Ruled out the International Monetary Fund in any change in economic indicators in the Middle East during the year 2013, which will weigh on oil-importing countries.
The director of the Middle East and Central Asia in the Fund Masood Ahmed said that financial and economic data of the Group of the oil-exporting Gulf, was good last year due to higher oil prices and increased demand for fuel around the world. (more…)
Transcript of a Conference Call on Jordan’s Stand-By Arrangement, Morocco’s Precautionary and Liquidity Line and the IMF’s Engagement in the Middle East and North Africa
Portions related to Iraq are underlined
Washington, D.C.
Friday, August 3, 2012
MR. ANSPACH: Hello, everybody, and thank you for joining this conference call on Jordan, Morocco, and the IMF engagement in the Middle East. With us today is Mr. Masood Ahmed, who’s the director of the IMF’s Middle East and Central Asia Department, as well as Ms. Kristina Kostial, who is the mission chief for Jordan; and Mr. Dominique Guillaume, who’s the mission chief for Morocco. (more…)
