Financial Sector Assessment Program

Full Text of the Main Report

Executive Summary

English

Foreword
1. Introduction
2. Effectiveness of Priority Setting Under the FSAP
3. Quality of FSAP Processes and Diagnostic Tools
4. FSAP Content
5. How Well Has the IMF Used the FSAP Output?
6. Evidence on Impact of the FSAP
7. Lessons and Recommendations
Statement by the Managing Director on the IEO Evaluation
Staff Response to the IEO Evaluation
Full Text of the Annexes
1. Logical Framework for the FSAP Evaluation
2. Survey of Stakeholders
3. Assessment Methodology for Country Studies
4. Additional Information on Priority-Setting Processes, Costs, and FSAP Organization
5. Additional Background on Stress-Testing Methodologies Used in FSAPs
6. Use of FSAP Results in Article IV Surveillance
7. Additional Information on Assessment of FSAP Updates
8. Financial Sector Surveillance Outside the FSAP
9. Additional Information on Links Between the FSAP and IMF-Supported Programs
1. Strategy Design in Evaluating IMF Surveillance Activity
Series Number: BP/05/01
Authors: Nils Bjorksten and Paul Duignan
IEO Releases Report on the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP)