Independent Evaluation Office Reports

IEO Report on the Evaluation of the Financial Sector Assessment Program

May 2, 2006

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IEO Report on the Evaluation of the Financial Sector Assessment Program, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2006) accessed November 21, 2024

Summary

The Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) is a joint IMF–World Bank initiative to provide countries with comprehensive evaluations of their financial systems.The IEO evaluation assessed the effectiveness of the FSAP from the perspective of the IMF. The main findings address the following areas: the nature of priority setting under the FSAP; the efficiency of FSAP processes and quality of the main diagnostic tools; the overall quality of FSAP content; how well the IMF has used FSAP results in its surveillance, technical assistance, and program activities; and evidence on the overall impact of the FSAP on the domestic policy dialogue, changes in policies and institutions, and market participants.

Subject: Economic sectors, Financial sector, Financial Sector Assessment Program, Financial sector policy and analysis, Financial sector risk, Financial sector stability, Stress testing

Keywords: Africa, Capital markets work, Country, Financial sector, Financial Sector Assessment Program, Financial sector risk, Financial sector stability, FSAP, FSAP exercise, FSAP initiative, FSAP process, FSAP program, FSAP result, FSAP update, Global, IEO, IEOR, Southeast Asia, Staff statement, Stress testing

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    110

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Independent Evaluation Office Reports

  • Stock No:

    IEOEA2006001

  • ISBN:

    9781589065086

  • ISSN:

    2617-670X