## D4D-II Brochure

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**Canonical URL:** [D4D-II Brochure](https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/capacity-developement/d4d/d4d-brochure.pdf)

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### Objectives
- The D4D Fund helps countries build strong national statistical systems to drive evidence-based policymaking.
- Partnerships are crucial for the D4D Fund’s efforts.
- Stated objectives:
  - ACCESS better and more data to empower policymaking and enhance public transparency and accountability.
  - SUPPORT financial inclusion policymaking in the face of evolving financial services and needs.
  - EXPAND global reach of statistics training through a structured online learning curriculum.
  - STRENGHTEN data transparency, by supporting countries to adopt the IMF Data Standards Initiatives.
  - BUILD select macro-relevant environmental and climate change statistics.

### Delivery for Impact
- The D4D Fund supports requests from low- and lower middle-income countries (LLMICs) and fragile and conflict-affected states (FCS) for technical advice and training on macroeconomic statistics.
- These countries comprise half of the IMF’s membership.
- The D4D Fund complements IMF capacity development (CD) delivery offered through regional centers by focusing on urgent and emerging data needs.
- Delivery modalities emphasized:
  - Technical Assistance
  - Training
  - Blended Learning
  - Online Learning
- Focus areas:
  - Empowering evidence-based policymaking
  - Improving quality and availability of macroeconomic statistics
  - Building statistical capacity in LLMICs/FCS
  - Supporting the integration of innovative data sources into national statistical programs

### Structure and Budget
- ESTIMATED BUDGET PHASE II - $45M
- The D4D-II structure is organized into modules (M1–M5).

### Modules and Thematic Coverage
- Module M1 — ADDRESSING DATA NEEDS TO EMPOWER POLICYMAKING
  - Fiscal and Public Debt Statistics
  - Government Finance Statistics
  - Public Sector Debt Statistics
  - External Sector Statistics
  - Balance of Payments /International Investment Position
  - External Debt
  - Reserves Data Template and Investment Statistics
  - Real Sector Statistics
  - High-Frequency Indicators
  - Source Data and Intermediate Statistics
  - Prices
- Module M2 — FINANCIAL ACCESS SURVEY
- Module M3 — ONLINE LEARNING
- Module M4 — DATA DISSEMINATION AND USE
  - Data Standards
  - SDMX
  - Data Use
- Module M5 — ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE CHANGE STATISTICS
  - Air Emissions and/or Energy Accounts
  - Physical and/or Transition Risk Indicators
  - Climate Expenditures, Subsidies and Finance

### Integrating New Areas and Operational Principles
- The D4D Fund will:
  - RESPOND QUICKLY to emerging data needs and adapt delivery modalities to best support the CD needs of country authorities.
  - ALIGN STATISTICS CD DELIVERY with data needed to support IMF surveillance and lending activities; and coordinate D4D-funded CD planning and delivery with STA field operations and the activities of other development partners.
  - DESIGN and IMPLEMENT projects that factor in a country’s needs, absorptive capacity, and pace of reform.
  - DELIVER CD with clear outcomes and milestones to achieve sustainable and effective results.

### Comparative Advantages Highlighted
- Environmental and Climate Change Statistics
  - D4D-II will assist countries in developing policy-relevant environmental and climate change statistics through a CD program targeted to countries’ specific climate challenges and national priorities.
- Data Standards
  - D4D-II will further global efforts to enhance transparency and public accountability by modernizing and widening data access driven by the IMF’s data standards.
- Big Data
  - D4D-II will support countries in integrating innovative data sources—including Big Data—into their national statistical programs as they move toward an ecosystem of data and statistics that is better able to meet evolving data needs.

### Country-Level Examples of D4D Impact
- Filling a Data Gap on Residential Property Prices
  - ARMENIA, CAMBODIA, JORDAN — New Residential Property Indexes which help central banks monitor financial sector vulnerabilities in the real estate sector.
- Strengthening Foreign Assets and Liability Positions Data
  - GAMBIA — International Investment Position which facilitates deeper analysis of external vulnerabilities.
  - ANGOLA, RWANDA — Monthly international reserves and foreign currency liquidity to monitor external sector developments and drive decisions.
- Enhancing Fiscal Data Transparency
  - GEORGIA — Comprehensive sectorization of State-Owned Enterprises in government finance statistics (GFS).
  - YEMEN — GFS and public sector debt statistics (PSDS) to support fiscal policy decisions.

### D4D-I Engagements and Key Statistics
- 341 technical assistance activities benefiting 80 countries
- Regional counts presented: 174 80 66 16
- STATISTICAL AREAS emphasized: Real Sector, Government Finance, External Sector, Data Dissemination
- ONLINE LEARNING (D4D-I):
  - 9 courses totaling 70 offerings
  - Over 13,500 participants
  - 3 languages (English/French/Spanish)

### Contact and Thematic Priorities
- Contact: statistics@IMF.org
- Web: IMF.org/Capacity-Development/D4D
- Address: 1900 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20431
- Thematic priorities listed: Policymaking; Transparency; Accountability; Quality; Innovation; Management; Use

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_Source: https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/capacity-developement/d4d/d4d-brochure.pdf_