IEO Report on the Evaluation of the Financial Sector Assessment Program

Independent Evaluation Office Reports, May 2, 2006

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Bibliographic details

• Published: May 2, 2006
• Series: Independent Evaluation Office Reports
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781589065086.017

Overview

• The Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) is a joint IMF–World Bank initiative to provide countries with comprehensive evaluations of their financial systems.
• The Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) evaluation assessed the effectiveness of the FSAP from the perspective of the IMF.

Main themes evaluated

• Priority setting under the FSAP.
• Efficiency of FSAP processes and quality of the main diagnostic tools.
• Overall quality of FSAP content.
• How well the IMF has used FSAP results in its surveillance, technical assistance, and program activities.
• Evidence on the overall impact of the FSAP on the domestic policy dialogue, changes in policies and institutions, and market participants.

Key findings (as organized by the source)

• The evaluation’s main findings address:
  • The nature of priority setting under the FSAP.
  • The efficiency of FSAP processes and quality of the main diagnostic tools.
  • The overall quality of FSAP content.
  • The extent to which the IMF has used FSAP results in surveillance, technical assistance, and program activities.
  • Evidence on FSAP’s impact on domestic policy dialogue, policy and institutional changes, and market participants.

Subject coverage and keywords

• Subjects: Economic sectors; Financial sector; Financial Sector Assessment Program; Financial sector policy and analysis; Financial sector risk; Financial sector stability; Stress testing.
• Keywords (as listed): Africa; capital markets work; country; Financial sector; Financial Sector Assessment Program; Financial sector risk; Financial sector stability; FSAP; FSAP exercise; FSAP initiative; FSAP process; FSAP program; FSAP result; FSAP update; Global; IEO; IEOR; Southeast Asia; staff statement; Stress testing.