## Updated Guidance Note on the Fund’s Transparency Policy

_Policy Papers, April 8, 2014_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: April 8, 2014
- Series: Policy Papers

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### Summary and Purpose
- This note provides guidance to staff on the implementation of the Fund’s Transparency Policy.
- Policy objectives include:
  - Strengthening the Fund’s effectiveness by providing the public with access to Fund views and deliberations, thus informing public debate and building traction for the Fund’s advice.
  - Supporting the quality of surveillance and of programs by subjecting the Fund to outside scrutiny.
  - Enhancing the Fund’s legitimacy by making the institution more accountable.
- A Transparency Policy Decision (referred to in the remainder of this note as “the Decision”) sets out rules for the modification and publication of all Board documents.

### Key Elements and Instruments
- The note references a “Transparency Policy Information Sheet for Country Authorities.”
- The Information Sheet is also available in: Arabic, Chinese, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.
- Subjects listed on the page: Article IV consultation reports, Confidentiality, Executive Board documents, Fund policies, Policy Framework Papers, Press releases, Publications, Transparency.

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