Reports on the Incidence of a Longer-Term Program Engagement

Publication of List of Members with Longer-Term Program Engagements
February 25, 2004

Operational Guidance for Assessments of Countries with a Longer-Term Program Engagement
August 20, 2003

Public Information Notice: IMF Concludes Discussion on Prolonged Use of Fund Resources
April 9, 2003


Conclusions of the Task Force on Prolonged Use of Fund Resources


February 4, 2003

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Contents

  1. Introduction and Summary

  2. The Context for the Recommendations: Experience with Prolonged Use of Fund Resources
  3. Remedial Measures

  4. Preventive Measures—Program Design, Conditionality, and Ownership

  5. Strengthening Fund Surveillance

  6. Strengthening "Due Diligence" for Prolonged Users

  7. Alternative "Signaling"Mechanisms

  8. Strengthening Political Information and Analysis

  9. Human Resource Management
  10. Conclusion

Text Tables

Table 1.Countries Identified by the IEO as Prolonged Users of Fund Resources
Table 2. Prolonged Users of Fund Resources for the Period 1993-2002
Table 3. Countries With Two Completed or Expired Multi-Year Arrangements Under the Fund's Concessional Facilities, 1990-2002

Appendix

Appendix I. Recommendations of the IEO Evaluation Report on Prolonged Use of Fund Resources