By Toby McIntosh Editor’s note: this story has been diametrically changed to reflect new information from the IMF about an agreement with Senegal. The previous…
Category: International Monetary Fund
By Toby McIntosh The International Monetary Fund has sharply criticizing anti-corruption efforts in Ghana and made a dozen “Priority Recommendations.” Corruption in Ghana “is systemic…
By Toby McIntosh To promote debt transparency, the International Monetary Fund promised to use “sharpened claws” and the World Bank prescribed “radical transparency.” What their…
By Toby McIntosh The International Monetary Fund’s signature strategy to fight corruption is entering a critical final negotiating stage with Pakistan, but with Ghana, after…
By Toby McIntosh The International Monetary Fund will use “sharpened claws” to get governments to disclose more about their national external debts, a top IMF…
By Toby McIntosh The revelation that Senegal’s external debt was seriously and intentionally understated raises questions about how to assure accurate and transparent information about…
By Toby McIntosh The IMF’s Transparency Policy stands out because of one special feature: it doesn’t let the public ask for documents. This unique quality…
By Toby McIntosh The International Monetary Fund’s “governance diagnostics” program, which among other things addresses transparency issues in the countries evaluated, will continue to expand…
A handful of governments still resist making public the detailed reports on their economies done by the International Monetary Fund. Publication of the documents is…
By Toby McIntosh A bright new web page, Transparency at the IMF, now adorns the website of the International Monetary Fund, but it lacks one…