Under Article IV of the IMF’s Articles of Agreement, the IMF holds bilateral discussions with
members, usually every year. In the context of the 2004 Article IV consultation with Singapore, the
following documents have been released and are included in this package:
• the staff report for the 2004 Article IV consultation, prepared by a staff team of the IMF,
following discussions that ended on November 8, 2004, with the officials of Singapore on
economic developments and policies. Based on information available at the time of these
discussions, the staff report was completed on January 21, 2005. The views expressed in the
staff report are those of the staff team and do not necessarily reflect the views of the
Executive Board of the IMF.
• a Public Information Notice (PIN) summarizing the views of the Executive Board as
expressed during its February 7, 2005 discussion of the staff report that concluded the
Article IV consultation.
• a statement by the Singapore Authorities.
The document listed below has been or will be separately released.