Azerbaijan, IMF continue consultations on Article IV - EXCLUSIVE

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by new chief of IMF Mission to Azerbaijan Natalia Tamirisa visited Baku to hold discussions in the context of the Article IV Consultation, Aghgun Gadirli, Head of the IMF Local Office in Azerbaijan, told Report.

“The mission, which will be on a visit to Azerbaijan till June 27, holds discussions in the Ministries of Finance, Economy, Tax, Labor and Social Protection of the Population, as well as SOFAZ, SOCAR, FIMSA, Central Bank, IBA," she said.

According to her, the mission is mainly interested in macroeconomic situation, reforms in the financial sector, expectations on 2019-2020, responsive measures to main risks.

The last discussions were held in December 2017.

Azerbaijan has been in cooperation with IMF since September 1992.