## ppea2022002 ## Source details **Canonical URL:** [ppea2022002](https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/publications/pp/2022/english/ppea2022002.pdf) ## Other formats - [Markdown version](/-/media/files/publications/pp/2022/english/ppea2022002.pdf.md) - [Structured JSON version](/-/media/files/publications/pp/2022/english/ppea2022002.pdf.json) --- ### 1. Trends in Deletions and Corrections - Overview - Section includes tables summarizing publication rates, deletion and correction occurrences, and publication lags for Article IV and UFR staff reports across 2018–20, with emphasis on 2020. - Tables and contents (listed in source) - Table 1. Trends in Publication Rates (2018–20) — page 4 - Table 2. Trends in Publication Rates of Article IV and UFR Staff Reports (2018–20) — page 5 - Table 3. Trends in Publication Lags (2018–20) — page 6 - Table 4a. Deletions in Article IV and UFR Staff Reports (2018–20) — page 7 - Table 4b. Deletions in 2020 — page 8 - Table 5a. Corrections in Article IV and UFR Staff Reports (2018–20) — page 9 - Table 5b. Corrections in 2020 — page 10 - Table 6. Members that Published All Article IV/UFR Staff Reports in 2020 — page 12 - Table 7a. Members Not Publishing Article IV Reports in 2020 — page 13 - Table 7b. Members Not Publishing Stand Alone UFR Staff Reports in 2020 — page 13 - Table 8. Publication Lags for 2020 — page 14 - Major themes addressed - Trends in publication rates for staff reports over 2018–20 - Differences in publication rates specifically for Article IV and UFR staff reports - Publication lag durations and their trends - Frequency and details of deletions in staff reports in 2018–20 and specifically in 2020 - Frequency and details of corrections in staff reports in 2018–20 and specifically in 2020 - Member-level publication behavior in 2020, including full publishers and non-publishers - Key quantitative findings and trends (as reported) - Publication rates and document types (high-level) - All Documents: publication rate 95 percent in 2020. - Staff Reports: increased publication in 2020, notably Article IV and combined reports. - Publication lags and timing - The average publication lag for staff reports widened to 22 days for 2020, a seven day increase from the previous two years. - Table 3 shows significant variations across types of documents, and across income and regional groupings (detailed calendar-day lags by country are reported in Table 8 of the source). - Deletions and corrections (requests and trends) - The number of requests for corrections and deletions declined somewhat in 2020, due in part to fewer Article IV consultations completed because of the pandemic. - Article IV and UFR staff reports published with deletions represented only 1 percent of all reports in 2020 compared with 9 percent in 2019. - The share of reports published with corrections fell to 44 percent in 2020 from 61 percent in 2019. - In geographic terms, the number of deletion requests was highest for Sub-Saharan Africa. - Rejections of deletion requests were motivated in equal shares by: - an assessment that the information was sufficiently general to not create a clear risk of triggering a disruptive market reaction in the near-term, and - an assessment that the information was already in the public domain. - The share of approved corrections was more equally distributed across income groups; approved corrections were most common for reports from Emerging and Developing Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa. - Members publishing patterns (high-level) - A list of members that published all Article IV/UFR staff reports in 2020 is provided in the report (Table 6). Advanced economies continued to publish all reports. - Some members had Article IV and/or UFR documents considered by the Board in 2020 but had not published them by June 30, 2021 (see Tables 7a and 7b for members not publishing Article IV reports and/or stand-alone UFR staff reports). ### 9. Members Requiring Explicit Consent Prior to Publication - Summary of key findings - The report covers documents considered by the Board in 2020 and their publication status up to June 2021. - The overall publication rate for documents considered by the Executive Board was 95 percent in 2020, a slight increase over the average 94 percent recorded over 2018-19. - The increase was mainly driven by increased publication of staff reports for Article IV, as well as Article IV combined with UFR, PPM, SMP, EPA, PSI, PCI. - Advanced economies published all reports in 2020. - The publication rate for emerging market and developing economies picked up overall, with Middle East and Central Asia, as well as Sub-Saharan Africa regions seeing significant improvement, offset in part by a decline in Latin America and the Caribbean. - Members requiring explicit consent prior to publication (as listed in the report) - Cabo Verde - Kingdom of Bahrain - Brazil - Bulgaria - Oman - Dominican Republic - Ecuador - Arab Republic of Egypt - Guyana - Haiti - Iraq - Jordan - Kuwait - Lebanon - Maldives - Nicaragua - Panama - Qatar - Saudi Arabia - Suriname - Syrian Arab Republic - Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste - Trinidad and Tobago - Turkmenistan - United Arab Emirates - Republic of Uzbekistan - Republic of Yemen *Source: ppea2022002 - Key Trends in Implementing the Fund’s Transparency Policy (documents considered in 2020; publication status through June 30, 2021).* ### 1. Trends in Deletions and Corrections____________________________________________________ 11 ### 1. Trends in Deletions and Corrections ### Overview - Section includes tables summarizing publication rates, deletion and correction occurrences, and publication lags for Article IV and UFR staff reports across 2018–20, with emphasis on 2020. ### Tables and contents - Table 1. Trends in Publication Rates (2018–20) — page 4 - Table 2. Trends in Publication Rates of Article IV and UFR Staff Reports (2018–20) — page 5 - Table 3. Trends in Publication Lags (2018–20) — page 6 - Table 4a. Deletions in Article IV and UFR Staff Reports (2018–20) — page 7 - Table 4b. Deletions in 2020 — page 8 - Table 5a. Corrections in Article IV and UFR Staff Reports (2018–20) — page 9 - Table 5b. Corrections in 2020 — page 10 - Table 6. Members that Published All Article IV/UFR Staff Reports in 2020 — page 12 - Table 7a. Members Not Publishing Article IV Reports in 2020 — page 13 - Table 7b. Members Not Publishing Stand Alone UFR Staff Reports in 2020 — page 13 - Table 8. Publication Lags for 2020 — page 14 ### Major themes addressed (as reflected by table headings) - Trends in publication rates for staff reports over 2018–20 - Differences in publication rates specifically for Article IV and UFR staff reports - Publication lag durations and their trends - Frequency and details of deletions in staff reports in 2018–20 and specifically in 2020 - Frequency and details of corrections in staff reports in 2018–20 and specifically in 2020 - Member-level publication behavior in 2020, including full publishers and non-publishers *Source: ppea2022002 - 1. Trends in Deletions and Corrections____________________________________________________ 11* ### 9. Members Requiring Explicit Consent Prior to Publication ____________________________ 15 ### ppea2022002 - 9. Members Requiring Explicit Consent Prior to Publication ### Summary of key findings - The report covers documents considered by the Board in 2020 and their publication status up to June 2021. - The overall publication rate for documents considered by the Executive Board was 95 percent in 2020, a slight increase over the average 94 percent recorded over 2018-19. - The increase was mainly driven by increased publication of staff reports for Article IV, as well as Article IV combined with UFR, PPM, SMP, EPA, PSI, PCI. - Advanced economies published all reports in 2020. - The publication rate for emerging market and developing economies picked up overall, with Middle East and Central Asia, as well as Sub-Saharan Africa regions seeing significant improvement, offset in part by a decline in Latin America and the Caribbean. ### Publication rates and document types (high-level) - All Documents: publication rate 95 percent in 2020. - Staff Reports: increased publication in 2020, notably Article IV and combined reports. - Stand-alone Article IV and Article IV combined with UFR, PPM, SMP, EPA, EPE, PSI, PCI categories contributed to the higher publication rate in 2020. ### Publication lags and timing - The average publication lag for staff reports widened to 22 days for 2020, a seven day increase from the previous two years. - Table 3 shows significant variations across types of documents, and across income and regional groupings (detailed calendar-day lags by country are reported in Table 8 of the source). ### Deletions and corrections (requests and trends) - The number of requests for corrections and deletions declined somewhat in 2020, due in part to fewer Article IV consultations completed because of the pandemic. - Article IV and UFR staff reports published with deletions represented only 1 percent of all reports in 2020 compared with 9 percent in 2019. - The share of reports published with corrections fell to 44 percent in 2020 from 61 percent in 2019. - In geographic terms, the number of deletion requests was highest for Sub-Saharan Africa. - Rejections of deletion requests were motivated in equal shares by: - an assessment that the information was sufficiently general to not create a clear risk of triggering a disruptive market reaction in the near-term, and - an assessment that the information was already in the public domain. - The share of approved corrections was more equally distributed across income groups; approved corrections were most common for reports from Emerging and Developing Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa. ### Members publishing patterns (high-level) - A list of members that published all Article IV/UFR staff reports in 2020 is provided in the report (Table 6). Advanced economies continued to publish all reports. - Some members had Article IV and/or UFR documents considered by the Board in 2020 but had not published them by June 30, 2021 (see Tables 7a and 7b for members not publishing Article IV reports and/or stand-alone UFR staff reports). ### Members requiring explicit consent prior to publication - Under the Transparency Policy, most members’ consent to publish is obtained on a “non-objection” basis. Some members have “opted out” and require explicit consent prior to publication of their country and related policy intention documents. - Members requiring explicit consent prior to publication (as listed in the report): - Cabo Verde - Kingdom of Bahrain - Brazil - Bulgaria - Oman - Dominican Republic - Ecuador - Arab Republic of Egypt - Guyana - Haiti - Iraq - Jordan - Kuwait - Lebanon - Maldives - Nicaragua - Panama - Qatar - Saudi Arabia - Suriname - Syrian Arab Republic - Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste - Trinidad and Tobago - Turkmenistan - United Arab Emirates - Republic of Uzbekistan - Republic of Yemen *Source: ppea2022002 - Key Trends in Implementing the Fund’s Transparency Policy (documents considered in 2020; publication status through June 30, 2021). https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/publications/pp/2022/english/ppea2022002.pdf* --- _Source: https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/publications/pp/2022/english/ppea2022002.pdf_