Correspondence, July 1999-September 1999

The International Financial Institution Advisory Commission (IFIAC) was established in November 1998 in order to consider the future roles of seven international financial institutions: The International Monetary Fund, The World Bank Group, The Inter-American Development Bank, The Asian Development Bank, The African Development Bank, The World Trade Organization, and The Bank for International Settlements. The Commission was also known as the Meltzer Commission--named for its chair.

The Commission existed for six months and held meetings for twelve days and public hearings for three. A final report, also known as the Meltzer Report was released in 2000 and proposed changes to the operations of the International Monetary Fund, especially the World Bank.

A digitized copy of the report can be accessed via this address:

http://repository.cmu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1029&context=tepper

A majority of the series consists of correspondence with Meltzer regarding the commission. Also included is a lists of Commission members and the printed report.