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  "summary": "This note aims to provide broad guidance on the operational implications of the 2002 Conditionality Guidelines and the key principles underlying the design of conditionality in Fund-supported programs.",
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      "content": "- Aims to provide broad guidance on the operational implications of the 2002 Conditionality Guidelines and the key principles underlying the design of conditionality in Fund-supported programs.\n- Not intended as a comprehensive guide, but as an aid to the implementation of the guidelines and the underlying principles.\n- Should be used in conjunction with other relevant operational guidance notes, such as those on jobs and growth issues and debt sustainability analysis.\n- Will continue to be revised on a periodic basis, especially following regular reviews of the conditionality guidelines."
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      "content": "- Publication date: July 23, 2014\n- Format: Chicago\n- Citation excerpt: Revised Operational Guidance to IMF Staff on the 2002 Conditionality Guidelines, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 0) accessed 9/18/2026\n- Subject tags: Collaboration with other international organizations, Collaboration with World Bank, Conditionality, Conditionality guidelines, Fund-supported adjustment programs\n\nSource: Revised Operational Guidance to IMF Staff on the 2002 Conditionality Guidelines (IMF web landing page).\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Revised Operational Guidance to IMF Staff on the 2002 Conditionality Guidelines, August 2014\n  - Revised Operational Guidance to IMF Staff on the 2002 Conditionality Guidelines, August 2014 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Revised Operational Guidance to IMF Staff on the 2002 Conditionality Guidelines, August 2014 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/policy-papers/issues/2016/12/31/revised-operational-guidance-to-imf-staff-on-the-2002-conditionality-guidelines-pp4889"
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    "Aims to provide broad guidance on the operational implications of the 2002 Conditionality Guidelines and the key principles underlying the design of conditionality in Fund-supported programs.",
    "Not intended as a comprehensive guide, but as an aid to the implementation of the guidelines and the underlying principles.",
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    "Publication date: July 23, 2014",
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