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India and the IMF have had a friendly relationship, which has been
beneficial for both. The IMF has provided India with loans over the
years and this has helped the country to grow. The IMF has also
praised India for it has been able to maintain average growth rate of
its economy.
India and the IMF has a positive relationship. The IMF has provided
financial assistance to India, which has helped in boosting the
country's economy. The IMF praised the country for it was able to
avoid the Asian Financial Crisis in 1999 and was also able to maintain
the average rate of growth of its economy. The Managing Director of
International Monetary Fund Rodrigo De Rato visited India in May
2005. In 2005, the IMF said that the budget of India is very positive
for it points that the economy of the country will grow at the rate of
6.7%. International Monetary Fund said that the reasons behind the
economy growth of India are that the RBI has been able to control
inflation and has also handled its monetary policies very skillfully.
The IMF has suggested that India can become a financial super power
by bringing in more reforms in its economic policies that will increase
its growth rate to 8%.
India said the reforms were "hopelessly flawed". The IMF has now pledged
to overhaul its voting system by 2008.
New formula
"We may have lost the vote but we have not lost the argument," he said.
India wants the next formula to take into account the need of large
developing economies to protect their farmers and young industries from
foreign competition.
The FAD's PFM 2 Division provided the training course in Pune from
October 1-5, 2007. The team of presenters included Messrs. Holger
van Eden and Justin Tyson (FAD), Mr. Jack Diamond (FAD panel of
experts), and Mr. Aru Rassapan from the Center for Development &
Research in Evaluation (CeDRE) in Malaysia. Mr. Sang Dae Choi
(World Bank) provided a lecture through video-link on the Korean
experience with introducing performance budgeting
This, indeed, sends very positive signals to the global community. The
gaining strength of the Indian rupee in recent times amidst the euro-
dollar competition places the Indian economy in a safe mode. The
present dip in the forex reserves on account of transfers to IMF under
the FTA scheme can be disregarded as it can be easily replenished
soon through fresh inflows.
A top Indian official said today that the International Monetary Fund
had agreed to lend India $2.5 billion.
The proposed loan is among the largest that the I.M.F. has given to
India in recent times and follows a declaration by Prime Minister
Chandra Shekhar that he had authorized senior officials to negotiate
such assistance in Washington.
It has been reported that of the total loan, about $800 million will be
disbursed from the institution's compensatory contingency financing
facility and the rest as a standby credit.
Separately, Iran was reported to have agreed to supply India with one
million tons of crude oil. The oil will be supplied in the next three
months and Iran has offered 90 days' credit and "attractive prices,"
The Times of India said.
the worst of the Asian financial crisis, and growth has been
upturn in inflation.
in 1999-2000.
The WEO has stated that India could have maintained a growth
adds.
India PM appoints ex-IMF chief economist as adviser
A statement from the Prime Minister's Office said Rajan had been
appointed as an honorary economic adviser to Singh and would hold
the rank of a secretary to the government of India.
The relationship between the IMF and India has grown strong over
the years. In fact, the country has turned into a creditor to the IMF
and has stopped taking loans from it. India and IMF must continue to
boost their relationship this way, as it will prove to be advantageous
for both.
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VINAY JAIN
SECTION H-76