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Embedding Sustainability in Credit Risk Assessment
Transcript of IMF Press Briefing
December 7 , 2023
Good morning and welcome to this press briefing, both to those here in the room and those of you joining us online. My name is Julie Kozak. I am the director of the IMF's Communications Department. This briefing is embargoed until 11:00 a.m. this morning.
AI’s Real Risk to Wages: Andrew Berg and Maryam Vaziri
December 7 , 2023
The pace at which artificial intelligence is transforming jobs is astounding, but while it boasts higher productivity AI is also increasing wage inequality. When workers are replaced by machines, real wages decline, and the owners of capital prosper. So who owns AI and how should its benefits be distributed? The IMFs Andrew Berg and Maryam Vaziri discuss AI’s inequality problem.
The Right Course of Action: Climate Policies in a Shock-Prone World
December 7 , 2023
I want to start with congratulations to the UAE, our host country, on their National Day – and for welcoming us all to COP28. So why am I here? Why is the International Monetary Fund part of this discussion? We are here because climate risks are macro critical. They hit economies, communities, and households dramatically. They can cause financial instability. But we are also here because the transition to the new climate economy offers unique opportunities for green growth and jobs. We are here in a rather difficult time for the world, in a more shock-prone environment. Since 2020, we have experienced unthinkable events: COVID, then war in Ukraine, a cost-of-living crisis, and now conflict in this region.
Papua New Guinea: First Reviews under Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility and an Arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility, and Request for Modification of Quantitative Performance Criteria-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Papua New Guinea
December 6 , 2023
Country Report No. 2023/385
Nepal: Third Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Nepal
December 6 , 2023
Country Report No. 2023/384
Macro-Financial Implications of Foreign Crypto Assets for Small Developing Economies
December 6 , 2023
Fintech Notes No 2023/012
Macro-Financial Impacts of Foreign Digital Money
December 6 , 2023
Working Paper No. 2023/249
A Conversation on Somalia: Reaching a Major Milestone towards Sustainable Development
Lebanon: Tax and Customs Administration: An Urgent Need for Intervention
December 5 , 2023
High Level Summary Technical Assistance Report No. 2023/020
Lebanon: Technical Assistance Report-Tax and Customs Administration: An Urgent Need for Intervention
December 5 , 2023
Country Report No. 2023/383
Benin: Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy
December 5 , 2023
Country Report No. 2023/382
A Conversation on Somalia: Reaching a Major Milestone towards Sustainable Development
2023 Review of The Fund’s Anti-Money Laundering and Combating The Financing of Terrorism Strategy
December 5 , 2023
Policy Paper No. 2023/052
2023 Review of The Fund's Anti-Money Laundering and Combating The Financing of Terrorism Strategy—Background Papers
December 5 , 2023
Policy Paper No. 2023/053
IMF Executive Board Discusses the Fund’s Strategy on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism
December 5 , 2023
On November 20, 2023, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) discussed the staff report: “Review of the Fund’s Strategy on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT).”
Republic of Kosovo: Public Investment Management Assessment Update and Climate PIMA
December 4 , 2023
High Level Summary Technical Assistance Report No. 2023/019
IMF Executive Board Completes the First Reviews of Côte d’Ivoire’s Extended Credit Facility and Extended Fund Facility Arrangements
December 4 , 2023
IMF Executive Board Completes the First Reviews of Côte d’Ivoire’s Extended Credit Facility and Extended Fund Facility Arrangements
Republic of Kosovo: Public Investment Management Assessment Update and Climate PIMA
December 4 , 2023
Technical Assistance Report No. 2023/019
Republic of Kosovo: Technical Assistance Report-Public Investment Management Assessment Update and Climate PIMA
December 4 , 2023
Country Report No. 2023/380