Mr. Alejandro Santos

Mr. Alejandro Santos, chief of an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission to Paraguay, issued the following statement today in Asuncion:

stated the team, headed by Mission Chief Alejandro Santos, will conduct a detailed review of the economic performance over the last few months and make projections to the end of the fiscal year and beyond.

ROSEAU, Dominica: IMF Mission Chief, Dr Alejandro Santos has confirmed that after the sharp economic contraction of about 10% in 2001-02, the Dominica economy continues to show signs of recovery.

http://harolddoan.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1681 Statement by an IMF Mission to Paraguay Press Release - International Monetary Fund August 1, 2006 Mr. Alejandro Santos, chief of the International Monetary Fund mission to Paraguay, issued the following statement today in Asunción: "A mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) visited Asunción during the last two weeks for discussions in the context of the first review under the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) approved by the IMF Executive Board on May 31, 2006.

The following statement was released in Asunción today by Mr. Alejandro Santos, chief of an International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff mission to Paraguay:

The island is forecast to have economic growth of about 1 per cent this year, the government said in a statement, citing an estimate from Alejandro Santos, mission chief of the International Monetary Fund in the Caribbean country.

"Dominica is coming out of the deep recession of the last few years."Santos was quoted as saying in the statement."The economy has bottomed out and the recovery is underway."

The improved economic outlook stems from increased tourism - with nearly twice as many cruise ship passengers visits in the first quarter of 2004 than in the same period last year - and increased manufacturing and banana production, Santos said.