## Statement by the Managing Director on the Independent Evaluation Office Report on IMF Response to the Financial and Economic Crisis: An IEO Assessment

_Policy Papers, October 21, 2014_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: October 21, 2014
- Series: Policy Papers
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### Overview
- The Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) has produced a detailed report that provides valuable insights on how the IMF responded to the global financial and economic crisis.
- The analysis in the report is described as broadly balanced.
- The Managing Director welcomes the IEO’s finding that the IMF played an important role in the global response to the crisis, and broadly supports the report’s recommendations.

### Key points and emphasis
- IEO report characterized as a detailed, broadly balanced analysis.
- IMF’s role in the global response to the crisis affirmed as important by the IEO.
- Managing Director’s stance: welcomes IEO findings and broadly supports the report’s recommendations.

### Related institutional context
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### Metadata (page-level)
- Publication date: October 21, 2014
- Subject tags listed on the page: Developed countries; Financial Sector Assessment Program; Fiscal consolidation; Fiscal policy; Fund role; Global Financial Crisis 2008-2009; Independent Evaluation Office; Managing Director reports; Monetary policy; Surveillance

*Source: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/policy-papers/issues/2016/12/31/statement-by-the-managing-director-on-the-independent-evaluation-office-report-on-imf-pp4919*

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