Policy Papers
2003
December 23, 2003
Assessments of the IMF Code of Good Practices on Transparency in Monetary and Financial Policies-Review of Experience
December 9, 2003
Trade Finance in Financial Crises - Assessment of Key Issues
December 9, 2003
Guidelines for Public Debt Management -- Amended
November 12, 2003
Completion of the Review of the Contingent Credit Lines and Consideration of Some Possible Alternatives
October 28, 2003
Foreign Direct Investment Trends and Statistics - A Summary
September 29, 2003
The Fund's Transparency Policy - Issues and Next Steps
Description: This paper presents for consideration by Directors the issue of a move to a policy of presumed publication of staff reports, and lays out possible options for modalities of implementing the policy of presumed publication. The paper also addresses several issues deferred to this review including: (i) presumed publication of UFR staff reports in exceptional access cases; (ii) deletions of highly politically-sensitive information; (iii) presumed publication of Financial System Stability Assessment (FSSA) reports and a policy for publication of Technical Notes prepared in the context of the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP); and (iv) presumed publication of Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSCs). The paper also addresses the issue of a modification policy for staff policy papers prior to publication, and the possibility of withholding publication of a staff report when deletions of highly market sensitive material would significantly alter its key messages.
September 16, 2003