IMF Support to Jordan, 1989–2004

Full Text of the Main Report

Summary of Findings and Lessons

English

Foreword
1. Introduction
2. The Design of Jordan's IMF-Supported Programs
3. Effectiveness of the Programs—What was Achieved and How
4. The Role of IMF Surveillance and Technical Assistance Activities
5. Issues Related to IMF Internal Processes and Policies
Statement by the Managing Director on the IEO Evaluation
Staff Response to the IEO Evaluation
IEO Response to the Staff Response
Summing Up of the Executive Board Discussion
1. Jordan’s IMF Arrangements
10. Structural Conditionality
11. The Political Economy of the General Sales Tax in Jordan
12. Results from Survey of Stakeholders
13. Background Tables
14. List of People Interviewed During IEO Mission, November 21–December 1, 2004
2. Chronology of Selected Political and Economic Events, 1989–2004
3. Review of IMF Staff’s Debt Sustainability Analyses and Their Input into Program Design
4. Objectives, Strategies, and Policies in Jordan’s IMF-Supported Programs
5. Review of the Fiscal Structural Content Under IMF Arrangements
6. Chronology of Exchange Rate Policy Changes and Related Events
7. Objectives and Macroeconomic Policies in Jordan’s Recent Economic and Social Development Plans
8. Variables Used for Setting Quantitative Performance Criteria Under IMF Arrangements
9. Review of Fiscal Outcomes
Full Text of the Annexes
IEO Releases Report on IMF Support to Jordan, 1989–2004