Joint letter on CSOs' engagement in IMF policy reviews and consultation

The IMF often portrays itself as an open and engaging organisation. However, civil society organisations are often confronted with lack of transparency, consistency, and ambition in CSO consultation, particularly in recent IMF policy reviews. Despite the IMF’s 2015 guidelines emphasising the benefits of transparent and broad engagement with CSOs, and recommending ‘good practices’ to the staff, actual practices fall very short to what could be expected.

As the need for systematic and standardised CSO engagement practices becomes more pressing, a coalition of civil society organisations sent a letter with multiple demands to the IMF.

The full letter with all signatories can be found here.