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KEY TRENDS IN IMPLEMENTING THE FUND’S TRANSPARENCY POLICY
September 2015
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KEY TRENDS IN IMPLEMENTING THE FUND’S TRANSPARENCY POLICY
August 24, 2015
Approved By
Siddharth Tiwari
Prepared by Strategy, Policy, and Review Department
Contents
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
TABLES
1. Trends in Publication Rates (2012–14)
2. Trends in Publication Rates of Article IV and UFR Staff Reports (2012–14)
3. Trends in Publication Lags (2012–14)
4a. Deletions in Article IV and UFR Staff Reports (2012–14)
4b. Deletions in 2014
5a. Corrections in Article IV and UFR Staff Reports (2012–14)
5b. Corrections in 2014
6. Members that Published All Article IV/UFR Staff Reports in 2014
7a. Members Not Publishing Article IV Reports in 2014
7b. Members Not Publishing All UFR Staff Reports in 2014
8. Longest and Shortest Publication Lags for 2014
9. Members Requesting Explicit Consent Prior to Publication
List of Abbreviations
| AML-CFT |
Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism |
| DSA |
Debt Sustainability Analysis |
| EFF |
Extended Fund Facility |
| EPA |
Ex-Post Assessment |
| EPE |
Ex-Post Evaluation |
| FATF |
Financial Action Task Force |
| FCL |
Flexible Credit Line |
| FSRB |
FATF-Style Regional Bodies |
| FSSA |
Financial System Stability Assessment |
| HIPC |
Heavily Indebted Poor Countries |
| LOI |
Letter of Intent |
| MEFP |
Memorandum on Economic and Financial Policy |
| PIN |
Public Information Notice |
| PLL |
Precautionary and Liquidity Line |
| PPM |
Post-Program Monitoring |
| PRS |
Poverty Reduction Strategy |
| PSI |
Policy Support Instrument |
| ROSC |
Report on Observance of Standards and Codes |
| SBA |
Stand-By Arrangement |
| SCF |
Standby Credit Facility |
| SMP |
Staff-Monitored Program |
| TMU |
Technical Memorandum of Understanding |
| UFR |
Use of Fund Resources |