## ppea2022018 - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ## Source details **Canonical URL:** [ppea2022018 - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY](https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/publications/pp/2022/english/ppea2022018.pdf) ## Other formats - [Markdown version](/-/media/files/publications/pp/2022/english/ppea2022018.pdf.md) - [Structured JSON version](/-/media/files/publications/pp/2022/english/ppea2022018.pdf.json) --- ### INTRODUCTION: objectives, benefits, and safeguards - Purpose: Sets forth procedures on the dissemination of capacity development (CD) information aimed at wider, more active, and timelier sharing while safeguarding the Fund’s candor and role as trusted advisor. - Date on document: March 31, 2022. - Benefits of wider dissemination: - Coordination and synergies: mitigates risk of siloed CD delivery; improves coordination; exploits synergies; enables the Fund to prioritize and leverage limited resources; supports CD, lending, and surveillance integration. - Knowledge as a global public good: publication enables membership and public to benefit from Fund best practices and showcases the Fund’s contribution to the global public good. - Accountability: facilitates accountability to financing partners and the membership; supports fundraising efforts. - Ownership: wider and timely dissemination among government agencies mitigates uncoordinated implementation, strengthens ownership, and may help muster domestic social and political support for reforms. - Safeguards: guidance weighs dissemination benefits against risks to the Fund’s role as trusted advisor, staff candor, and potential chilling effects on CD recipients seeking assistance. ### SCOPE OF THE OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE - Temporal scope: - The new procedures apply to information produced as a result of CD activities that start after May 1, 2022. - May include new activities (e.g., missions that start after May 1, 2022) within ongoing CD projects started prior to May 1, 2022. - Production of high-level summaries will only be required for strategic final CD output resulting from new CD projects that start on or after May 1, 2022. - Substantive scope: - Applies to dissemination within and outside the Fund of all CD information (excluding those covered under paragraphs 4 and 5). - Categories of CD information subject to the guidance are non-exhaustively listed in Table 1 and may be specific to a country/CD recipient or not specific. - Guidance applies to dissemination to the following recipients (non-exhaustive): (a) CD recipients; (b) Fund staff; (c) Direct financing partners; (d) Executive Directors and members of their staff; (e) World Bank staff; (f) Other parties with a legitimate interest; (g) Other agencies or instrumentalities within the CD recipient member country or non-member or international agency; (h) General public. ### CATEGORIES OF CD INFORMATION (as in Table 1) - Fact and Subject Matter of CD (Not specific / Specific) - Description and examples: Training catalog; RBM catalog; Aggregated course participant information; Aggregated mission and funding statistics; High-level project log frame; Topic or focus of CD project. - Administrative Information (Not specific / Specific) - Description and examples: Aggregate budget (Fund/dept/workstream level); Funding source; RTC or RTP MOUs and operational attachments; Final funding program proposals; Project-level budget; Mission dates; Project-level funding source. - Fund’s Assessment of CD Provision (Not specific / Specific) - Description and examples: Aggregated RBM ratings as part of RCDC annual reports; Evaluation main reports without CD recipient-specific assessments; Project-level RBM ratings in RCDC annual reports; Annex of evaluation reports with project-level assessments; Project risk assessments. - Information Forming the Basis of Final CD Output (Not specific / Specific) - Description and examples: Statistics or inputs used in policy issue notes; Training aides (slides that require instructor explanation to be considered final CD output); Bank-level stress test; Notes and analysis that form the basis of final CD advice; Briefing papers; Back-to-office reports. - Final CD Output (Not specific / Specific) - Description and examples: Shareable final output formally transmitted; How-to-Notes and Policy Issue Notes; TA reports; High-level summaries of final CD output; Recorded training; Finalized draft legislation; Final aide-memoires. ### EXCEPTIONS AND ITEMS OUTSIDE THE GUIDANCE (paragraphs 4–5) - Not covered: - (a) Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) Reports (separate regime reflecting understandings with the World Bank). - (b) Report on Standards and Codes (ROSCs) (governed by the Transparency Policy Decision for Board-circulated documents). - (c) Safeguards Assessment Reports (separate disclosure regime). - Board-established transmittal and open archives policies do not fall under this guidance: - (a) Transmittal Policy: routine transmittal of certain reports (including TA reports) to certain international agencies meeting criteria. - (b) Open Archives Policy: TA reports over 20 years old are available to outside persons, with exceptions for material originally classified “Strictly Confidential” if the Managing Director finds it remains highly confidential or sensitive. ### POLICY AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING DISSEMINATION OF CD INFORMATION - Consent requirements and general rules: - Dissemination beyond Fund staff generally requires consent of Fund management and the CD recipient(s). Consent requirements for each information category are in Appendix I. - (a) Country-/recipient-specific information (Table 1, column 4): requires consent of both Fund management and the CD recipient. Non-specific information (Table 1, column 3): requires consent of Fund management only. - (b) Guidance assumes content is CD-recipient specific; absence of recipient details means recipient consent is not required for sharing outside Fund staff. - (c) Except for information forming the basis of final CD output, guidance assumes categories are in final rather than draft form. - (d) Consent from Fund management delegated to head of authoring CD department. CD recipient consent may be obtained on a non-objection basis or may be assumed; CD recipients may withdraw consent at any time before dissemination except as stated otherwise. - (e) In non-envisaged scenarios dissemination to specific parties may be authorized with explicit CD recipient consent and Fund management approval. - (f) Dissemination of non-public information requires explicit commitment of receiver to keep information confidential. - (g) Where information has been received from a third party, explicit consent of such party is required prior to dissemination. - (h) Management should consider impact on the CD project, reputational risks, and whether disclosure furthers CD objectives when deciding on consent. ### DISSEMINATION OF CD INFORMATION TO FUND STAFF (Box 1) - All CD information may be disseminated to Fund staff per GAO No. 35, Rev. 2; authoring departments must apply appropriate classification and “need to know” determinations. - Specific rules: - CD information generated by the Fund and transmitted to a CD recipient can generally be shared across Fund departments, depending on classification, provided technical advice does not disclose underlying non-shareable information. - Information provided to an authoring department in course of CD delivery can generally be shared across Fund departments, depending on classification. - For CD activities initiated after the policy becomes effective, CD will be provided on the understanding that CD recipients have provided irrevocable consent that information considered critical for program or surveillance purposes by Fund management (“critical information”) may be shared with the relevant area department. - CD departments may not reach ex-ante understandings that non-public information will be withheld from area departments if management determines criticality. - If a CD recipient requests that information only be shared across departments if a determination of criticality has been made, the staff providing CD will consult supervisors up to department management and the authoring department will inform the concerned area department that such a request has been made. - Consultation, criticality, and Board disclosure: - Authoring department shall consult with management if it believes information may be critical for program or surveillance purposes. - Management can decide to share critical information with relevant area department. - Staff and management may not share confidential information with the Executive Board if provided on the understanding it would not be shared with the Board. - If management views confidential information needs disclosure to the Board, management should not recommend Board action unless the information provider consents to disclosure. ### SECURITY CLASSIFICATION AND “NEED TO KNOW” - Staff responsible for applying appropriate security classification pursuant to GAO No. 35, Rev. 2 prior to internal sharing. - Authoring department makes “need to know” determinations case-by-case, considering express or implied understandings with CD recipient and surrounding circumstances. - Final CD output classified as “Confidential” are reclassified automatically “For Official Use Only” after two years, unless sensitivity remains. - Classification guidance: - “For Official Use” may be shared with all staff. - “Confidential” is sensitive and distributed on a “need to know” basis. - “Strictly Confidential” distribution should be strictly limited. ### CATEGORY-SPECIFIC DISSEMINATION RULES (A–E) - A. Fact of CD provision and subject matter: - Not considered non-public unless CD recipient indicates otherwise at request time. - Can be made available to Executive Directors, direct financing partners, other parties with legitimate interest, and the general public; recipient’s wishes to restrict shall be respected. - B. Administration of CD projects: - Not considered non-public unless CD recipient indicates otherwise. - Shareable with Executive Directors, direct financing partners, other parties with legitimate interest, and the public. - Do not disclose third-party non-public information (e.g., terms of employment of an expert). - Administrative information shared outside Fund staff must include context/narrative; raw/unprocessed extracts from systems such as CDMAP may not be shared outside Fund staff. - C. Fund’s assessment of CD provision (considered non-public): - Includes RBM data, evaluations, project risk assessments, project assessment reports; generally classified For Official Use Only. - In requesting Fund CD, recipients are assumed to have implicitly consented to sharing Fund assessment information related to the CD with the full Executive Board, direct financing partners, and World Bank staff upon request, unless the recipient indicates otherwise. - Country- or CD recipient-specific assessments will be made available to Executive Directors and their staff; direct financing partners and World Bank staff will have access to country- or recipient-specific assessments. - Recipients may explicitly withdraw consent for sharing country- or recipient-specific assessment information with Executive Board, direct financing partners, and World Bank staff at any time before dissemination. - Sharing with other parties with legitimate interest requires consent of CD department(s) and CD recipient(s); head of department(s) may consent upon request when recipient consents. - Consent will be deemed given if CD recipient does not object within 30 business days from transmitted request. - Approval of department(s) providing CD and explicit CD recipient consent required to share country- or recipient-specific assessment information with the general public. - Evaluations: project- and country-specific assessment information should be placed in an annex; main evaluation report (key findings and aggregated information) considered non-CD recipient-specific and publishable without recipient consent; annex may be published with explicit recipient consent. - RBM: raw RBM data may be difficult to interpret and should only be shared outside staff with context; may not be generated directly from systems such as CDMAP and shared in unprocessed form. - Other assessment documents: final versions including annexes should be saved in the Institutional Repository. - D. Information forming the basis of final CD output: - Includes information provided by CD recipients/third parties and information generated by Fund staff before finalization. - Presumed non-public; may be shared beyond staff, management, and recipient only to facilitate coordination with direct financing partners and other parties with legitimate interest and with recipient consent (and third-party consent where applicable). - Head of authoring CD department in consultation with relevant area department decides on dissemination requests. - Factors considered in consent decisions include likelihood of undermining data provision, impact on candor of discussions, and reputational risk of misinterpretation. - Generally will not be published. - E. Final CD output (non-public; dissemination requires CD recipient consent): - Final CD output includes TA reports, final training output, high-level summaries, and other finalized staff advice. - All TA reports shall include a disclaimer summarizing the Fund’s dissemination policy (Appendix III and IV). - High-level summaries: - Departments should produce high-level summaries of strategic final CD output to communicate broad objectives, findings, and recommendations. - Strategic final CD output often reflects broad recommendations aimed at significant reforms; CD projects are generally expected to have at least one strategic final output. - Examples: general diagnostic of the tax system and recommendations; strengthening legal framework for deposit insurance and bank resolution; establishing a macroprudential policy toolkit; rebasing GDP. - High-level summaries should generally be limited to two pages and provide broad objectives, findings, and recommendations. - High-level summaries should be produced in English. See template in Appendix V. - Departments may also produce high-level summaries of non-strategic final CD output. - Dissemination to Executive Directors and their staff: - Access to final CD outputs, including high-level summaries, requires consent from CD recipient(s). - Consent will be deemed obtained unless the CD recipient(s) objects to dissemination within 30 business days of the transmittal letter or other transmittal document. The transmittal must expressly refer to this 30-business day period. - Explicit CD recipient consent required for sharing confidential and strictly confidential final CD output. - CD recipients are put on notice that consent for sharing final CD output with the Executive Director for the country is implicit unless they explicitly state otherwise at the start of the engagement or before dissemination. - Dissemination within the member country, non-member or international agency that requested CD: - Duty of confidentiality owed to the direct CD recipient(s) (the specific agency or instrumentality to whom CD is directed); final CD output should be addressed to the head of that agency. - Fund encourages direct CD recipient(s) to share with other agencies; Fund staff may share with other agencies/instrumentalities with consent of the direct CD recipient(s). - Consent of direct CD recipient(s) shall be obtained on a non-objection basis and will be deemed given if no objection within 30 business days after transmittal of the high-level summary and final output. - Dissemination to direct financing partners and other parties with legitimate interest (other than the World Bank): - With CD recipient consent, final CD output may be shared upon request; consent deemed given if no objection within 30 business days from transmittal letter. - Authoring department in consultation with relevant area department must determine legitimate interest; direct financing partners are assumed to have legitimate interest. - Dissemination must be on understanding that information shall be kept confidential. - Direct financing partners will have access through Partners Connect by logging in and accepting terms acknowledging confidentiality. - Where direct financing partners require project outputs to be shared as condition for funding, Fund management may approve only if CD recipient provides ex-ante irrevocable consent to share all final CD output from that project; ex ante irrevocable consent cannot be withdrawn once CD provision has begun. ### DISSEMINATION OF FINAL CD OUTPUT, INCLUDING HIGH-LEVEL SUMMARIES, TO WORLD BANK STAFF - For CD provided to Fund members: - Special procedure under the Concordat on Bank‑Fund collaboration: Fund staff may share final CD output, including high-level summaries and TA reports, with World Bank staff upon request without obtaining CD recipient’s explicit consent. - Members requesting Fund CD are presumed to have implicitly consented because they were placed on notice that final CD output will be shared with Bank staff. - Fund staff retain discretion; authoring departments may consult CD recipient(s) prior to sharing and should respect objections. - Staff should consider the Joint Management Action Plan (JMAP) for Enhancing Bank‑Fund Collaboration for guidance. - For CD provided to non-members or international agencies: - No existing understanding that final CD output may be shared with World Bank staff. - Staff must obtain consent of CD recipient(s) on a 30-business day lapse-of-time basis before disclosure to Bank staff. ### RULES FOR DISSEMINATION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC (PUBLICATION) - Publication of any CD recipient‑specific final CD output, except high-level summaries of strategic final CD output, requires: - explicit consent of the CD recipient(s), and - approval of the head of the authoring department, in consultation with the relevant area department. - CD recipient(s) may withdraw consent to publication at any time prior to publication. - Publication of high-level summaries of strategic final CD output: - Fund is expected to publish such high-level summaries, which requires CD recipient consent; consent is deemed given if CD recipient(s) does not object within 30 business days from transmittal. - No time limit for receiving explicit consent to publish full CD output; consent obtained one year after transmittal requires authoring department to review consent to ensure recommendations remain relevant. - CD recipients who initially object to publishing high-level summaries may later consent; consent provided after one year requires authoring department review to ensure recommendations remain relevant. - Publication by the CD recipient(s) of any final CD output or high-level summary on its own website requires authoring department’s consent in consultation with relevant area department and should reflect same version published by the Fund. - Recordings of training are treated as full final CD output and require CD recipient’s consent before publication; exception for training announced ex-ante as available to the public where participation implies consent. Hosting departments should remind participants and speakers not to share country-specific non-public information without explicit consent. ### FINALIZATION, CLEARANCE, STORAGE, AND TRANSMISSION PROCEDURES - Internal clearances: - Before transmitting final CD output to CD recipient(s), staff should ensure proper internal clearances; clearances for high-level summaries should reflect same processes used for full final CD output. - Head of the authoring department should approve output; head may delegate review and approval. - Pre-transmittal consultations: - Authoring departments should complete pre-transmittal consultations with the CD recipient over the CD output and high-level summary within 45 days of developing the initial draft. - Post-transmittal modifications: - Final CD output and high-level summaries may not be modified after final transmittal, except typographical corrections with head of authoring department approval. - Transmittal information: - All final CD output should be transmitted with information about dissemination policy and consent requirements; TA Reports typically include a transmittal letter. Appendix IX lists information to be communicated when final CD output is delivered. - Storage and institutional repository: - Authoring departments must ensure all final CD outputs (including training materials), except digital video and audio file formats, are stored in the central document management system and marked as final to allow enterprise search and surfacing on the Fund intranet. - All final CD output, including TA reports, high-level summaries and training materials (regardless of GAO classification), should be forwarded to the Institutional Repository or the succeeding system within three business days of final transmission to the CD recipient (exception: digital video and audio file formats). ### OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION, GOVERNANCE, AND CONSULTATIONS - Responsibility and delegation: - Under the relevant GAO, management has generally delegated decisions on dissemination to heads of departments. CD‑providing departments are responsible for implementation of procedures specified in the guidance unless otherwise indicated. - Legal principle and confidentiality determinations: - Management and staff may not disclose information provided in confidence unless that party consents. Determination of confidentiality is based on surrounding circumstances and whether there was an explicit or implied understanding of non-disclosure. - Consultation channels: - Departments should consult ICD and LEG whenever implementation issues are unclear. - Reference to guidance upon CD requests: - Dissemination guidance should be highlighted to potential recipients when discussing possible CD. Staff should attach the CD dissemination policy factsheet and guidance or include a link when responding affirmatively to a request. - Further reminders to CD recipient(s) of the guidance should be provided at the start and end of missions and in documents transmitting final CD output and other disseminable information. - Categorization of information: - Upon receiving a request to disseminate information, staff should categorize the requested information per Table 1; consult ICD and LEG if unclear. - External requestors not commonly listed: - For requests from academics, researchers, nongovernmental organizations, private sector TA providers, or civil society, staff unsure how to handle such requests should consult ICD and LEG. ### JOINT PRODUCTS AND DIFFERING DISSEMINATION RULES - When CD information is jointly produced with the World Bank (or other agency) and dissemination rules differ, apply the more stringent dissemination rules. - Joint information products should include a disclaimer specifying CD recipient authorization requirements for disclosure within and outside IMF and WBG and that disclosure to parties outside IMF and WBG other than CD providers and financing partners requires written authorization of the CD recipient. ### COMING INTO FORCE, PHASED REQUIREMENTS, AND NOTIFICATIONS - Effective date: guidance becomes effective on May 1, 2022. - Applicability: applies to CD information produced as a result of CD delivery taking place on or after May 1, 2022, including new activities associated with ongoing CD projects initiated before May 1, 2022. - High-level summary phased implementation: - Requirement to produce high-level summaries for strategic final CD output phased in during FY 2023 and only required for strategic final CD output resulting from new CD projects that start on or after May 1, 2022. - In FY 2024, all strategic final CD output will require a high-level summary, regardless of when the associated CD project started. - Communications to stakeholders: - A communication will be sent to all Fund members notifying them of the guidance and attaching a copy; a similar notice was sent to the World Bank and other international organizations and agencies with which Fund documents are shared under the Fund’s Transmittal Policy. - Guidance will be posted on the Fund’s external website following circulation to the Executive Board for its information. - A factsheet outlining the Fund’s dissemination policy and application to different information categories will be shared with CD recipients, partners, and the Executive Board. - Departments should inform members, non-members or international agencies requesting Fund CD of the dissemination procedures when discussing possible CD requests. ### APPENDICES, MODEL WORDING, AND TRANSMITTAL REQUIREMENTS - Appendix III — Model Disclaimer: exact wording to be inserted in all Fund TA reports describing scope, disclosure recipients, and publication/disclosure consent requirements. - Appendix IV — Model Disclaimer: Expectation of Limited Disclosure: exact wording for reports classified as Strictly Confidential. - High-level summary publication presumption and timing: - Exact wording provided for high-level summary presumption: “Unless the CD recipient specifically objects within 30 business days of its transmittal, the IMF will publish this high-level summary on IMF.org (see Staff Operational Guidance for the Dissemination of Capacity Development Information [add hyperlink]).” - Required sections for high-level summary (document should not exceed two pages, excluding cover page): Background; Summary of findings; Summary of recommendations (communicate the [three] most relevant recommendations). - Model transmittal letters and consent timelines (Appendices VI–VII): core transmittal points include deeming consent if no objection within 30 business days; guidance on expectation of limited disclosure where appropriate. - Direct financing partners and confidentiality confirmations (Appendix VIII): model institutional communication and confirmation text to secure explicit agreement to treat received CD information as confidential. - Required dissemination components in final transmittal: - Exact transmittal language specified for sharing with Executive Director, IMF Executive Directors, direct financing partners, World Bank staff, and publication conditions. - For high-level summaries: exact transmittal wording stating high-level summaries of strategic CD output are made available to the public unless objection within 30 business days. *Source: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY — OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE—DISSEMINATION OF CD INFORMATION (March 31, 2022).* ### EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ### ppea2022018 - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ### INTRODUCTION: objectives, benefits, and safeguards - Purpose: Sets forth procedures on the dissemination of capacity development (CD) information aimed at wider, more active, and timelier sharing while safeguarding the Fund’s candor and role as trusted advisor. - Date on document: March 31, 2022. - Benefits of wider dissemination: - Coordination and synergies: Sharing CD information with other CD providers and financing partners mitigates the risk of siloed CD delivery, improves coordination, exploits synergies, and enables the Fund to prioritize and leverage its limited resources. Dissemination to Fund staff supports CD, lending, and surveillance integration, and enhances outcomes. - Knowledge as a global public good: Publication enables the membership and the public to benefit from the Fund’s best practices and capacity building body of knowledge and showcases the Fund’s contribution to the global public good. - Accountability: Facilitates the Fund’s accountability to financing partners and the membership; financing partners have a legitimate interest in timely information on CD they are funding to satisfy domestic accountability requirements; broader dissemination supports fundraising efforts. - Ownership: Wider and timely dissemination among government agencies mitigates uncoordinated implementation of CD recommendations, strengthens ownership, and may help muster domestic social and political support for reforms. - Safeguards: The guidance weighs dissemination benefits against risks to the Fund’s role as trusted advisor, staff candor, and the potential chilling effect on CD recipients seeking assistance. ### SCOPE OF THE OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE - Temporal scope: - The new procedures apply to information produced as a result of CD activities that start after May 1, 2022. - This may include new activities (e.g., missions that start after May 1, 2022) taking place within the context of ongoing CD projects that may have started prior to May 1, 2022. - The production of high-level summaries will only be required for strategic final CD output resulting from new CD projects that start on or after May 1, 2022. - Substantive scope: - Applies to the dissemination within and outside the Fund of all CD information (excluding those covered under paragraphs 4 and 5). - Categories of CD information subject to the guidance are non-exhaustively listed in Table 1 and may be specific to a country/CD recipient or not specific. - The guidance applies to dissemination to the following non-exhaustive list of recipients: - (a) CD recipients (governmental or inter-governmental agency or instrumentality that is the direct recipient of Fund CD within member countries, nonmember countries and international agencies). - (b) Fund staff. - (c) Direct financing partners (official sector agencies or instrumentalities and vetted private sector entities who directly fund the project(s)). - (d) Executive Directors and members of their staff. - (e) World Bank staff. - (f) Other parties with a legitimate interest (development partners or other training providers; the authoring department, in consultation with the area department, determines legitimate interest). - (g) Other agencies or instrumentalities within the CD recipient member country or non-member or international agency. - (h) General public. ### CATEGORIES OF CD INFORMATION (as in Table 1) - Fact and Subject Matter of CD (Not specific / Specific) - Description: The fact of the provision of CD and the subject matter of CD. - Examples: Training catalog; RBM catalog; Aggregated course participant information; Aggregated mission and funding statistics; High-level project log frame (e.g., objective/outcomes without ratings); Topic or focus of CD project (e.g., project workstream). - Administrative Information (Not specific / Specific) - Description: Information on the administration of CD. - Examples: Aggregate budget (Fund/dept/workstream level); Funding source; RTC or RTP MOUs and operational attachments; Final funding program proposals; Project-level budget; Mission dates; Project-level funding source. - Fund’s Assessment of CD Provision (Not specific / Specific) - Description: Information produced by Fund staff or contractors related to performance, results, and progress of delivery during planning and management of CD. - Examples: Aggregated RBM ratings as part of RCDC annual reports; Evaluation main reports, with no CD recipient-specific assessments; Project-level RBM ratings as part of RCDC annual reports; Annex of evaluation reports, with project-level assessments; Project risk assessments. - Information Forming the Basis of Final CD Output (Not specific / Specific) - Description: Information received or generated by Fund staff that forms the basis of Fund CD output, including drafts of CD advice prepared by Fund staff before final CD output is provided. - Examples: Statistics or inputs used in policy issue notes; Training aides (slides that require instructor explanation to be considered final CD output); Bank-level stress test; Notes and analysis that form the basis of final CD advice; Briefing papers; Back-to-office reports. - Final CD Output (Not specific / Specific) - Description: Shareable (written or recorded) output provided by IMF staff in final form and formally transmitted; includes knowledge products—final forms of advice, recommendations, models, tools, and frameworks. - Examples: How-to-Notes and Policy Issue Notes (such as COVID special series); TA reports; High-level summaries of final CD output; Recorded training; Finalized draft legislation; Final aide-memoires. ### EXCEPTIONS AND ITEMS OUTSIDE THE GUIDANCE (paragraphs 4–5) - The guidance does not apply to: - (a) Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) Reports (subject to separate regime reflecting understandings between the Fund and the World Bank; see Guidance Note on the Fund’s Transparency Policy). - (b) Report on Standards and Codes (ROSCs) (governed by the Transparency Policy Decision for dissemination of Board-circulated documents). - (c) Safeguards Assessment Reports (these have a separate disclosure regime under the safeguards assessment policy). - The guidance does not apply to CD information governed by Board-established transmittal and open archives policies: - (a) Transmittal Policy: governs routine transmittal of certain types of reports (including TA reports) to certain international agencies meeting specified criteria. - (b) Open Archives Policy: TA reports over 20 years old are available to outside persons, provided reports originally classified “Strictly Confidential” may not be released if the Managing Director finds that the material remains highly confidential or sensitive. ### POLICY AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING DISSEMINATION OF CD INFORMATION - Consent requirements and general rules (paragraph 6 and subparagraphs): - Dissemination beyond Fund staff generally requires the consent of Fund management and the CD recipient(s). Consent requirements for each information category are laid out in Appendix I. - (a) If information is specific to a country or CD recipient(s) (Table 1, column 4), dissemination requires the consent of both Fund management and the CD recipient. If information is not specific to a country or CD recipient (Table 1, column 3), dissemination only requires the consent of Fund management. - (b) The guidance assumes content is CD-recipient specific. If content does not list details specific to a CD recipient, recipient consent is not required for sharing outside Fund staff. - (c) Except for information forming the basis of final CD output, the guidance assumes all information categories are in their final rather than draft form. - (d) Consent from Fund management has been delegated to the head of the authoring CD department. For CD recipient consent, in some instances consent may be obtained on a non-objection basis or may be assumed, given the subject of the information. Except as otherwise stated (Box 1, bullet 3; paragraph 15, bullet 4), CD recipients may withdraw consent at any time before dissemination. - (e) In scenarios not specifically envisaged, dissemination of information specific to a CD recipient or country may be authorized to specific parties (e.g., private sector) with explicit consent of the CD recipient and approval of Fund management. - (f) Dissemination of non-public information may only occur with the explicit commitment of the receiver that the information shall be kept confidential. - (g) Where information has been received from a third party, explicit consent of such party is required prior to dissemination. - (h) In scenarios not explicitly envisaged, management should consider impact on the CD project, reputational risks for the Fund, and whether disclosure furthers the CD objectives when deciding on consent. ### DISSEMINATION OF CD INFORMATION TO FUND STAFF (Box 1) - All CD information may be disseminated to Fund staff in accordance with document classification and procedures in General Administrative Order (GAO) No. 35, Rev. 2. - Specific rules: - CD information, including assessment and final CD output, generated by the Fund and transmitted by the authoring department to a CD recipient(s) can generally be shared across Fund departments, depending on its classification. This includes cases where technical advice is based on confidential information provided by the CD recipient, so long as the technical advice does not disclose underlying information that may not be shared. - Information provided to an authoring department in the course of CD delivery (e.g., information forming the basis of final CD output) can generally be shared across Fund departments, depending on classification. This includes confidential information provided by the CD recipient(s) to the CD provider (authoring department). - In rare cases, CD recipient(s) may explicitly ask that sharing of confidential information across departments be further limited. For CD activities initiated after the policy becomes effective, CD will be provided on the understanding that CD recipients have provided irrevocable consent that information considered critical for program or surveillance purposes by Fund management (“critical information”) may be shared with the relevant area department. CD departments may not reach ex-ante understandings that non-public information will be withheld from area departments if a determination of criticality is made by management. - A CD recipient(s) may explicitly request that information only be shared across departments if a determination of criticality has been made. In such case: - The staff member or team providing CD will consult with supervisor(s), up through department management; and the authoring department will inform the concerned area department that such a request has been made. ### IMPLEMENTATION (overview as presented) - Paragraphs indicate that dissemination beyond Fund staff requires consents, that authoring departments and area departments consult as needed, and that appendices provide granular policy application and model letters (Appendices I–IX listed in Contents, including templates and required transmittal components). *Source: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY — OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE—DISSEMINATION OF CD INFORMATION (March 31, 2022).* ### Box 1. Dissemination of CD information to Fund Staff (concluded) ### Box 1. Dissemination of CD information to Fund Staff (concluded) ### Consultation, criticality, and Board disclosure - If the authoring department believes that the information may be critical for program or surveillance purposes, the authoring department shall consult with management. - If management deems this information critical for program or surveillance purposes, it can decide to share the information with relevant staff in the area department. - Regardless of management’s determination of criticality, staff and management may not share confidential information with the Executive Board that has been provided on the understanding that it would not be shared with the Board. - Where management is of the view that confidential information needs to be disclosed to the Board (for example, in order for the Board to make an informed decision on a program review or to conduct effective surveillance), the appropriate course of action would be for management not to recommend Board action unless the information provider consents to disclosure. ### Notice to CD recipients and temporal scope - The authoring department shall inform the CD recipient(s) of this policy before the commencement of CD delivery that takes place after May 1, 2022, including for existing projects with respect to information provided going forward as part of new activity. - Information from missions or activities that started after May 1, 2022 are covered by the policy, even if the project started prior to May 1, 2022. ### Security classification and “need to know” - Fund staff is responsible for applying the appropriate security classification pursuant to GAO No. 35, Rev. 2 prior to sharing information internally. - The authoring department is responsible for making determinations on what constitutes a “need to know” on a case-by-case basis, taking into account the express or implied understandings reached with the CD recipient and the surrounding circumstances, including the nature of the information contained in the final CD output. - Final CD output classified as “Confidential” are reclassified automatically “For Official Use Only” after two years, unless the authoring department or the relevant area department considers that the sensitivity of the information has not sufficiently diminished. - Note: In line with Section 3.01 of GAO No. 35, rev. 2: advice classified as “For Official Use” may be shared with all staff, advice classified as “Confidential” is sensitive and should be distributed on a “need to know” basis, and advice classified as “Strictly Confidential” is very sensitive and distribution should be strictly limited. ### A. Information related to the fact of CD provision and subject matter of CD - The fact of provision of Fund CD in response to a particular CD request and the general subject matter of that CD is not considered non-public information, unless the CD recipient(s) specifically indicates otherwise at the time of the request for CD. - Information in this category would be made available to Executive Directors, including in staff reports. - Upon request, this type of information may be made available to direct financing partners and other parties with legitimate interest. - The information may also be made available to the general public, upon request or proactively. - If the CD recipient(s) explicitly advises Fund staff that it does not want such information to be made available, particularly to the general public, the recipient’s wishes shall be respected. ### B. Information related to the administration of CD projects - Information dealing with the administration of a CD project is not considered non-public, unless the CD recipient specifically indicates otherwise at the time of the request for CD. - This type of information may be shared with Executive Directors and members of their staff upon their request. - This information would be made readily available to direct financing partners and other parties with legitimate interest upon their request and may also be made available to the general public. - Fund staff would not disclose information about third parties that such third parties would normally regard as non-public (e.g., information on the terms of employment of an expert). - Administrative information shall only be shared outside Fund staff with accompanying context or narrative to ensure proper interpretation (e.g., definitions of all terms, fields, and notes used in a table). Raw or unprocessed administrative information extracted directly from internal systems, such as Capacity Development Management and Administration Program (CDMAP), may not be shared outside Fund staff. ### C. Fund’s assessment of CD provision (considered non-public) - Information produced during the assessment of the Fund’s CD provision is considered non-public information. This category includes RBM data, internally and externally (e.g., donor) funded evaluations, project risk assessments, and project assessment reports. - Generally, this type of information should be classified as For Official Use Only. - In requesting Fund CD, CD recipients are assumed to have implicitly consented to sharing Fund assessment information related to the CD they received with the full Executive Board, direct financing partners, and World Bank staff upon request, unless the CD recipient specifically indicates otherwise. - The Fund’s assessment of provision which is country- or CD recipient-specific will be made available to the Executive Directors and their staff. - Direct financing partners and World Bank staff will have access to the Fund’s assessment of CD provision which is country- or CD recipient-specific. - Recipients may explicitly withdraw consent for sharing country- or CD recipient-specific assessment information with the Executive Board, direct financing partners, and World Bank staff at any time before the assessment information is disseminated. - The Fund’s assessment of CD provision which is country- or recipient-specific could be shared with other parties with legitimate interest where necessary to facilitate coordination and exploit synergies, provided the consent of the department(s) providing CD and the CD recipient(s) is obtained. - The head of the department(s) providing CD in consultation with the relevant area department may consent to dissemination upon request of other parties with legitimate interest, when the CD recipient has consented. - The CD department(s) will transmit the request for dissemination to the CD recipient. Consent will be deemed given if the CD recipient does not object within 30 business days from transmitted request. - The Fund’s assessment of CD provision which is country- or CD recipient-specific requires the approval of the department(s) providing CD as well as the CD recipient’s explicit consent to be shared with the general public. Specific rules: - Evaluations: Project- and country-specific assessment information should be placed into an annex. The main evaluation report, holding key findings and aggregated information, is considered non-CD recipient-specific assessment information and can be published without recipient consent. The annex may be published with explicit CD recipient consent. Internally and externally funded evaluation reports should be uploaded to the Institutional Repository. - RBM: RBM data in raw form (log frame elements and their ratings) may be difficult to interpret and should only be shared outside Fund staff with appropriate context. RBM data may be shared in reports or with accompanying narrative, but may not be generated directly from internal operational systems, such as CDMAP, and shared in unprocessed form. - Other assessment documents: Final versions, including annexes, of the Fund’s assessment of CD provision should be saved in the Institutional Repository. This includes reports with RBM data or information related to CD progress toward CD objectives, such as CD project assessments, funding program assessments, Steering Committee reports, and RCDC annual reports. ### D. Information forming the basis of final CD output - Information provided to Fund staff by a CD recipient or a third party, or generated by Fund staff in the context of the provision of CD, constitutes information that forms the basis of final CD outputs. - Two types: (a) Information provided by the CD recipient(s) or third parties in the context of the provision of Fund CD; and (b) Information generated by Fund staff in the course of provision of CD before the output is finalized. - Information forming the basis of final CD output is presumed non-public and shall only be made available beyond Fund staff, management, and the CD recipient in certain circumstances to facilitate coordination with direct financing partners and other parties with legitimate interest. - The head of the authoring CD department in consultation with the relevant area department may consent to dissemination of (a) and (b) upon request of World Bank staff, direct financing partners or other parties with legitimate interest, when the CD recipient has also explicitly consented. Where information has been received from a third party, the explicit consent of such party will also be required. - In determining whether to consent, the head of the authoring CD department in consultation with the relevant area department will consider: - The likelihood that sharing such information outside of staff, management, and the CD recipient could undermine the Fund’s ability to obtain necessary data and information from country authorities and third parties. - The impact that disclosure might have on the candor of discussions during a project’s execution. - The potential reputational risk of draft or non-final materials being misinterpreted or misconstrued, even for non-recipient-specific information forming the basis of final CD output. - This information will generally not be published. ### E. Final CD output (non-public; dissemination requires CD recipient consent) - Final CD output is considered non-public information and its dissemination outside Fund staff requires the consent of the CD recipient. - Final CD output categories: (a) TA reports. All TA reports shall include a disclaimer summarizing the Fund’s policy for dissemination according to Appendix III and IV. (b) Final training output. The authoring department determines whether output from training is final. Training aides (slides, worksheets) that need accompanying context or instructor explanation to be considered final are considered information that forms the basis of final CD output. (c) High-level summaries. Authoring departments should produce high-level summaries of strategic final CD output to communicate broad objectives, findings, and recommendations to a broader public. Strategic final CD output often reflects broad recommendations aimed at significant reforms. CD projects are generally expected to have at least one strategic final output. Examples of strategic final output include: general diagnostic of the tax system and recommendations strengthening the legal framework for deposit insurance and bank resolution, establishing a macroprudential policy toolkit, and rebasing GDP. - High-level summaries should generally be limited to two pages and provide the broad objectives, findings, and recommendations. - High-level summaries should be produced in English, regardless of the language of the full final CD output. See template in Appendix V. - Departments may also produce high-level summaries of final CD output not identified as strategic. (d) Other final CD output. Documents containing finalized Fund staff advice including draft legislation, final aide memoires, presentations, and final advice by Fund staff to a CD recipient(s) through emails or orally. - Dissemination to Executive Directors and their staff: - Access to final CD outputs, including high-level summaries, by Executive Directors and members of their staff, requires consent from the CD recipient(s). - Consent will be deemed obtained unless the CD recipient(s) objects to such dissemination within 30 business days of the transmittal letter or other transmittal document. The transmittal letter or other transmittal document must expressly refer to this 30-business day period. - Explicit CD recipient consent is required for sharing of confidential and strictly confidential final CD output. - CD recipients are put on notice when this policy is circulated and at the start of any CD engagement that their consent for sharing final CD output with the Executive Director for the country of the CD recipient is implicit unless they explicitly state otherwise at the start of the engagement or before dissemination. - Dissemination within the member country, non-member or international agency that requested CD: - The duty of confidentiality is owed to the direct CD recipient(s), defined as the specific agency or instrumentality to whom the CD is directed. Final CD output should be disseminated to the direct CD recipient(s) and addressed to the head of that agency or instrumentality. - The Fund encourages the direct CD recipient(s) to share information with other agencies or instrumentalities and Fund staff may share final CD output with other agencies or instrumentalities with the consent of the direct CD recipient(s). - For these purposes, consent of the direct CD recipient(s) shall be obtained on a non-objection basis. Consent will be deemed given if the direct CD recipient(s) does not object within 30 business days after the transmittal of the high-level summary and final output. - Dissemination to direct financing partners and other parties with legitimate interest (other than the World Bank): - With the consent of the CD recipient(s), final CD output may be shared with direct financing partners and other parties with legitimate interest upon their request. Consent will be deemed given if a CD recipient does not object within 30 business days from the transmittal letter. - The authoring department in consultation with the relevant area department must determine that the other party with legitimate interest has a legitimate interest in the final CD output in question, as defined in paragraph 3(c) and (f). Direct financing partners are assumed to have legitimate interest. - Dissemination to direct financing partners and other parties with legitimate interest may only take place on the understanding that such information shall be kept confidential. - Direct financing partners will have access to final CD output through Partners Connect; by logging in and accepting the terms, direct financing partners acknowledge and accept the confidentiality agreement. - Some direct financing partners require, as a condition for their funding a Fund project, that final CD outputs produced in connection with that project be shared with them. In these cases, Fund management reserves the right to approve such a CD request only if the CD recipient(s) provides its ex-ante irrevocable consent to share all final CD output from that project with the applicable direct financing partner(s). In cases involving ex ante irrevocable consent, the CD recipient(s) would not be able to withdraw its consent once CD provision has begun. *Operational Guidance—Dissemination of CD Information (Box 1, concluded).* ### 16. Dissemination of final CD output, including high-level summaries, to World Bank staff ### 16. Dissemination of final CD output, including high-level summaries, to World Bank staff ### Dissemination to World Bank staff — members vs non-members/international agencies - For CD provided to Fund members: - Under a special procedure stemming from the Concordat on Bank‑Fund collaboration, Fund staff may share final CD output, including high-level summaries of such final CD output as well as TA reports, with World Bank staff upon request, without the need for obtaining the CD recipient’s explicit consent. - Members requesting Fund CD are presumed to have implicitly consented to such disclosure because they were placed on notice that final CD output, including TA reports, will be shared with Bank staff. - Fund staff retain discretion as to whether any particular CD output should be shared with Bank staff; authoring departments may consult CD recipient(s) prior to sharing, and should respect any objection from the CD recipient(s). - Staff should consider the Joint Management Action Plan (JMAP) for Enhancing Bank‑Fund Collaboration, which encourages information sharing and collaboration and provides general guidance on sharing documents related to CD. - For CD provided to non-members or international agencies: - There is no existing understanding that final CD output may be shared with World Bank staff. - Staff must obtain the consent of the CD recipient(s) on a 30-business day lapse-of-time basis before any disclosure to Bank staff. ### Rules for dissemination to the general public (publication) - Publication of any CD recipient‑specific final CD output, except for high-level summaries of strategic final CD output, requires: - the explicit consent of the CD recipient(s), and - the approval of the head of the authoring department, in consultation with the relevant area department. - CD recipient(s) may withdraw consent to publication at any time prior to publication. - Publication of high-level summaries of strategic final CD output: - The Fund is expected to publish such high-level summaries, which requires CD recipient consent; consent is deemed given if the CD recipient(s) does not object within 30 business days from transmittal. - There is no time limit for receiving explicit consent to publish full CD output; however, consent obtained one year after transmittal requires the authoring department to review its consent to publish to ensure recommendations remain relevant. - CD recipients who initially object to publishing high-level summaries may later consent; if consent is provided after one year, the authoring department must review its consent to publish to ensure recommendations remain relevant. - Publication by the CD recipient(s) of any final CD output or high-level summary on its own website or in another form requires the authoring department’s consent, in consultation with the relevant area department, and should reflect the same version published by the Fund; Fund consent should be given unless there are strong reasons for objecting. - Recordings of training are treated as full final CD output and require the CD recipient’s consent before publication; exception: training announced ex-ante as available to the public and recorded—participation implies recipient consent for dissemination and publication (including Q&A). Hosting departments should remind participants and speakers not to share country-specific non-public information without explicit authority consent. ### Finalization, clearance, storage, and transmission procedures - Internal clearances: - Before final CD output is transmitted to CD recipient(s), staff should ensure proper internal clearances. - Internal clearances for high-level summaries should reflect the same processes used for full final CD output. - The head of the authoring department should approve the output; the head may delegate review and approval. - Pre-transmittal consultations: - As a general norm, authoring departments should complete pre-transmittal consultations with the CD recipient over the CD output and high-level summary within 45 days of developing the initial draft. - Post-transmittal modifications: - Final CD output, including high-level summaries, may not be modified after final transmittal to the CD recipient(s), except corrections for typographical errors with approval of the head of the authoring department. - Transmittal information: - All final CD output should be transmitted to the CD recipient with information about the dissemination policy and consent requirements; for TA Reports, this is typically done through a transmittal letter (though one is not required). Appendix IX lists information to be communicated when final CD output is delivered. - Storage and institutional repository: - Authoring departments must ensure all final CD outputs (including training materials), with the exception of digital video and audio file formats, are stored in the central document management system and marked as final to allow enterprise search and surfacing on the Fund intranet. - All final CD output, including TA reports, high-level summaries and training materials (regardless of GAO classification), should be forwarded to the Institutional Repository or the succeeding system within three business days of final transmission to the CD recipient (exception: digital video and audio file formats). ### Operational implementation, governance, and consultations - Responsibility and delegation: - Under the relevant GAO, management has generally delegated decisions on dissemination of information to heads of departments. CD‑providing departments are responsible for implementation of the procedures specified in the guidance unless otherwise indicated. - Legal principle and confidentiality determinations: - Fund management and staff may not disclose information provided in confidence unless that party consents. Determination of confidentiality is based on examination of surrounding circumstances and whether there was an explicit or implied understanding that information would not be disclosed without consent. - Consultation channels: - Departments should consult ICD and LEG whenever issues concerning implementation of the guidance are unclear. - Reference to guidance upon CD requests: - The dissemination guidance should be highlighted to potential recipients when discussing possible CD. In responding affirmatively to a request for Fund CD, staff should attach the CD dissemination policy factsheet and a copy of the guidance or include a link to the Fund’s external website in the response. - Further reminders to CD recipient(s) of the guidance should be provided at the start and end of missions and in documents transmitting final CD output and any other information that could be disseminated. - Categorization of information: - Upon receiving a request to disseminate particular information, staff should categorize the requested information according to the categories listed in Table 1; if unclear, staff should consult ICD and LEG. - External requestors not commonly listed: - For requests from academics, researchers, nongovernmental organizations, private sector TA providers, or civil society, staff unsure how to handle such requests should consult ICD and LEG. ### Joint products and differing dissemination rules - When CD information is produced jointly with the World Bank (or other agency) and dissemination rules differ, treat information based on the more stringent dissemination rules. - Joint information products should include a disclaimer specifying CD recipient authorization requirements for disclosure within and outside IMF and WBG and that disclosure to parties outside IMF and WBG other than CD providers and financing partners requires written authorization of the CD recipient. ### Coming into force, phased requirements, and notifications - Effective date: - This guidance becomes effective on May 1, 2022. - Applicability: - The policy applies to CD information produced as a result of CD delivery taking place on or after May 1, 2022, including any new activities associated with existing or ongoing CD projects initiated before May 1, 2022. - High-level summary phased implementation: - The requirement to produce high-level summaries for strategic final CD output will be phased in during FY 2023 and will only be required for strategic final CD output resulting from new CD projects that start on or after May 1, 2022. - In FY 2024, all strategic final CD output will require a high-level summary, regardless of when the associated CD project started. - Communications to stakeholders: - A communication will be sent to all Fund members notifying them of the guidance and attaching a copy of the guidance; a similar notice was sent to the World Bank and other international organizations and agencies with which Fund documents are shared under the Fund’s Transmittal Policy. - The guidance will be posted on the Fund’s external website following its circulation to the Executive Board for its information. - A factsheet outlining the Fund’s dissemination policy and application to different information categories will be shared with CD recipients, partners, and the Executive Board. - Departments should inform members, non-members or international agencies requesting Fund CD of the dissemination procedures when discussing possible CD requests. *Source: ppea2022018 - 16. Dissemination of final CD output, including high-level summaries, to World Bank staff (Operational Guidance—Dissemination of CD Information).* ### Appendix III. Model Disclaimer ### Appendix III. Model Disclaimer ### Purpose and scope - All Fund TA reports should include the following disclaimer (exact wording to be inserted in final TA reports): - “The contents of this document constitute technical advice provided by the staff of the International Monetary Fund to the authorities of [name of the agency of the member country][name of the agency of the non-member][international agency] (the "CD recipient") in response to their request for technical assistance. This document (in whole or in part) or summaries thereof may be disclosed by the IMF to the IMF Executive Director for [insert name of the country of the CD recipient], to other IMF Executive Directors and members of their staff, as well as to other agencies or instrumentalities of the CD recipient, and upon their request, to World Bank staff, and other technical assistance providers and donors with legitimate interest [if applicable only] members of the Steering Committee of [name of RCDC) or Thematic Fund)], unless the CD recipient specifically objects to such disclosure (see Operational Guidance for the Dissemination of Capacity Development Information—[add hyperlink]). Publication or Disclosure of this report (in whole or in part) to parties outside the IMF other than agencies or instrumentalities of the CD recipient, World Bank staff, other technical assistance providers and donors with legitimate interest [if applicable only] members of the Steering Committee of [name of RCDC or Thematic Fund] shall require the explicit consent of the CD recipient and the IMF’s [authoring] department.” - Use case: - Paragraph 2: “In disseminating other types of final CD output, staff may use this disclaimer if the circumstances so require.” ### Appendix IV — Model Disclaimer: Expectation of Limited Disclosure - Intended use: - For situations where dissemination is prevented absent explicit consent of the CD recipient and authoring department; largely appropriate for a subset of Fund TA reports classified as Strictly Confidential. - Required wording (exact wording to be used for such reports): - “The contents of this report constitute technical advice provided by the staff of the International Monetary Fund to the authorities of [name of the agency of the member country][name of the agency of the non-member][international agency] (the "CD recipient") in response to their request for technical assistance. Due to the [Strictly Confidential] classification of this report, Publication or Disclosure of this report (in whole or in part) or summaries thereof to parties outside the IMF shall require the explicit consent of the CD recipient and the IMF’s [authoring] department.” - Use case: - Paragraph 2: “In disseminating other types of final CD output that is classified as strictly confidential, staff may use this disclaimer if the circumstances so require.” ### High-level summary publication presumption and timing - High-level summary disclaimer (exact wording for use in high-level summaries): - “The contents of this document constitute a high-level summary of technical advice provided by the staff of the International Monetary Fund to the authorities of [name of the agency of the member country] [name of the agency of the non-member][international agency] (the "CD recipient") in response to their request for capacity development. Unless the CD recipient specifically objects within 30 business days of its transmittal, the IMF will publish this high-level summary on IMF.org (see Staff Operational Guidance for the Dissemination of Capacity Development Information [add hyperlink]).” - Required sections for the high-level summary (document should not exceed two pages, excluding cover page): - Background - Summary of findings - Summary of recommendations (communicate the [three] most relevant recommendations) ### Model transmittal letters and consent timelines - Appendix VI — Model Transmittal Letter (general TA reports): - Core points to convey to CD recipient include: - Enclose final TA report and a high-level summary intended for publication. - “If we have not received your objection within 30 business days of this transmittal letter, you will be deemed to have consented to sharing the enclosed TA report with these recipients.” - Consent to share the high-level summary and report with the Executive Director for the country is deemed provided unless stated otherwise at the start of the engagement. - Report may be shared with World Bank staff upon their request, unless the CD recipient explicitly withdraws consent. - Full TA report will not be published without explicit consent; request written authorization for publication. - Appendix VII — Model Transmittal Letter: Expectation of Limited Disclosure: - Core points: - Report will be made available to the pertinent Executive Director, unless the CD recipient objects. - Report may be made available to World Bank staff, upon their request, unless the CD recipient objects. - “Under IMF policy, and given the understandings reached regarding the confidentiality of this TA report, it will not be disseminated further without your explicit consent.” ### Direct financing partners and confidentiality confirmations - Appendix VIII — Model communications and confirmations: - A. Model Institutional Communication on Confidentiality (to direct financing partners, Steering Committee members, CD providers other than the World Bank): - Recipients must explicitly agree to treat received CD information as confidential and solely for internal use. - Disclosure outside the recipient organization is prohibited unless express authorization of the IMF and the CD recipient is granted. - Understandings become effective when the signed communication is returned to the IMF. - B. Confirmation of Understandings on Confidentiality: - Text to be used to confirm that requested document information shall be treated as confidential and solely for internal use, and not disclosed outside the recipient organization without IMF and CD recipient authorization. ### Required dissemination components in final transmittal - When transmitting full final CD output, staff should communicate the following exact dissemination points: - “Is shared with the Executive Director for your country, based on the understanding that your consent is provided, unless you stated otherwise at the start of the engagement.” - “May be shared with the IMF’s Executive Directors and members of their staff and, upon their request, with direct financing partners and other parties with legitimate interest, unless you expressly object. If the Fund does not receive your objection within 30 business days of this communication, you will be deemed to have consented to sharing the enclosed output with these recipients.” - “May be shared with World Bank staff, upon their request, unless you explicitly withdraw your consent.” - “Will not be published without your explicit consent. We encourage publication and request your written authorization. You can also decide to publish the report through your own outlets with IMF approval. In both cases, we will undertake the needed procedural steps as soon as we hear back from you.” - When transmitting high-level summaries: - “Under IMF policy, high-level summaries of strategic CD output are made available to the public unless you expressly object. You will be deemed to have consented to publication of the enclosed high-level summary if we have not received your objection within 30 business days of this communication.” *Appendix III–IX, Operational Guidance—Dissemination of CD Information, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND* --- _Source: https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/publications/pp/2022/english/ppea2022018.pdf_