## Key Trends in Implementing the Fund's Transparency Policy

_Policy Papers, February 28, 2022_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: February 28, 2022
- Series: Policy Papers
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400204753.007

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### Overview
- This report provides an overview of recent developments in the implementation of the Fund’s Transparency Policy, as required by the Executive Board.
- It covers documents considered by the Board in 2020 and their respective publication status up to June 2021.
- To provide some perspective on trends, it compares the implementation of the Fund’s Transparency Policy on the 2020 documents with preceding years.

### Coverage and timeframe
- Documents considered by the Board in 2020.
- Publication status assessed up to June 2021.
- Report publication date: February 28, 2022.

### Comparative approach and intent
- Compares implementation on 2020 documents with preceding years to identify trends in applying the Transparency Policy.
- Focus is on recent developments and changes in practice as reflected in Board-considered documents and their publication outcomes.

### Subject areas covered (as listed)
- Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT)
- COVID-19
- Crime
- Economic integration
- Emerging and frontier financial markets
- Financial markets
- Financial Sector Assessment Program
- Financial sector policy and analysis
- Health
- Monetary policy
- Monetary unions
- Political economy

### Keywords (as listed)
- Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT)
- article IV
- Caribbean
- country policy intention document
- COVID-19
- deletion request
- Emerging and frontier financial markets
- Europe
- Financial Sector Assessment Program
- Middle East and Central Asia
- Monetary unions
- reports press releases
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- transparency Policy

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_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/policy-papers/issues/2022/02/28/key-trends-in-implementing-the-fund-s-transparency-policy-513712_