Multilateral Donor Agencies:

The African Development Bank Group

• Disclosure of Information Policy Paper
  The purpose of this paper is to: (i) set forth a comprehensive policy for the African Development Bank Group (the "Bank Group") founded on a presumption in favor of public disclosure of information concerning Bank Group activities; (ii) indicate those areas in which restrictions on the release of information would continue to be required; (iii) indicate specific areas of the Bank Group's activities where expanded disclosure of information is to be given priority; (iv) address practical considerations governing the modalities for release of information; and (v) describe the purpose and functions of the Public Information Centre (PIC).

Asian Development Bank

• Confidentiality and Disclosure of Information
  This paper reviews the current policies and practice of the Bank with respect to confidentiality and disclosure, recent developments on disclosure of information at the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and concerns and constraints relating to disclosure of information.
• Operations Manual
  OM Section 52 - Public Disclosure
  This OM section is under preparation by the Office of the General Counsel.
• Confidentiality and Disclosure of Information - Current policies and practices
  The Bank’s current policies on classification of documents are drawn from several sources.

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

• Public Information Policy
  The EBRD's Public Information Policy was approved by the Bank's Board of Directors in July 2000.
• Review of Implementation
  The EBRD has carried out the review of implementation of its Public Information Policy following one year of the Policy being in force.

International Monetary Fund

• Transparency at the IMF
  Greater transparency, in both economic policy and in data on economic and financial developments, is a critical ingredient to a better functioning of national economies and the international monetary system. For its part, the IMF has taken a number of steps toward providing more information on its own role and operations to its global audience.

Inter-American Development Bank

• OP-102 - Disclosure of Information
  Information concerning the Bank's operational activities will be made available to the public in the absence of a compelling reason for confidentiality.
• Public Information Center
  The Public Information Center at the Inter-American Development Bank's offers hard-copy versions of various categories of documents to the public under the terms of the Bank's Access to Information policy. These include documents related to the Bank's loan operations, summaries of evaluations conducted by the IDB's Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE) and Operational Policies.