Multi-Country Report: Building Fiscal Capacity in Fragile States-Case Studies-Press Release; Staff Report
IMF Staff Country Reports, June 14, 2017
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- Published: June 14, 2017
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484303719.002
Overview
- Reviews the IMF’s effort to build fiscal capacity in fragile states.
- Presents case studies on IMF technical assistance (TA) and capacity development in the fiscal area.
- TA provided by the Fiscal Affairs Department in collaboration with the Legal Department.
- Case study countries: Afghanistan, Haiti, Kosovo, Liberia, Mali, Myanmar, South Sudan, Timor-Leste.
- Case studies cover various areas of fiscal policy management and shed light on:
- country-specific characteristics;
- how well IMF TA helped countries address fiscal capacity in the past;
- lessons learned that could improve TA strategies and delivery in the future.
Major themes and subject coverage
- Budget planning and preparation
- Expenditure
- Public financial management (PFM)
- Revenue administration
- Tax administration core functions
Key findings and lessons (as described in the report)
- Case study details illuminate country-specific fiscal management characteristics.
- Assessment of how IMF TA helped countries address fiscal capacity historically.
- Identification of lessons that could improve future TA strategies and delivery.
Publication and metadata
- Publication date: June 14, 2017
- Series: Country Report No. 2017/153
- Issue: 153
- Volume: 2017
- Pages: 45
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484303719.002
- Stock No: 1MCREA2017001
- ISBN: 9781484303719
- ISSN: 1934-7685
International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept. "Multi-Country Report: Building Fiscal Capacity in Fragile States-Case Studies-Press Release; Staff Report", IMF Staff Country Reports 2017, 153 (2017).
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