INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Articles and editorials

Backlash—Behind the Anxiety of Over Globalization, S8553 [14SE]

No More ``Help'' for Russia, Please, E1210 [11JY]

Politics of Aid, E355 [21MR]

South America Has Suffered From White House Neglect, E1795 [13OC]

World Bank Protests—What, Exactly, Is the Point?, E773 [19MY]

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of the Treasury: instruct the IMF to oppose loans to countries restricting oil production to the detriment of the U.S. economy (see H.R. 4102), H1476 [28MR]

Developing countries: reduce long-term lending activities and role in developing countries (see H.R. 5085), H7209 [27JY]

Foreign trade: authorizing appropriations for technical assistance to promote trade anti-corruption measures (see S. 2382), S2438 [7AP]

Middle East: oppose provision of resources or assistance to the Palestinian Authority until Israel and the Palestinian Authority have signed an agreement on borders and security arrangements (see H.R. 5470), H9900 [12OC]

Reform (see H.R. 3750), H573 [29FE]

Letters

Technical Assistance, Trade Promotion, and Anti-Corruption Act: Senator Gramm, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S2551 [11AP]

Remarks in House

Dept. of the Treasury: instruct the IMF to oppose loans to countries restricting oil production to the detriment of the U.S. economy, H1330 [23MR]

———require report to Congress on the IMF and World Bank advocacy of privatization, deregulation, and trade liberalization, H6635, H6636 [20JY]

District of Columbia: preparations for World Bank/IMF meetings, H1944, H1945 [6AP]

———protests during World Bank/IMF meetings, E773 [19MY]

Foreign policy: development of comprehensive U.S. policies on trade, economic sanctions, normal trade relations, and fast-track authority, H154-H157 [1FE]

———provide bilateral debt relief and improve the provision of multilateral debt relief, H10820, H10835, H10837 [25OC], E1948 [26OC]

———provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries, H5897, H5900, H5904-H5923, H5926-H5932 [12JY], H6029 [13JY], E1235 [14JY], E1273 [19JY]

International Financial Institution Advisory Commission: release of report on IMF and World Bank reform, E355 [21MR]

Reform (H.R. 3750), E196 [29FE]

Russia: propose principles governing the provision of IMF assistance, E1210 [11JY]

South America: U.S. policy, E1795 [13OC]

Remarks in Senate

District of Columbia: protests during World Bank/IMF meetings, S2856 [25AP]

Foreign policy: bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries, S10650-S10652 [18OC]

———provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries, S5611, S5612, S5623, S5626 [22JN], S11874 [15DE]

Foreign trade: authorizing appropriations for technical assistance to promote trade anti-corruption measures (S. 2382), S3858 [11MY]

OPEC: encourage stabilization of crude oil prices, S776 [24FE]

Operations: ensure transparency and fairness, S2856 [25AP]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S11832 [15DE]

Reports

Conditioning Debt Relief on Adjustment—Creating the Conditions for More Indebtedness: Development Group for Alternative Policies (organization), H6640 [20JY]

Environmental Consequences of the IMF's Lending Policies: Friends of the Earth (organization), H6641 [20JY]

On the Wrong Track—A Summary Assessment of IMF Interventions in Selected Countries: Preamble Center (organization), H6639 [20JY]

Reports filed

Nomination of Margrethe Lundsager To Be IMF U.S. Alternate Executive Director: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9465 [28SE]

Technical Assistance, Trade Promotion, and Anti-Corruption Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2382) (S. Rept. 106-257), S2438 [7AP]

Surveys

Impacts of IMF Structural Adjustment in Africa—Growth, Social Spending, and Debt Relief: Robert Naiman and Neil Watkins, H6636-H6639 [20JY]