Policy Papers

Safeguards Assessments - 2022 Review of Experience

Publication Date:

December 16, 2022

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This paper reviews experience with the safeguards assessment policy since the last review in 2015. The policy is subject to periodic reviews by the Executive Board. The policy’s main objective is to mitigate risks of misuse of Fund resources and misreporting of monetary data under Fund arrangements. Consistent with past reviews, an external panel of experts provided an independent perspective on the implementation of the policy.

Series:

Policy Paper No. 2022/058

Subject:

Monetary policy Political economy

Frequency:

occasional