March 12, 2007

The IEO provides objective and independent evaluation on issues related to the IMF. The Office operates independently of IMF management and at arm's length from the IMF's Executive Board.

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IEO Evaluations | Press Releases and Notices | Speeches and Transcripts | Work Program and Status Reports | Background Papers 

August 19, 2002 - Standard Rules for Review and Publication of Evaluation Reports and Other IEO Documents

IEO Evaluations

March 12, 2007 - An Evaluation of The IMF and Aid to Sub-Saharan Africa :
Also see French (812 kb pdf) and Portuguese (847 kb pdf)

May 31, 2006 - Final 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)

April 19, 2006 - Draft Issues Paper for an Evaluation by the IEO - The IMF's Advice on Exchange Rate Policy (547 kb pdf file)

April 7, 2006 - An Evaluation of the IMF's Multilateral Surveillance

January 5, 2006 - Report on the Evaluation of the Financial Sector Assessment Program

December 6, 2005 - Evaluation Report: IMF Support to Jordan, 1989–2004

September 23, 2005 - The IMF's Multilateral Surveilllance - Issues Paper for an Evaluation by the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) (529 kb pdf file)

May 18, 2005 - Issues Paper for an Evaluation of Structural Conditionality in IMF-Supported Programs (552 kb pdf file) :
Also see French (547 kb PDF file) - Russian (713 kb PDF file)

April 20, 2005 - Report on the Evaluation of the IMF's Approach to Capital Account Liberalization

April 13, 2005 - PRSP Evaluation--Ten Country Compendium (485 kb pdf file) :
Also see French (608 kb PDF file)

January 31, 2005 - Report on the Evaluation of Technical Assistance Provided by the Fund :
This evaluation examines the technical assistance (TA) provided by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to its member countries. The evaluation is based on desk reviews of a broad sample of countries, analyses of cross-country data on TA, six in-depth country case studies (including field visits and interviews with counterparts, authorities, and donors), reviews of past evaluations, and interviews with IMF staff and other stakeholders.
French (819 kb PDF file)

October 21, 2004 - Final Issues Paper -- Evaluation of the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) (284 kb pdf file)

October 7, 2004 - Draft Issues Paper -- Evaluation of IMF Assistance to Jordan (636 kb pdf file)

September 15, 2004 - Final Issues Paper for an Evaluation of the IMF’s Approach to Capital Account Liberalization (444 kb pdf file)

July 29, 2004 - Report on the Evaluation of the Role of the IMF in Argentina, 1991–2001

July 6, 2004 - Report on the Evaluation of Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) and The Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) :
Case Studies
Guinea (319 kb pdf file) in French (602 kb pdf file)
Mozambique (385 kb pdf file) in Portuguese (589 kb pdf file)
Nicaragua (1,316 kb pdf file) in Spanish (1,903 kb pdf file)
Tajikistan (333 kb pdf file) in Russian (1,297 kb pdf file)
Tanzania (1,297 kb pdf file)
Vietnam (595 kb pdf file) in Vietnamese (621 kb pdf file)

November 5, 2003 - Issues Paper For An Evaluation Of Technical Assistance Provided By The IMF

September 9, 2003 - Evaluation of Fiscal Adjustment in IMF-Supported Programs

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

July 28, 2003 - IMF and Recent Capital Account Crises: Indonesia, Korea, Brazil

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

September 25, 2002 - Evaluation of Prolonged Use of IMF Resources

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

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

March 15, 2002 - Prolonged Use of IMF Resources: Terms of Reference for the Evaluation (Final version)

Press Releases and Notices

March 12, 2007 - Press Release: Independent Evaluation Office Releases Report on The IMF and Aid to Sub-Saharan Africa

July 26, 2006 - Independent Evaluation Office Conducts Communications Survey

April 7, 2006 - Press Release: Independent Evaluation Office Releases Report on the IMF's Multilateral Surveillance

February 3, 2006 - Independent Evaluation Office Announces Release of Report on the Evaluation of the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP)

December 6, 2005 - Independent Evaluation Office Announces Release of Report on the Evaluation of IMF Support to Jordan, 1989–2004

May 25, 2005 - IMF's Independent Evaluation Office Announces Release of Report on the IMF's Approach to Capital Account Liberalization

March 2, 2005 - Independent Evaluation Office Announces Release of Report on the Evaluation of Technical Assistance Provided by the Fund

July 29, 2004 - IMF's Independent Evaluation Office Announces Release of Report on the Role of the IMF in Argentina

July 27, 2004 - Independent Evaluation Office Announces Release of Report on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) and the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF)

September 17, 2003 - Press Release: IMF's Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) Issues Its First Annual Report

September 9, 2003 - IMF's Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) Releases Report on The Role of Fiscal Adjustment in IMF-Supported Programs

July 28, 2003 - IMF's Independent Evaluation Office Announces Release of Report on the Role of the IMF in Recent Capital Account Crises

February 5, 2003 - Press Release: IEO announces work program for 2003/2004

September 25, 2002 - IMF´s Independent Evaluation Office Announces Release of Report on Prolonged Use of IMF Resources

February 11, 2002 - Press Release: IMF's Independent Evaluation Office Announces Evaluation of Prolonged Use of IMF Financial Resources

December 5, 2001 - Press Release: IMF's Independent Evaluation Office Announces Work Program

Speeches and Transcripts

July 29, 2004 - Transcript of IEO press briefing on Evaluation Report on the Role of the IMF in Argentina, 1991-2001

November 11, 2003 - IMF Operations and Democratic Governance: Some Issues -Statement by Montek S. Ahluwalia, Director, Independent Evaluation Office

Work Program and Status Reports

July 26, 2006 - Final Work Program for Fiscal Year 2007 and Beyond

May 8, 2006 - Possible Topics for Evaluation over the Medium Term (575 kb pdf file)

September 19, 2005 - Progress Report to the IMFC on the Activities of the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO)

June 24, 2005 - Work Program for Fiscal Year 2006

April 1, 2005 - Progress Report to the IMFC on the Activities of the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO)

December 17, 2004 - IEO Annual Report 2004

December 17, 2004 - Potential Candidate Topics for Future IEO Work Programs

September 15, 2004 - Report to the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) on the Activities of the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO)

April 22, 2004 - Progress Report to the IMFC on the Activities of the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO)

February 20, 2004 - IEO Work Program for Fiscal Year 2005

October 23, 2003 - IEO Work Program For Fiscal Year 2005 - Discussion Paper for Comments

September 17, 2003 - IEO Annual Report 2003

September 17, 2003 - Status Report on the Activities of the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO)

March 28, 2003 - Progress Report to the International Monetary and Financial Committee on the Activities of the Independent Evaluation Office

February 5, 2003 - Proposed Work Program for Fiscal Year 2004

October 22, 2002 - Draft Work Program for Fiscal Year 2003–04: Some Options

September 23, 2002 - Status Report for the IMFC on the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO)

April 12, 2002 - Status Report for the IMFC on the Independent Evaluation Office

December 5, 2001 - IEO's 2002-2005 Work Program

October 19, 2001 - Defining the 2002-2005 Work Program

Background Papers

June 6, 2005 - Strategy Design in Evaluating IMF Surveillance Activity (485 kb pdf file)

May 31, 2004 - The IMF and the Indonesian Crisis (286 kb pdf file)

April 30, 2004 - Social Spending in IMF-Supported Programs (340 kb pdf file)

April 30, 2004 - Macroeconomic Adjustment in IMF-Supported Programs: Projections and Reality (535 kb pdf file)

September 25, 2002 - Background paper to the Prolonged Use of IMF Resources Report: Political Science Tools for Assessing Feasibility and Sustainability of Reforms (337 kb pdf file)

January 15, 2002 - Background Paper to the Capital Account Crisis Evaluation Report: Fourteen Suggested Questions to be Investigated in the IMF’s Handling of Capital Account Crises (221 kb pdf file)