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Category 2. Governing Bodies
Section 2.C. Subcommittees

2.C. Subcommittees

In order to manage workload and establish an effective division of labor, the Board of Directors of most of the international financial institutions have established sub-groups of Executive Directors (such as a budget committee). These sub-groups, also known as subcommittees, are responsible for reviewing and commenting on certain matters prior to full Board discussion.

Recommended transparency standards: The activities of Board subcommittees should be a matter of public record. Citizens should be able to understand how they are being represented on the various subcommittees of the Board. The existence and composition of the various subcommittees should be disclosed along with any rules and procedures that govern how they function. Meetings should be open to the public and transcripts and minutes should be disclosed, along with work plans and agendas.

2.C.i. Organizational structure and procedures

Indicator The rules governing the appointment, composition and functioning of the subcommittees of the Board of Executive Directors.
Recommended Standard The organizational structure and procedures of the subcommittees of the Board of Executive Directors should be disclosed.

Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Disclosed
African Development Bank (AfDB)
Not disclosed
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Not disclosed
European Investment Bank (EIB)
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Not disclosed
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Not disclosed
Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC)
Not disclosed
Disclosed
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Not disclosed
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Not disclosed
World Bank (WB)
Not disclosed

2.C.ii. Meetings open to public

Indicator Indicates whether or not the public and press are allowed to view the subcommittee meetings.
Recommended Standard The meetings of the Board subcommittees should be open to the public.

Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Not open
African Development Bank (AfDB)
Not open
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Not disclosed
European Investment Bank (EIB)
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Not open
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Not open
Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC)
Not open
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Not open
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Not open
World Bank (WB)
Not open

2.C.iii. Transcripts of subcommittee meetings

Indicator A verbatim account of a subcommittee meeting.
Recommended Standard When taken, transcripts of Board subcommittee meetings should be disclosed.

Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Not disclosed
African Development Bank (AfDB)
Not disclosed
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Not disclosed
European Investment Bank (EIB)
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Not disclosed
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Not disclosed
Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC)
Not disclosed
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Not disclosed
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Not disclosed
World Bank (WB)
Not disclosed

2.C.iv. Summaries of subcommittee meetings

Indicator A general account of a subcommittee meeting, including an overview of key issues raised, opinions expressed and decisions made.
Recommended Standard When prepared, summaries of board subcommittee meetings should be disclosed, including an overview of key issues raised, opinions expressed and decisions made.

Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Not disclosed
African Development Bank (AfDB)
Not disclosed
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Not disclosed
European Investment Bank (EIB)
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Disclosed
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Not disclosed
Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC)
Not disclosed
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Not disclosed
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Not disclosed
World Bank (WB)
Not disclosed

2.C.v. Minutes of subcommittee meetings

Indicator A record of official business conducted and formal decisions taken, including voting records, during a Board subcommittee meeting.
Recommended Standard Minutes of Board subcommittee meetings should be disclosed.

Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Not disclosed
African Development Bank (AfDB)
Not disclosed
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Not disclosed
European Investment Bank (EIB)
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Not disclosed
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Not disclosed
Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC)
Not disclosed
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Not disclosed
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Not disclosed
World Bank (WB)
Not disclosed

2.C.vi. Subcommittee work plan

Indicator A document outlining the matters that will be considered by a board subcommittee in the coming months, usually covering a period of three, six or twelve months. Work plans usually focus on priority strategies and policies that the subcommittee intends to review and debate along with a summary of the issues under consideration in those policies and strategies.
Recommended Standard Subcommittee work plans should be disclosed upon circulation to the Board of Directors.

Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Not disclosed
African Development Bank (AfDB)
Not disclosed
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Not disclosed
European Investment Bank (EIB)
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Disclosed
Disclosed
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Disclosed
Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC)
Not disclosed
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Not disclosed
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Not disclosed
World Bank (WB)
Not disclosed

2.C.vii. Monthly agenda

Indicator A list, plan or outline of matters scheduled for discussion by the Board subcommittee, organized according to the specific days upon which the discussions are scheduled to take place. This would usually consist of a calendar detailing, among other things, the briefings the subcommittee is scheduled to receive and the loans, grants, strategies or policies that it will be asked to discuss in the coming weeks.
Recommended Standard The public should have access to the subcommittee agenda as it develops. Implementation of this principle may vary somewhat depending on the institution, but most of the institutions maintain an internet-based schedule of subcommittee discussions that are planned for the coming three to twelve weeks. The agenda is updated on a day-to-day basis as items are added or taken off. This internet based schedule should be placed in the public domain.

Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Not disclosed
African Development Bank (AfDB)
Not disclosed
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Not disclosed
European Investment Bank (EIB)
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Not disclosed
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Not disclosed
Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC)
Not disclosed
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Not disclosed
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Not disclosed
World Bank (WB)
Sometimes disclosed

2.C.viii. Prepared statements of individual subcommittee members

Indicator A written comment or declaration formally submitted by a member of the subcommittee to be entered into the record of a subcommittee meeting.
Recommended Standard Prepared statements of individual subcommittee members should be disclosed.

Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Not disclosed
African Development Bank (AfDB)
Not disclosed
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Not disclosed
European Investment Bank (EIB)
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Not disclosed
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Not disclosed
Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC)
Not disclosed
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Not disclosed
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Not disclosed
World Bank (WB)
Not disclosed

2.C.ix. Materials prepared for the subcommittee for use in decision-making

Indicator Documents – such as background research and management position papers - used by the subcommittee to inform the discussions or decisions of the subcommittee. This section is intended to refer to documents other than those already referenced in other parts of this Comparative Analysis.
Recommended Standard Materials prepared for the subcommittee for use in decision-making should be disclosed when they are distributed to the Board of Directors.

Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Not disclosed
African Development Bank (AfDB)
Not disclosed
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Not disclosed
European Investment Bank (EIB)
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Not disclosed
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Not disclosed
Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC)
Not disclosed
Not disclosed
Disclosed
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Not disclosed
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Not disclosed
World Bank (WB)
Not disclosed

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