Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 1998
Public bill · Government · Presented
Approves Ireland’s acceptance of an IMF amendment creating a one-off allocation of special drawing rights, with the Central Bank authorised to manage any allocation received. It also permits Government contributions of up to £20 million each to certain IMF and World Bank funds supporting heavily indebted poor countries, and lets the Finance Minister guarantee up to US$50 million of Central Bank participation in a BIS facility for Brazil.
Formal long title
Bill entitled an Act to make provision with respect to acceptance by the Government of the Proposed Fourth Amendment to the Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund approved by the Board of Governors of that Fund on the 23rd day of September, 1997, to provide for certain payments by the Minister for Finance under the Articles of Agreement of the World Bank and by the Minister for Finance and the Central Bank of Ireland under the Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund, to provide for the guaranteeing by the Minister for Finance of participation by the Central Bank in the Credit Facility of the Bank for International Settlements in favour of Banco Central do Brazil, to provide for matters related to the aforesaid matters and to amend the Bretton Woods Agreements Acts, 1957 to 1977
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- Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill, 1998: Committee Stage. SELECT COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND THE PUBLIC SERVICE
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- Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill, 1998: Referral to Select Committee. Dáil
- Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill, 1998: Second Stage (Resumed). Dáil
- Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill, 1998: Second Stage. Dáil
- Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill, 1998: Second Stage (Resumed). Dáil
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