STATEMENT Press Releases

The Australian government's decision to block Huawei from Australia's 5G market is politically motivated, not the result of a fact-based, transparent, or equitable decision-making process. It is not aligned with the long-term interests of the Australian

More than 130 lawmakers from across Southeast Asia today demanded the international community bring officials in Myanmar to justice for atrocity crimes committed against the Rohingya population of Rakhine State. In the joint statement released today, 132

The new direction of Volvo premium luxury, in combination with the drama and boldness of R-DESIGN. This is the statement made by Volvo's XC90 and S90 R-Design T8 Twin Engine AWD Plug-in Hybrid 407hp, the Scandinavian auto maker's ushering in of a

States around the world must take effective action to guarantee the human rights of indigenous peoples, says a group of UN experts*. In a joint statement marking International day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, the experts say it is crucial that the

The European Parliament voted on a report in which Polish representative, MEP Fotyga included an amendment referencing Kaspersky Lab which is based on untrue statements. Although this report has no legislative power it demonstrates a distinct lack of

Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today at the conclusion of the Eurogroup meeting in Luxembourg: "We commend Greece and its European partners on the completion of the fourth

The world must act now to help those forced to leave their homes by overwhelming circumstancessays a UN rights expert. In a statement to mark World Refugee Day, the UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Fernand de Varennes, is urging people to

Thanks to a new way of wearing, jewellery becomes an expressive accessory with a personal statement. A credo that will shape the design language of the new THOMAS SABO Autumn/Winter 2018 Collections. After all, jewellery lovers today are concerned

Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and Petro Poroshenko, President of Ukraine, spoke yesterday about recent events. Following the call, Ms. Lagarde issued the following statement: "I am very encouraged by the

KATHMANDU, June 19, 2017 – The World Bank's attention has been drawn to recent commentary in the media regarding the National Curriculum Framework prepared by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology. "We wish to clarify the World Bank's

The senior management team of MTS; Members of the media; Ladies and gentlemen; Esteemed guests. It is my pleasure to be here today, to be invited by MTS Gold Group to officiate and to deliver a speech at the opening ceremony of the MTS Global Trading

The IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde met today with Mr. Abbas Mahamat Tolli, Governor of the Bank of Central African States (BEAC), and other high-level officials of BEAC. The meeting was an occasion for an open and cordial discussion on progress

Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today on the Argentina government's Letter of Intent and Memorandum of Economic Policies requesting a US$50 billion Stand-by Arrangement

Staff from the IMF met with Minister of the Economy and Finance, Richard Martinez; the general manager of the Central Bank, Veronica Artola; the Minister of Oil, Mining and Energy, Carlos Perez; and the Vice Minister of Economy, Santiago Caviedes in

At the request of the newly elected Government of Barbados, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Bert van Selm visited Bridgetown on June 5-7, to have discussions on economic policies and possible IMF financial support of the government's

Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), made the following statement today after meeting with Honduras' President Juan Orlando Hernández: "It was a pleasure to meet President Hernández today. We

Mr. Alejandro Werner, the IMF's Director of the Western Hemisphere department, made the following statement today regarding the negotiations between IMF staff and the Argentine government on Fund financial support for their economic plan. "IMF staff and

On behalf of the membership of ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR), we offer our heartfelt congratulations to the Malaysian people on a historic election. Despite irregularities and other challenges that prevented the vote from being a fully

Gerry Rice, the International Monetary Fund's spokesperson, made the following statement today: "IMF staff are continuing discussions with the Argentine authorities toward a Fund-supported program. Our shared goal is to reach a rapid conclusion of these

Mr. Tao Zhang, Deputy Managing Director for the International Monetary Fund (IMF), visited Tashkent on May 12-14, 2018. During his visit, Mr. Zhang met with the authorities and representatives of the private sector. The discussions focused on the latest

Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), made the following statement today: "I welcome the Korean government's decision to publish data on foreign exchange intervention. It delivers a strong message about

Washington, May 22, 2018 - Senior World Bank officials met on May 21-22 with a delegation from the Government of Pakistan at their request to discuss issues regarding the Indus Waters Treaty and opportunities within the Treaty to seek an amicable

At the World Health Assembly in Geneva, ESMO delivered two statements positioning cancer as a priority on the WHO global agenda. (Photo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/696385/WHA_Global_Health_Agenda.jpg ) ESMO advocated the strengthening of health

The following statement is being issued by Professor Eric D. Green, Special Master for the Department of Justice's Takata Airbag Individual Restitution Fund and the Trustee of the Tort Compensation Trust Fund Created in the Takata Bankruptcy

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team, led by Bjoern Rother, visited Tunisia from May 17–30 to discuss the authorities' policy plans under the Third Review of Tunisia's economic reform program supported by a four-year IMF Extended Fund

End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF's