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INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Conclusions of the Task Force on Prolonged Use of Fund Resources
Approved by Timothy F. Geithner
February 4, 2003
Contents
I. Introduction and Summary
II. The Context for the Recommendations: Experience with Prolonged Use of Fund Resources
III. Remedial Measures
IV. Preventive Measures—Program Design, Conditionality, and Ownership
V. Strengthening Fund Surveillance
VI. Strengthening "Due Diligence" for Prolonged Users
VII. Alternative "Signaling" Mechanisms
VIII. Strengthening Political Information and Analysis
IX. Human Resource Management
X. Conclusion
Tables
Table l.Countries Identified by the IEO as Prolonged Users of Fund Resources
Table 2. Prolonged Users of Fund Resources for the Period 1993-2002
Table 3. Countries With Two Completed or Expired Multi-Year Arrangements Under the Fund's Concessional Facilities, 1990-2002
Appendix
Appendix I Recommendations of the IEO Evaluation Report on Prolonged Use of Fund Resources
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| Public Information Notice (PIN) No. 03/49 | International Monetary Fund |
| April 9, 2003 | 700 19th Street, NW |
| Washington, D. C. 20431 USA |
