Press Release: IMF Regularly Publishing Information on Sources of Financing
February 25, 2000
The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Executive Board decided today to regularly publish information on the sources of financing for IMF lending.
Data on the amount of financing provided by members to finance the IMF's lending operations will be posted on the IMF website (http://www.imf.org) after completion of each quarterly financial transactions plan.1 The first set of data, and an accompanying explanatory note, will be posted on the website in August, covering financial transactions completed in the period March-May 2000.
"The regular publication of country-specific data on the sources of financing for IMF lending complements a growing body of information on the IMF's financial activities currently available on the website and in other published sources," IMF Deputy Managing Director Eduardo Aninat stated. "Today's decision represents a significant further step in the IMF's efforts to enhance transparency, and is designed to promote greater public understanding of our financial activities."
1Previously, financial transaction plans were called operational budgets.
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