Capacity Development

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Overview

• The IMF works with countries to strengthen their economic institutions by providing technical assistance and training on critical economic issues.
• Objective: help countries strengthen their economy and create more jobs.
• Core focus areas: central banks, finance ministries, revenue administrations, statistical agencies, and financial sector supervisory agencies.
• Capacity development is one of three core IMF tasks, alongside surveillance and lending.
• Support is provided on the request of member countries and is tailored to country needs, focused on core areas of IMF competence critical to economic stability and growth.
• Highlight: Learn more about the IMF's efforts to build capacity in member countries and the support of our partners during the fiscal year 2026.

How the IMF Provides Capacity Development

• Delivery modalities:
  • Technical assistance and training provided on request of member countries.
  • Seventeen Regional Capacity Development Centers located around the world provide expertise and regional context, including peer-to-peer learning, and rapid local support.
  • Country and thematic funds pool resources from the IMF and partners to offer state-of-the-art training and technical assistance in IMF core areas of competence.
  • Courses for government officials, online training, and microlearning complement support for authorities and citizens of member countries.
• Thematic channels referenced: Regional Capacity Development Centers; Thematic & Country Funds; Training.

Partners and Financing

• The IMF contributes a significant amount of its own resources to fund capacity development work.
• Partner support:
  • Over 40 bilateral and multilateral partners play a critical role in meeting high demand from member countries.
  • Partners finance more than 60% of the IMF’s capacity development work around the world.

Content in this bundle

• Imf Capacity Development 2026 Highlights
  • Imf Capacity Development 2026 Highlights (Markdown version)
  • Imf Capacity Development 2026 Highlights (PDF)

References

• Capacity Development Talks, Spring Meetings (photo: IMF)
• Learn More
• apacity Development - Building Capacity in a Fragile State - Lessons Learned from Somalia at the IMF Headquarters during the 2019 IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings, October 16, 2019 in Washington, DC. IMF Photograph/Joshua Roberts
• Regional Capacity Development Centers
• Thematic & Country Funds
• Training
• Managing Director of the IMF Kristalina Georgieva meets with Japanese Vice Minister of Finance Masato Kanda at the IMF headquarters in Washington, DC on August 28, 2023. IMF Photo/James Mertz