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IMF lending programmes: old wolf in sheep's clothing?

The debate over IMF conditionality heats up as data comes in about IMF programmes; economic turmoil continues in countries such as Latvia and Ukraine, which face stern IMF demands.

20 November 2009
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No taxation for Latvian IMF staff, argues Fund

According to magazine The Baltic Course, the IMF does not wish to pay taxes on the salaries of employees at its representative office in Latvia, despite these workers being Latvian citizens.

30 September 2010
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