Regional Office for Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic

Fernando L. Delgado, Regional Representative
International Monetary Fund
7a Ave. 22-01, Zona 1
Central Bank of Guatemala
Guatemala City
Guatemala
TEL: + 502 2253-5978
FAX: + 502 2253-5980
Email: ca-office@imf.org

Welcome to the website of the IMF Regional Office for Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic. This web page provides information about the activities of the Regional Office and, more generally, the IMF’s work on the countries in the region.


Latest IMF News:

Panama: 2009 Article IV Consultation

Communiqué at the Conclusion of the Eighth Annual Regional Conference on Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic
Press Release 09/238, June 26, 2009

IMF Opens Central American Technical Assistance Center
Press Release 09/236, June 24, 2009

Statement by an IMF Mission to El Salvador
Press Release 09/188, May 27, 2009

Guatemala: Request for Stand-By Arrangement-Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Guatemala
May 12, 2009

Guatemala: Letter of Intent, Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, and Technical Memorandum of Understanding
May 12, 2009

Framework Administered Account for Selected Fund Activities - Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic Technical Assistance Center (CAPTAC-DR) Subaccount

IMF Executive Board Approves US$935 Million Stand-By Arrangement for Guatemala Press Release 09/142
April 23, 2009

IMF Executive Board Approves US$ 735 Million Precautionary Stand-By Arrangement for Costa Rica Press Release 09/124
April 13, 2009

IMF to Open New Regional Technical Assistance Center for Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic, Press Release 09/99
March 30, 2009

IMF Announces Staff-Level Agreement with Guatemala on a Precautionary Stand-By Arrangement; Press Release No. 09/92; March 26, 2009

El Salvador: Request for Stand-By Arrangement - Staff Report; Staff Supplement and Statement; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for El Salvadorl; Country Report No. 09/71; February 24, 2009

El Salvador: 2008 Article IV Consultation - Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for El Salvador; Country Report No. 09/35; February 3, 2009

IMF Executive Board Concludes 2008 Article IV Consultation with El Salvador; Public Information Notice (PIN) No. 08/151; December 31, 2008

IMF Announces Staff-Level Agreement with El Salvador on Financial Support of About US$800 Million; Press Release No. 08/336; December 22, 2008

IMF REGIONAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK AND BOOKFORUM
Central America: Economic Progress and Reforms
November 13, 2008
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IMF Staff Statement on the 2008 Article IV Consultation with El Salvador; Press Release No. 08/205; September 12, 2008

Communiqué at the Conclusion of the Seventh Annual Regional Conference on Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic, Press Release No. 08/152, June 27, 2008

IMF Executive Board Concludes 2008 Article IV Consultation with Guatemala Public Information Notice (PIN) No. 08/65, June 4, 2008

IMF Staff Statement at the Conclusion of the Article IV Discussions with Guatemala; Press Release No. 08/54; March 18, 2008

IMF Staff Statement at the Conclusion of a Visit to San Salvador, El Salvador; Press Release No.08/114; May 16, 2008

IMF Executive Board Concludes 2007 Article IV Consultation with Costa Rica; Public Information Notice (PIN) No. 08/31; March 10, 2008

IMF Executive Board Concludes 2007 Article IV Consultation with El Salvador; Public Information Notice 08/36; March 14, 2008

El Salvador: 2007 Article IV Consultation; IMF Country Report 08/101; November 5, 2007

Occasional Papers, IMF Working Papers, and Other Publications on Regional Issues

Departmental Papers:

Central America: Economic Progress and Reforms
Dominique Desruelle and Alfred Schipke, Editors
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Occasional Papers:

Economic Growth and Integration in Central America, Occasional Paper No. 257, June 13, 2007

Central America: Global Integration and Regional Cooperation, Occasional Paper No. 243, July 14, 2005

IMF Working Papers:

Public Debt Markets in Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic, Working Paper No. 07/147, June 1, 2007

The Quest for Price Stability in Central America and the Dominican Republic, Working Paper No. 07/54, March 1, 2007

Central America: Global Integration and Regional Cooperation-Regional Integration and Financial Systems Issues, IMF Operational Paper No. 243, July, 2005

Other Publications:

Central America: Structural Foundations for Regional Financial Integration, May 9, 2006


Annual Regional Conferences

Seventh Annual Regional Conference on Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic; Central American Monetary Council, Council of Finance Ministers, and International Monetary Fund, Hosted by the Central Bank of El Salvador, Radisson Plaza Hotel, San Salvador, June 26–27, 2008

Sixth Annual Regional Conference on Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic; Central American Monetary Council, Committee of Finance Ministers, and International Monetary Fund Hosted by the Central Bank of Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica, June 28–29, 2007

Fifth Annual Regional Conference on Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic ; Central American Monetary Council, Ministers of Finance and International Monetary Fund Hosted by the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, June 29–30, 2006

Fourth Annual Regional Conference on Central America and the Dominican Republic, The Central American Monetary Council and the International Monetary Fund, Hosted by the Central Bank of Nicaragua, Managua, Nicaragua, June 29-30, 2005


News about Central America


Regional Outreach

IMF REGIONAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK AND BOOKFORUM
Central America: Economic Progress and Reforms
November 13, 2008
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Regional Outreach; IMF Book Tour, "Economic Growth and Integration in Central America," Guatemala, El Salvador, Panama, Costa Rica, July 2007 (Spanish)