Issues Papers

June 19, 2008
The IMF's Approach to International Trade Policy Issues. (352 kb pdf file)

May 15, 2008
The IMF's Interactions with its Member Countries (1.0 mb pdf file)

August 14, 2007
Issues Paper - Aspects of IMF Corporate Governance—Including the Role of the Board (225 kb pdf file)

June 23, 2006
Issues Paper for an Evaluation by the IEO - The IMF's Advice on Exchange Rate Policy (547 kb pdf file)

May 31, 2006
Issues Paper - Evaluation of the IMF's Role in the Determination of the External Resource Envelope in Sub-Saharan African Countries (592 kb pdf file)

French (632 kb PDF file)

Portuguese (600 kb PDF file)

September 23, 2005
The IMF's Multilateral Surveillance - Issues Paper for an Evaluation by the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO)

May 18, 2005
Issues Paper for an Evaluation of Structural Conditionality in IMF-Supported Programs (552 kb PDF file)

French (547 kb PDF file)

Russian (713 kb PDF file)

October 21, 2004
Issues Paper -- Evaluation of the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) (285 kb PDF)

October 7, 2004
Issues Paper -- Evaluation of IMF Assistance to Jordan (637 kb PDF)

September 15, 2004
Issues Paper for an Evaluation of the IMF's Approach to Capital Account Liberalization (444 kb PDF)

November 5, 2003
Issues Paper For An Evaluation Of Technical Assistance Provided By The IMF (209 kb PDF)

French (225 kb PDF)

Spanish (244 kb PDF)

Russian (290 kb PDF)

Ukranian (304 kb PDF)

July 31, 2003
The Role of the IMF in Argentina, 1991-2002 Issues Paper/Terms of Reference for an Evaluation by the Independent Evaluation Office (199 kb PDF)

Spanish (220 kb PDF)

January 31, 2003
Evaluation of Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers and the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility - Issues Paper/Terms of Reference (348 kb PDF)

French (352 kb PDF)

Portuguese (348 kb PDF)

Spanish (363 kb PDF)

June 18, 2002
Fiscal Adjustment in IMF-Supported Programs - Issues Paper/Terms of Reference for an Evaluation by the Independent Evaluation Office (55 kb PDF)

June 18, 2002
The Role of the IMF in Recent Capital Account Crises - Issues Paper/Terms of Reference for an Evaluation by the Independent Evaluation Office (67 kb PDF)

March 15, 2002
Prolonged Use of IMF Resources: Terms of Reference for the Evaluation (689 kb PDF)