IMF Involvement in International Trade Policy Issues

Report

Full Text of Main Report
Full Text of Background Documents

By Section

Main Report

1. I. Introduction
2. II. What is the Nature of the IMF’s Mandate to Cover Trade Policy?
3. III. Institutional Architecture for Trade Policy: How Well has Cooperation Worked?
4. IV. The IMF’s Evolving Role in Trade Policy: How was the Process Guided?
5. V. IMF Advice on Trade Policy: How Well was the Approach Carried Out?
6. VI. How Effective was the IMF’s Work on Trade Policy Issues?
7. VII. Findings and Recommendations
8. Annexes
   1. 1. Data and Methods
      2. Surveys

Statement by the Managing Director
Staff Response to IEO Evaluation
Chair’s Summing Up of the Executive Board Discussion

Background Documents

1. I. The Legal Mandate
2. II. Cooperation Between the IMF and WTO
3. III. Guiding the IMF’s Involvement in International Trade Policy
4. IV. IMF Involvement in Trade Policy Issues in Low-Income Countries: Seven Case Studies
5. V. Trade Conditionality in IMF-Supported Programs in Emerging Markets: Five Case Studies
6. VI. IMF Surveillance of Trade Policies: General Observations and Case Studies of Advanced Countries

Press Release

IEO Releases report on IMF’s Involvement in International Trade Policy Issues

Background Papers for IMF Involvement in International Trade Policy Issues

1. I. Preferential Trade Agreements in IMF Economic Work 1996–2007: An Assessment
2. II. The IMF's Trade Restrictiveness Index
3. III. Re-Evaluating the Effectiveness of Trade Conditions in Fund-Supported Programs
4. IV. What Determines IMF Involvement in Trade Policy?
5. V. Trade in Financial Services: Has the IMF Been Involved Constructively?