The G-20 Mutual Assessment Process and the Role of the Fund

Policy Papers, December 2, 2009

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Bibliographic details

• Published: December 2, 2009
• Series: Policy Papers

Summary

• The paper summarizes the Fund staff’s understanding of the modalities that the G-20 members intend to follow in their mutual assessment process and what they have requested for this purpose from the Fund.
• It discusses the legal and policy implications of the Fund’s involvement in this exercise, while not prejudging the broader discussion of the Fund’s mandate the Board will have in the coming months.
• The paper notes that, as the G-20 process is still evolving, the precise nature of the Fund’s involvement, in particular its inputs, will become clearer over time.
• The Executive Board will be kept informed as the process develops.

Fund involvement and modalities

• The paper describes the modalities G-20 members intend to follow in their mutual assessment process.
• It summarizes what G-20 members have requested from the Fund to support that process.
• The precise nature of the Fund’s involvement, including specific inputs, is expected to become clearer over time as the G-20 process evolves.

Legal and policy implications

• The paper discusses legal and policy implications of the Fund’s involvement in the G-20 mutual assessment process.
• It explicitly does not prejudge the broader discussion of the Fund’s mandate that the Executive Board will have in the coming months.

Oversight and next steps

• The Executive Board will be kept informed as the process develops.

Publication details and context

• Publication title: The G-20 Mutual Assessment Process and the Role of the Fund
• Publication date shown on the page: December 2, 2009
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• Related subject tags on the page: Article IV consultations, Executive Board, Executive Board decisions, Fund role, Global financial stability report, Group of Twenty, Multilateral surveillance, Technical assistance, World Economic Outlook
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