IFTI WATCH ARCHIVE - INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

16 MAY 2008
Canadian Government Reports on IFI Activity Get Good Grade
The Canadian government's annual reporting on its activities at international financial institutions is getting better, according to the authors, and to a Canadian civil society group which recently gave the latest report its best grade ever. More >>

24 MARCH 2008
Russia Urges IMF to Disclose Key Governance Proposal
The major ongoing discussion within the International Monetary Fund about how to revamp its voting structure is nearing completion but without the release of key recommendations by the IMF staff. More >>

15 FEBRUARY 2008
IMF Making Little Progress on Release of Article IV Reports
The International Monetary Fund appears to have reached a plateau when it comes to releasing its key document assessing member countries. More >>

18 JANUARY 2008
GTI Questions IMF Delay of Transparency Policy Review
The Global Transparency Initiative has expressed concern about the decision by they International Monetary Fund to postponement review of the IMF Transparency Policy, originally scheduled for 2008. More >>

APRIL 2007
IMF Registers Slight Improvement in Disclosure of Article IV Reports
Slight progress was made during 2006 toward increasing the number of countries willing to disclose the key analytical report on their country prepared by the International Monetary Fund, according to a recent IMF report. More >>

22 SEPTEMBER 2006
Access to Article IV Reports Remains Major IMF Disclosure Issue
The major disclosure issue at the International Monetary Fund remains access to its key reports about member countries, the so-called Article IV reports. More >>

6 OCTOBER 2005
IMF Modifies Disclosure Policy to Address Deletions, Delay
The International Monetary Fund has taken steps that may reduce the number of deletions made in the publicly disclosed versions of its key reports about member countries, including the significant Article IV reports. More >>

24 FEBRUARY 2004
IMF Seeks Comment on Relations with Parliamentarians
The International Monetary Fund has asked for public comment on recommendations that the Fund staff increase their interaction with parliamentarians. More >>

OCTOBER 2003
IMF Decides Against Mandatory Disclosure of Article IV Reports
The International Monetary Fund executive board has decided not to require the disclosure of a key document, the Article IV staff report. More >>

JULY 2003
IMF Board Requests Research on Legality of Mandatory Disclosure
The International Monetary Fund Executive Board has asked its staff to study whether there are legal impediments to requiring countries to disclose certain documents, according to informed sources. More >>

JULY 2003
IMF Board Discusses Transparency, Announcement Expected
The International Monetary Fund Executive Board met June 27 to discuss the Fund's current transparency policy and possibly increasing the accessibility of IMF documents to the public. More >>

JUNE 2003
June IMF Meeting on Transparency Planned
Optimism that the MDBs will follow through on suggestions for greater openness from the G-8 is not high among transparency activists. An article published recently by the Bretton Woods Project reflecting on the potential disclosure of more documents, observes: "It is unlikely that the IFIs and their borrower governments will readily acquiesce to the publication of such documents." More >>

MAY 2003
IMF Counsel Outlines Restrictions on Sharing Documents With Legislators, Public
The International Monetary Fund prohibits representatives of member governments from sharing confidential IMF documents with national legislators, according to a speech presented by a top IMF lawyer. More >>

APRIL 2003
IMF's Dawson Speaks on Transparency
Thomas Dawson, the IMF's Director of External Relations, March 17 gave a speech on transparency at the fund. Among other things, he said, "We used to publish virtually nothing, now we publish virtually everything." More >>

JANUARY 2003
IMF Sets Stage for June Reconsideration of Article IV Disclosure
In June 2003, the IMF Executive Board is planning to reconsider whether to force the release of more, maybe all, Article IV reports, the country-specific assessments that guide IMF lending. More >>

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