Report of the Independent Panel on Safeguards Assessments

Policy Papers, April 1, 2005

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In its March 2002 review of the Safeguards Assessments (SA) policy, the Executive Board of the IMF indicated that an independent panel should be involved in the next review of the SA policy in early 2005.
To meet this requirement, a panel was convened to determine whether safeguards assessments have been successful in meeting their stated objectives, and what, if any, improvements could be made to the safeguards policy and process going forward.
The panel’s terms of reference are included as Attachment II (as noted on the source page).

The panel consisted of a panel of four deputy central bank governors from different regions (see Attachment I).

Purpose: Determine whether safeguards assessments have been successful in meeting their stated objectives.
Scope: Assess the safeguards policy and process and identify potential improvements going forward.
Timing: The panel was convened in response to the March 2002 Executive Board decision and conducted the review in early 2005.
Publication date of the panel report: April 1, 2005.
Citation example shown on the source page: Report of the Independent Panel on Safeguards Assessments, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 0) accessed 9/18/2026.

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