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IMF and USAID Strengthen Cooperation on Capacity Development
Press Release No. 15/385
August 20, 2015
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that enables the two organizations to enhance their close cooperation in capacity development. IMF Deputy Managing Director Carla Grasso and Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator for USAID’s Bureau for Economic Growth, Education, and Environment, Charles North, signed the agreement today in Washington DC
IMF Executive Board Reforms the Fund’s Policy on Poverty Reduction Strategies in Fund Engagement with Low-Income Countries
Press Release No. 15/371
August 6, 2015
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), on June 22, 2015, discussed and adopted the proposed reform set out in a Board paper on “Reform of the Fund’s Policy on Poverty Reduction Strategies in Fund Engagement with Low-Income Countries—Proposals.”