This paper provides updated information on the Fund’s income position. The regular midyear review of the Fund’s income for FY 2006 was completed by the Executive Board on December 9, 2005. That review projected a small shortfall of SDR 18 million from the regular net income target of SDR 188 million. The projection was based on the usual set of assumptions, including that repurchases would be made as scheduled.

This paper presents the Fund’s actual outcome for the first half of FY 2006 together with updated income projections for the year as a whole.

This paper provides the basis of the Executive Board's annual review of the Fund's income position, the burden-sharing mechanism, and the system of special charges, and makes proposals for the rate of charge in FY07.

In March and April this year, Executive Directors had wide-ranging discussions on the Fund’s income outlook, which has changed significantly following the recent sharp decline in credit outstanding. Directors supported the proposal for a two-pronged strategy that would involve, first, immediate steps to address the projected income shortfall in FY2007 under current policies and within the framework of the FY2007 budget and, second, development of a broader work plan on the options to ensure a stable and sustainable income base.

This paper provides the basis for the Executive Board’s midyear review of the Fund’s income position based on developments in the first half of FY 2008. Under Rule I-6(4) of the Fund’s Rules and Regulations, the Executive Board should consider whether the margin over the SDR interest rate used to calculate the rate of charge as determined at the beginning of the year should be changed in light of the actual income position for the first six months.

The review of income for the year ended April 30, 2007 (FY07) builds on the midyear income review and the February 2007 meeting of the Committee on the Budget

This paper puts forward a number of measures which, if implemented, would eliminate the income gap in FY07. However, these measure still leave a large financing gap moving forward. Therefore, further work is needed to examine mechanisms for financing the Fund’s operations in the medium-term in a manner that ensures that the Fund has a sound financial basis to operate without relying on sharp growth in lending.