An IMF delegation, headed by Giorgianni, arrived in Ankara on 12 October for talks on the first and second reviews under Turkey's standby arrangement. The discussions with government and central bank officials, financial institutions, private sector representatives and others focused on the authorities' policy intentions for the remainder of this year and for 2006, the Fund explained in a statement Tuesday.
"Načelno smo se složili oko nacrta pisma namjere i koracima u financijskoj politici koje treba poduzeti za kompletiranje revizije od strane Izvršnog odbora MMF-a do sredine prosinca", izjavio je u utorak šef odjela MMF-a Tursku Lorenzo Giorgianni, na zajedničkoj tiskovnoj konferenciji s turskim ministrom gospodarstva Ali Babacanom.