VOL. XLIII

No. 16

17-April-2000

KUWAIT

IMF Concludes Upbeat Article IV Consultation With Kuwait

The International Monetary Fund expressed overall general satisfaction with the macroeconomic situation in Kuwait in 1999, and in particular the countrys fiscal position, monetary policy, bank prudential regulations and growth in assets, on the conclusion of its latest Article IV consultation. According to the IMFs Public Information Notice (PIN) dated 4 April, these policies were responsible for...