Latin America and CaribbeanArgentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela; Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago. read more background... Items 1 to 10 of 154Fund censures Argentina over inflation figuresThe executive board of the IMF met in early February to assess Argentina's progress in addressing the quality of its statistical data on inflation and GDP. read article... IMF names investment banker as Western Hemisphere department headFormer Mexican deputy finance minister Alejandro Werner is to head the IMF's Western Hemisphere department overseeing Latin America. read article... IFC failed to act on "forced evictions"?In August, the Compliance Advisor/Ombudsman (CAO), the accountability mechanism of the International Finance Corporation (IFC, the World Bank's private sector arm), launched an audit into its $30 million investment in palm oil and food company Corporación Dinant in Honduras. read article... No IFC audit despite new Peru oil spillIn May, the Compliance Advisor/Ombudsman (CAO), the accountability mechanism of the International Finance Corporation (IFC, the Bank's private sector arm), closed the Maple Energy case, despite a new oil spill in April. read article... IMF and debt hold Jamaica backA report published in May by the US-based Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) found that an overwhelming debt burden and conditions on IMF loans are hindering Jamaica's economic recovery. read article... Venezuela disputes IMF growth predictionsVenezuela's Central Bank said in November that the country should begin to pull out of recession with 2 per cent growth predicted for 2011, four times more than the IMF suggested. read article... Experts' concern over investment treatiesA group of more than 35 leading academic experts in investment law have to express concerns over the social impact of investor protection priority in target countries. read article... Argentina wins Paris Club talks without IMFIn mid November, Argentina got the green light from rich countries, grouped together in the so-called Paris Club, to negotiate repayment of about $7.5 billion in defaulted debt without IMF oversight. read article... Jamaica: IMF halts school constructionNewspaper Jamaica Gleaner reported in early September that the country’s IMF programme has slowed the building of new schools. read article... IMF grants Antigua loan amid controversyThe IMF has faced increased political pressure to refuse a $118 million loan to Antigua and Barbuda following the government’s seizure of assets belonging to Allen Stanford, former head of the now fallen Stanford Investment Bank (SIB). read article... |
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