## Statement by the Managing Director on the Independent Evaluation Office Report on the IMF and Fragile States

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: April 3, 2018
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### Summary of the Managing Director’s response
- The Managing Director welcomes the report of the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) on the IMF and Fragile States.
- The Managing Director states that the IEO’s analysis and findings provide a thorough stock-taking and resonate with staff.
- The Managing Director broadly supports the IEO’s recommendations to make the Fund’s engagement with countries in fragile and conflict situations more impactful.

### Key findings attributed to the IEO (as summarized by the Managing Director)
- The IEO report recognizes that the Fund has made important contributions in:
  - restoring macroeconomic stability,
  - building core institutions,
  - catalyzing donor support.
- These contributions were observed across a diverse range of countries in fragile and conflict situations.

### Policy implications and direction
- Broad endorsement of IEO recommendations aimed at:
  - enhancing the impact of the Fund’s engagement with countries in fragile and conflict situations.
- Implicit policy focus areas (as reflected by findings):
  - continued emphasis on macroeconomic stabilization efforts,
  - strengthening of core institutions,
  - leveraging IMF engagement to catalyze donor support.

### Administrative and publication notes
- Publication date: April 3, 2018.
- The landing page references the IMF eLibrary and notes the eLibrary offers over 25,000 IMF publications in multiple formats.

*Source: Statement by the Managing Director on the Independent Evaluation Office Report on the IMF and Fragile States, April 3, 2018.*

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