Today, all Article IV reports, with a few exceptions, are available on the Fund’s website. For the Fund, the challenge in this context, is to be perceived as an impartial advisor and monitor, not too tied by its structure to the official view in which problems are downplayed 1. Let’s be frank. The IMF must indeed avoid public clashes about short term emergencies.
When I travel abroad, I am always amazed by how welcoming foreign businesses and public entities are towards Canadian participation. At the same time, I am also amazed by how little effort we sometimes make to take advantage of this good will. As young people, you are going to have to capitalize on these opportunities.