Armenian central bank and IMF officials discussed further cooperation
21.10.2019,
16:38
An Armenian delegation that traveled to Washington last week to attend the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB) had a meeting with the Executive Director of the Dutch-Belgian subgroup of the IMF Anthony De Lannoy and Deputy Director Richard Doornbosch, the Armenian Central Bank reported.
YEREVAN, October 21. /ARКА/. An Armenian delegation that traveled to Washington last week to attend the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB) had a meeting with the Executive Director of the Dutch-Belgian subgroup of the IMF Anthony De Lannoy and Deputy Director Richard Doornbosch, the Armenian Central Bank reported.
It said the delegation comprised Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan, Chairman of the Central Bank Arthur Javadyan, Head of the Central Bank Stability and Financial System Department Andranik Grigoryan, as well as the Head of Dilijan Training and Research Center Armen Nurbekyan.
The parties discussed Armenia's latest macroeconomic indicators, as well as the steps taken by the Central Bank to secure the stability of the financial system. De Lannoy was quoted by the Central Bank of Armenia as saying that he was keeping in the spotlight all the steps made the Central Bank to stimulate economic and financial systems of Armenia, and was pleased to note that positive results were registered.
On October 17, the IMF published an improved forecast for Armenia's economic growth in 2019, raising the forecast from 4.6% to 6%.
The Armenian delegation members were also received by the IMF Director for the Middle East and Central Asia Jihad Azour, who was said to have expressed satisfaction with the results of his August visit to Armenia.
The parties spoke about the positive results of the monitoring the implementation by the Armenian authorities of the first phase of the new program approved by the IMF in May 2019, noting the importance of the reforms envisaged in the program.
Azour and Javadyan reached an agreement on holding a joint scientific conference in 2020 at the Training and Research Center of Dilijan.
On May 20 this year, the IMF approved the provision of Stand-By loans to Armenia in the amount of approximately $ 248.2 million for a period of 36 months. -0-
It said the delegation comprised Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan, Chairman of the Central Bank Arthur Javadyan, Head of the Central Bank Stability and Financial System Department Andranik Grigoryan, as well as the Head of Dilijan Training and Research Center Armen Nurbekyan.
The parties discussed Armenia's latest macroeconomic indicators, as well as the steps taken by the Central Bank to secure the stability of the financial system. De Lannoy was quoted by the Central Bank of Armenia as saying that he was keeping in the spotlight all the steps made the Central Bank to stimulate economic and financial systems of Armenia, and was pleased to note that positive results were registered.
On October 17, the IMF published an improved forecast for Armenia's economic growth in 2019, raising the forecast from 4.6% to 6%.
The Armenian delegation members were also received by the IMF Director for the Middle East and Central Asia Jihad Azour, who was said to have expressed satisfaction with the results of his August visit to Armenia.
The parties spoke about the positive results of the monitoring the implementation by the Armenian authorities of the first phase of the new program approved by the IMF in May 2019, noting the importance of the reforms envisaged in the program.
Azour and Javadyan reached an agreement on holding a joint scientific conference in 2020 at the Training and Research Center of Dilijan.
On May 20 this year, the IMF approved the provision of Stand-By loans to Armenia in the amount of approximately $ 248.2 million for a period of 36 months. -0-
