Safeguards Assessments - 2013 Update

Download or read book Safeguards Assessments - 2013 Update written by International Monetary Fund and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2013-07-10 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The safeguards policy, introduced in 2000, is designed to reduce the risks of misuse of Fund resources and misreporting of program monetary data to the Fund. It supports the Fund’s approach to prudent lending and complements other safeguards, including program design, conditionality, and access limits. Safeguards assessments are required for almost all member countries seeking Fund financing, and are followed by a period of monitoring for as long as Fund credit is outstanding