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December 3, 1998Australian Participation in Activation of the New Arrangement to Borrow
December 3, 1998
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NO.119 ACTIVATION OF THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS TO BORROW STATEMENT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE NAB, THE HON. PETER COSTELLO, MP, TREASURER OF AUSTRALIA The IMFs New Arrangements to Borrow (NAB) are being activated today to provide loans to the IMF to support its financial assistance to Brazil. The NAB came into effect on 17 November 1998 and this is the first time they have been activated. They are designed to supplement the resources available to the IMF to forestall or cope with an impairment of the international monetary system or deal with an exceptional situation that poses a threat to the stability of the system. The NAB participants have agreed to finance the IMFs payments to Brazil that are being made under the Supplemental Reserve Facility (SRF). These could amount to a total of SDR9.1 billion. The first call, immediately following todays approval by the IMF Executive Board, is for SDR2.9 billion. Contact: Melinda Cilento 02 6263 2847 |