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“Checking the Receipts” Audits of Emergency Finance: A preliminary analysis of the implementation of the Letter of Intent commitment on audits in 50 countries
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Sebastiaan Pompe
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Alice F French
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Martin Aldcroft
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Camilla Fredriksen
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IMF Working Papers
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2025: Issue 075
Language:
English
Publication Date:
11 Apr 2025
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229006910.001
ISBN:
9798229006910
ISSN:
1018-5941
Pages:
83
Keywords:
Supreme Audit Institutions; Accountability; Covid-19; pandemic; governance; emergency financing; audit report; IMF emergency finance; IMF emergency financing; IMF COVID-19 emergency; COVID response; Auditing; Emergency assistance; Corruption; Budget planning and preparation; Middle East; North Africa; East Africa; Global; Middle East and Central Asia; Europe
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This paper explores one dimension of the IMF’s COVID response – support for conducting and publishing independent audits of COVID-related spending. The economic impact of COVID was felt across the globe and created stresses on the balance of payments of member countries. Many members turned to the IMF for emergency financing . The IMF Managing Director urged member countries to “do what it takes but keep the receipts.” In line with this guidance, the majority of IMF emergency financing included commitments by members to put in place transparency and accountability measures. In 56 member countries, Fund financing included commitments for SAIs to audit spending related to the response to COVID. SAI audit reports were ultimately published in 50 member countries. This paper examines how these commitments were implemented, and the broader lessons which can be derived.
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