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This Paper Explores Initiatives To Date By The Imf, Financial Markets, And Civil Society Organizations To Assess And Utilize Information On Fiscal Transparency. The Results Of Surveys And Interviews Of Rating Agency Analysts And Surveys Of Civil Society Organizations On Their Level Of Awareness Of, And Use Of Imf Fiscal Transparency Assessments Are Presented. The Paper Then Considers The Relative Roles Of The Imf, The Private Sector, And Civil Society Organizations In Assessing And Promoting Fiscal Transparency, And The Scope For Greater Complementarity Among Their Roles. The Paper Concludes With A Number Of Suggestions For Making The Imf's Fiscal Transparency Initiatives More Effective. Contents; I. Introduction; Ii. The Role Of The Imf; Iii. The Role Of Financial Markets; A. International Capital Flows And Fiscal Transparency; B. Market-based Initiatives To Disseminate Information On And To Assess Fiscal Transparency; C. Market Awareness And Use Of Fiscal Reports On Standards And Codes (roscs): Survey Results And Interviews; D. The Relative Roles Of The Fund And Financial Markets; E. Increasing Complementarity Between Imf And Private Sector Activities; Iv. The Role Of Civil Society; A. The International Budget Project B. Country Budget Transparency Studiesc. Civil Society Awareness And Use Of Fiscal Roscs; D. Increasing Complementarity Between The Efforts Of Civil Society And The Imf; V. Conclusion; I. Financial Institutions Survey: Methodology And Summary Of Quantatative Results; Ii. Summary Of Private Sector Survey: Quantitative Answers; Iii. Financial Institutions Interview Schedule; Iv. Civil Society Surveys; References Murray Petrie. Description Based Upon Print Version Of Record. Includes Bibliographical References. English