ANKARA - International Monetary Fund (IMF) Senior Resident Representative in Turkey Hugh Bredenkamp said on Wednesday that an IMF mission headed by IMF Turkey Desk Chief Lorenzo Giorgianni would visit Turkey between May 8th and 18th.
Releasing a written statement, Bredenkamp said, ''there will be some preliminary technical meetings in Istanbul on May 5th. IMF mission will discuss with the authorities progress in implementing the economic program, which is supported by the IMF under a three-year Stand-By arrangement, between May 8th and 18th.''
''Together with the authorities, the mission will take stock of recent economic developments, assess the outlook, and discuss any steps that may be needed to secure program objectives,'' he said.
''The discussions are excepted to focus, in particular, on budgetary prospects and policies, tax reforms and measures to strengthen tax administration, plans for implementing the recently approved social security reforms, and progress in further strengthening bank supervision and reforming the state banks,'' Bredenkamp added.