IMF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS MISSION TO VISIT CAUCASUS AND CENTRAL ASIA

PanARMENIAN.Net
08.10.2009 16:51 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ A mission of Executive Directors of the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) comprising Ms. Meg Lundsager, Messrs. Age Bakker,
Ambroise Fayolle, HE Jianxiong, Thomas Moser, Klaus D. Stein, and Jens
Henriksson will visit Georgia, Armenia, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan
between October 9 and October 15, reported the press center of IMF
Yerevan office.

The Executive Directors will meet with the authorities of the four
countries, as well as with a wide range of stakeholders, including
representatives of civil society, the private sector, and development
partners. In Armenia, they will meet with President Serzh Sargsyan,
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, Chairman of the Central Bank Arthur
Javadyan.

The Executive Directors will focus on how best the international
community, including the Fund, can assist these countries in their
response to the global economic crisis. They will also underline
the IMF’s commitment to supporting these countries. The discussions
during the mission will enhance understanding at the IMF Executive
Board of the challenges facing these countries and the IMF’s policy
advice. The Executive Board of the IMF is composed of 24 Directors,
who are appointed or elected by member countries or by groups
of countries, and it is responsible for conducting the day-to-day
business of the institution.

The mission will visit Tbilisi, Georgia, on October 8, Yerevan,
Armenia, on October 11, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on October 13, and
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, on October 15.