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IMF Involvement in International Trade Policy Issues
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IMF Involvement in International Trade Policy Issues
Full Text of the Main Report
Executive Summary
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Full Report by Sections
Foreword
1. Introduction
2. What is the Nature of the IMF’s Mandate to Cover Trade Policy?
3. Institutional Architecture for Trade Policy: How Well Has Cooperation Worked?
4. The IMF’s Evolving Role in Trade Policy: How Was the Process Guided?
5. IMF Advice on Trade Policy: How Well Was the Approach Carried Out?
6. How Effective Was the IMF’s Work on Trade Policy Issues?
7. Findings and Recommendations
Statement by the Managing Director on the IEO Evaluation
Staff Response to the IEO Evaluation
Summing Up of the Executive Board Discussion
Annexes
1. Data and Methods
2. Surveys
Background Documents
1. The Legal Mandate
2. Cooperation Between the IMF and WTO
3. Guiding the IMF’s Involvement in International Trade Policy
4. IMF Involvement in Trade Policy Issues in Low-Income Countries: Seven Case Studies
5. Trade Conditionality in IMF-Supported Programs in Emerging Markets: Five Case Studies
6. IMF Surveillance of Trade Policies: General Observations and Case Studies of Advanced Countries
Background Papers
1. Preferential Trade Agreements in IMF Economic Work 1996–2007: An Assessment
Series Number: BP/09/01
Author: Jaime de Melo
2. The IMF's Trade Restrictiveness Index
Series Number: BP/09/02
Author: Kala Krishna
3. What Determines IMF Involvement in Trade Policy?
Series Number: BP/09/03
Authors: Mu-jeung Yang and Seok-Hyun Yoon
4. Re-Evaluating the Effectiveness of Trade Conditions in Fund-Supported Programs
Series Number: BP/09/04
Author: Seok-Hyun Yoon
5. Trade in Financial Services: Has the IMF Been Involved Constructively?
Series Number: BP/09/05
Author: Robert M. Stern
Press Release
IEO Releases Report on IMF Involvement in International Trade Policy Issues
Follow Up
Implementation Plan in Response to Board-Endorsed Recommendations Arising from the IEO Evaluation of IMF Involvement in International Trade Policy Issues
Update
IMF Involvement in International Trade Policy Issues - Evaluation Update
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