Tag: Stand-By Arrangement

refugee crisis

Cutting the IMF Chord

Having just signed up to yet another IMF assistance program, isn’t it about time we began relying less on the international lender and more on our own government to tackle deep-rooted economic problems? It took Jordan almost 16 years to…

KRISTINA KOSTIAL

Venture at 10: Kristina Kostial

Kristina Kostial, Former International Monetary Fund Mission Chief for Jordan Date of Interview: August 2015 To overcome persistent economic shocks, in 2012 Jordan successfully sought out a loan from the IMF in return for introducing a series of tough economic reforms….

A Necessary Loan

As Jordan’s $2 billion dollar stand-by arrangement with the world’s lender of last resort comes to an end, the International Monetary Fund’s mission chief for Jordan Kristina Kostial said the Kingdom has by and large stuck to its promise of…

IMF Says Jordan Wants Loan Extension

The International Monetary Fund said Jordan is seeking an extension to its three-year, $2 billion Stand-By Arrangement that expired earlier this month. “The (Jordanian) authorities have expressed interest in a successor arrangement with the fund,” Kristina Kostial, IMF’s mission chief…