Speeches List 2004


December
Remarks by Raghuram Rajan, Economic Counsellor and Director of the Research Department, IMF  at the Australasian Finance and Banking ConferenceDecember 15, 2004
Expanding Trade and Unleashing Growth: The Prospects for Lasting Poverty Reduction, Remarks by Anne O. Krueger, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF  at the IMF Seminar on Trade and Regional Integration, Dakar, SenegalDecember 06, 2004
Tackling Poverty and Delivering Growth: The Importance of a Sound Financial System, Remarks by Anne O. Krueger, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF  to the Lagos Business School, Lagos, NigeriaDecember 04, 2004
Can the East Asian Miracle Persist?, Remarks by Takatoshi Kato, Deputy Managing Director, IMF  at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson SchoolDecember 02, 2004
November
Opening Remarks by Takatoshi Kato, Deputy Managing Director, IMF  At the APEC Finance and Development Program 2004 Annual Forum, Sanya, Hainan Province, P.R. ChinaNovember 28, 2004
Challenges and Opportunities in Latin America, Remarks by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director of the IMF  to Latin American Parliamentarians at the Fundación para el Análisis y los Estudios Sociales (FAES), Madrid, SpainNovember 26, 2004
Benefits of Fiscal Consolidation, Remarks by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director of the IMF to the Real Academia de Doctores  Given to the Real Academia de Doctores, Barcelona, SpainNovember 25, 2004
Challenges and Opportunities in the New Europe, Remarks by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director of the IMF  to the Third Congress of CEDE CEOs, Valencia, SpainNovember 25, 2004
The IMF: The Way Forward, Remarks by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director, IMF  At the University of Oviedo, SpainNovember 24, 2004
Remarks by Agustín Carstens  Given at the Luncheon for the HKIMR-IMF Conference on Managing Procyclicality of the Financial System: Experiences in Asia and Policy Options, Hong Kong SARNovember 22, 2004
Heeding Hippocrates: The IMF and the Reform Process, Address by Anne O. Krueger, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF  To the Council on Foreign Relations, New YorkNovember 22, 2004
Some Challenges Confronting the IMF, Remarks by Jack Boorman, Consultant, Office of the Managing Director, IMF  At the Institute of International Finance Seminar: Understanding Country Risk, LondonNovember 17, 2004
The Policy Response to Financial Crisis: The Importance of Facing Ugly Trade-offs, Remarks by Agustín Carstens, Deputy Managing Director, IMF  at Tor Vergata University, Rome, ItalyNovember 11, 2004
Banking Needs of A Global Economy, Keynote Address by Anne O. Krueger, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF  at the Bankers Conference, New Delhi, IndiaNovember 10, 2004
Remarks by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund  to Members of the Mexican Congress, Mexico City, MexicoNovember 08, 2004
Spreading Prosperity and Resisting Economic Divergence: The Significance of Richard Snape's Academic Legacy, Speech by Anne O. Krueger, First Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund  Richard Snape Memorial Lecture, MelbourneNovember 08, 2004
Agricultural Trade Reform: The Role of Economic Analysis, Remarks by Anne O. Krueger, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF  To Conference Organized by the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Australian Bureau of Agricultural Research, CanberraNovember 04, 2004
October
Remarks by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director, IMF  Keynote Speech, Middle East Technical Assistance Center, BeirutOctober 25, 2004
Remarks by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director of the IMF  Given at the Meeting of the Ministers of Finance and Governors of the Cooperation Council of the Arab States of the GulfOctober 23, 2004
Remarks by Agustín Carstens, Deputy Managing Director, IMF  at the WCC-World Bank-IMF High-Level Encounter, GenevaOctober 22, 2004
Remarks by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director of the IMF  Given at the World Trade Organization's General Council Meeting on Coherence, GenevaOctober 22, 2004
Emerging Asia: Outlook, Challenges, and India's Growing Role, David Burton, Director of the IMF's Asia and Pacific Department  Given at the Reserve Bank of India, New DelhiOctober 21, 2004
Opening Remarks by Agustín Carstens, Deputy Managing Director, IMF  at the IMF Book Forum on Fiscal Policy Rules in Emerging MarketsOctober 06, 2004
Opening Remarks by Anne O Krueger, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF  At the Lunch for African Governors of the IMF, Washington DCOctober 04, 2004
Concluding Remarks by Rodrigo de Rato, Chairman of the Executive Board and Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund  At the 2004 Annual Meetings of the Board of Governors of the FundOctober 03, 2004
Address by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director and Chairman of the Executive Board, to the Board of Governors of the IMF  October 03, 2004
Remarks by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund  At a Meeting with African Governors of the IMF, Washington, D.C.October 01, 2004
September
Remarks by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director of the IMF  At a panel on 'The IMF's Evolution and the Challenges Ahead', 20th Anniversary Annual Meeting of the Bretton Woods Committee, Washington, D.C.September 30, 2004
Remarks by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director of the IMF  At the Summit of World Leaders for Action Against Hunger and Poverty, New YorkSeptember 20, 2004
The IMF at 60: Evolving Role, Current Challenges, Remarks by Rodrigo de Rato, IMF Managing Director  Given at the Council on Foreign Relations, New YorkSeptember 20, 2004
A Work In Progress: Building on the Achievements of the Transition Economies, Remarks by Anne O. Krueger, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF  At a Conference on Transition in the CIS: Achievements and New Challenges, Institute for the Study of the Economy in Transition, MoscowSeptember 13, 2004
De Tocqueville's "Dangerous Moment": The Importance Of Getting Reforms Right, Remarks by Anne O. Krueger, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF  At the World Economy Lecture, University Of NottinghamSeptember 10, 2004
A Partnership for Growth and Poverty Reduction in Africa, Remarks by Rodrigo de Rato, IMF Managing Director  Given at the Extraordinary Summit of the African Union, OuagadougouSeptember 08, 2004
August
Virtuous in Old Age: How the IFIs Can Help Prepare for Demographic Change, Address by Anne O. Krueger, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF  At the Jackson Hole Symposium, Jackson HoleAugust 27, 2004
Proving Keats Wrong: The IMF as a Guardian of International Financial Stability, Address by Anne O. Krueger, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF  At the Pacific Council on International Policy, San FranciscoAugust 25, 2004
"The Georgeous East": What the Asian Economies Can Teach the World, Keynote Address by Anne Krueger, First Deputy Director of the International Monetary Fund  At the Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR)August 21, 2004
Remarks by Mr. Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund   At the IMF Regional Summit, UgandaAugust 06, 2004
July
The Challenges Facing the IMF -- Speech by Agustín Carstens, Deputy Managing Director, IMF  Given at the Australian Treasury, CanberraJuly 27, 2004
Twenty Years Without a Crisis in Costa Rica: The IMF's View, Speech by Agustín Carstens, Deputy Managing Director, IMF  At the Seminar on Volatility and Vulnerability, Academy of Central America, Costa RicaJuly 12, 2004
Remarks by Mr. Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund  Third Regional Conference On Central America, San Pedro Sula, Honduras July 09, 2004
Opening Remarks by Mr. Agustín Carstens, Deputy Managing Director, IMF, given at the Third Regional Conference on Central America, San Pedro Sula  July 08, 2004
June
Remarks by Agustín Carstens, Deputy Managing Director, IMF at the Opening of the High-Level Segment of ECOSOC  New York, NYJune 28, 2004
The IMF at 60: What Role for the Future? Anne O. Krueger, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF  Lecture at the Central Bank of Iceland, ReykjavikJune 24, 2004
The IMF at 60: Equipped for Today's Challenges?, Address by Anne O. Krueger, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF  Given to the American Academy, BerlinJune 23, 2004
Crisis Resolution: What the Fund is Doing, Anne O. Krueger, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF  Keynote Address Delivered to the Central Bank of Austria Conference, 60 Years of Bretton Woods -- The Governance of the International Finanacial System -- Looking Ahead, ViennaJune 22, 2004
Trade, Jobs and Growth: Why You Can't Have One Without the Others, Address by Anne O. Krueger, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF  Given at the Reuters Trade, Globalization and Outsourcing Conference, June 15, 2004
Improving the Policy Response to Financial Crisis, Remarks by Agustín Carstens, Deputy Managing Director, IMF  At the Bank of Spain and IMF International Conference on Dollars, Debt, and Deficits--60 Years After Bretton Woods, MadridJune 14, 2004
The IMF at 60 -- Evolving Challenges, Evolving Role, Opening Remarks By Rodrigo de Rato y Figaredo, Managing Director, IMF  At Conference on June 14, 2004
The Role of the IMF in the Caribbean, Remarks by José Fajgenbaum, Deputy Director, Western Hemisphere Department, IMF  At a seminar on Developmental Challenges Facing the Caribbean, Port of Spain, Trinidad, Trinidad and TobagoJune 12, 2004
The Caribbean Economies: Adjusting to the Global Economy, Remarks by Anoop Singh, Director, Western Hemisphere Department, IMF  At a seminar on Developmental Challenges Facing the Caribbean, Port of Spain, Trinidad and TobagoJune 11, 2004
Opening Remarks by Deputy Managing Director, Mr. Takatoshi Kato, Given at the seminar on Developmental Challenges Facing the Caribbean  Port of Spain, Trinidad and TobagoJune 11, 2004
Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism: The Challenges Ahead, Remarks by Agustín Carstens, Deputy Managing Director, IMF  At the IMF Seminar on Current Developments in Monetary and Financial Law, Washington DCJune 04, 2004
Letting the Future In: India's Continuing Reform Agenda, Address by Anne O. Krueger, Acting Managing Director, IMF  Keynote Speech to Stanford India ConferenceJune 04, 2004
Promoting International Financial Stability: the IMF at 60, Address by Anne Krueger, Acting Managing Director IMF  Given at the UCSD Economic Roundtable, San DiegoJune 03, 2004
Opportunities for Emerging and Developing Countries in International Standard Setting: An IMF Perspective, Luncheon Remarks by Agustín Carstens, Deputy Managing Director, IMF  Given at the Fourth Annual IMF/World Bank/Federal Reserve Seminar, Basel II - The International Banking System at the CrossroadsJune 02, 2004
Economic Growth in a Shrinking World: The IMF and Globalization, Address by Anne Krueger, Acting Managing Director, IMF  To the Pacific Council on International Policy, San DiegoJune 02, 2004
May
Financial Sector Reform and Capital Account Liberalization, Address by Takatoshi Kato, Deputy Managing Director, IMF  Given at the Beijing International Finance Forum, BeijingMay 19, 2004
Address to the World Trade Organization General Council, by Anne O. Krueger, Acting Managing Director, IMF  Geneva, SwitzerlandMay 18, 2004
Willful Ignorance: The Struggle to Convince the Free Trade Skeptics, Address by Anne O. Krueger, Acting Managing Director, IMF  To the Graduate Institute of International Studies, GenevaMay 18, 2004
Opening Remarks by Agustín Carstens, Deputy Managing Director,IMF  At the conference on Fiscal Reforms in the Arab Countries and the Near East, BeirutMay 18, 2004
Perseverance in a Good Cause: The Benefits of Turkish Economic Reform Istanbul Forum, Keynote Speech by Anne O. Krueger, Acting Managing Director, IMF  At the Istanbul Forum, IstanbulMay 06, 2004
Pursuing the Achievable: Macroeconomic Stability and Sustainable Growth in Turkey, Speech by Anne O. Krueger, Acting Managing Director, IMF  At the Economic Congress of Turkey, IzmirMay 05, 2004
April
Growth and Stability in China: Prospects and Challenges, Remarks by Eswar Prasad, Division Chief, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF  Given at the Harvard China Review April 17, 2004
Money and Sovereignty Exhibit Opening, Address by Anne O. Krueger, Acting Managing Director, IMF  IMF Gallery, Washington D.C.April 15, 2004
Farewell Remarks by Horst Köhler, Former Managing Director, IMF  Given at a Dinner Hosted by the IMF Executive Board, Washington, D.C.April 14, 2004
Remarks by Anne O. Krueger, Acting Managing Director, International Monetary Fund  At the opening session of the Ministerial Conference on Financing for Development, ParisApril 08, 2004
March
Argentina: Remaining Economic Challenges, Address by Anne O. Krueger, Acting Managing Director, IMF  American Enterprise Institute, Washington, D.C.March 31, 2004
Latin America: Sustaining Reforms and Growth, Remarks by Anoop Singh, Director of the Western Hemisphere Department, IMF  Delivered at investors' meetings in Lima, Peru at the time of the 45th Annual Meeting of the Inter-American Development BankMarch 27, 2004
"Meant Well, Tried Little, Failed Much: Policy Reforms in Emerging Market Economies", Remarks By Anne O. Krueger, Acting Managing Director, IMF  Roundtable Lecture at the Economic Honors Society, New York University, New YorkMarch 23, 2004
What Lies Ahead for Asia's Emerging Markets? Speech by David Burton, Director of the Asia and Pacific Department, IMF  For the 2004 Credit Suisse-First Boston Asian Investment Conference, Hong KongMarch 23, 2004
February
Perspectives For Economic Integration in Central America, Remarks by Markus Rodlauer, Senior Advisor, IMF Western Hemisphere Department  Given at the 40th Anniversary of the Central American Monetary Council, Tegucigalpa, HondurasFebruary 27, 2004
Northeast Asia: Seizing the Opportunities of Globalization -- Speech by Horst Köhler, Managing Director, IMF  At the International Conference on a New Vision and Strategy Under Changing Leadership in Northeast Asia, SeoulFebruary 27, 2004
Remarks by Agustín Carstens, Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund  Given at the Fifth Annual Conference of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank, Paris, FranceFebruary 15, 2004
Lessons from the Asian Crisis -- Keynote Address by Anne O. Krueger, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF  SEACEN Meeting, Sri LankaFebruary 12, 2004
Luncheon Address by Agustín Carstens, Deputy Managing Director, IMF  Given at the Seminar on the Role of the IMF in Low-Income Countries, Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaFebruary 03, 2004
Honduras' New Three Year Economic Program -- Remarks by Anoop Singh, Director, Western Hemisphere Department, IMF  Tegucigalpa, HondurasFebruary 02, 2004
The Euro -- Towards Adopting the Common Currency in Central Europe, Address by Horst Köhler, Managing Director, IMF  Given at a conference on Euro Adoption in the Accession Countries--Opportunities and Challenges, PragueFebruary 02, 2004
January
An Intolerable Surge? International Capital Flows and the Indian Policy Response, Address by Anne O. Krueger, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF  At the National Institute for Bank Management, Pune, IndiaJanuary 21, 2004
The Rewards of Virtue, Address by Anne O. Krueger, First Deputy Managing Director of the IMF  Opening Remarks to the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy-International Monetary Fund Conference, Fiscal Policy in India, New Delhi, IndiaJanuary 16, 2004
Building Shared Prosperity in the Americas, Speech by Horst Köhler, Managing Director of the IMF  Given at the Special Summit of the Americas, MonterreyJanuary 12, 2004