Value-added tax
WAEMU

West African Economic and Monetary Union
WEO

World Economic Outlook
WTO

World Trade Organization
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The CD-ROM contains the IMF 2008 Annual Report chapters in three languages: English, French, and Spanish. All of the appendixes, including the financial statements, are also on the CD, in English. In addition, the CD contains Public Information Notices, press releases, assorted reports, and tables and boxes offering more detail on the activities described in the Annual Report chapters.

For more information, visit the IMF’s Web site at www.imf.org.

CD-ROM instructions: Insert the CD-ROM into the CD drive on your computer. A contents page will appear within your browser window. PDF files are included on the CD-ROM and can be opened using Adobe Reader.

To download a free copy of the Adobe Reader program, please visit www.adobe.com.

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Cover International Monetary Fund Annual Report 2008
International Monetary Fund Annual Report 2008
Making the Global Economy Work for All
ISBN:
9781589067660
ISSN:
2227-8915
Publication Date:
09 Oct 2008
Publisher:
International Monetary Fund
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781589067660.011
Pages:
82