Regional Capacity Development Centers

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Overview

• The IMF serves as a global hub for knowledge on economic and financial issues and shares this knowledge with government institutions such as finance ministries and central banks.
• Capacity development ranges from support on specific policy issues (for example, helping Liberia establish a more modern and professional tax administration) to holistic capacity development that may include providing a resident specialist based in-country (for example, working with Myanmar to provide a broad range of fiscal, monetary, legal and statistical support).
• A global network of seventeen Regional Capacity Development Centers (RCDCs) and training programs enables delivery of the IMF's capacity development work—training and technical assistance—to member countries in their regional context whenever needed.
• A regional approach is intended to:
  • respond quickly to countries' emerging needs;
  • coordinate more closely with other development partners on the ground;
  • foster regional integration;
  • encourage peer-to-peer learning;
  • better tailor advice and training.
• Activities are complemented by global thematic funds focusing on core areas of the IMF's expertise.
• The regional centers are financed jointly by the IMF, external development partners, and member countries.

Network composition and partners

• The network comprises seventeen centers and training programs. Partners and hosts vary by center and include bilateral donors, multilateral partners, and host countries.
• Partners represent signed agreements, donor-approved allocations, and phase rollovers as of April 30, 2026.
• On March 26, 2026, the IMF announced the intention to create a new regional capacity development center in Rome, Italy—the Southeast Europe Technical Assistance Center (SEETAC), scheduled to begin operations by January 2027.
• Updated June 2026.

Centers, partners, and beneficiary coverage

• Africa Training Institute (ATI)
  • Partners: China, European Union, Mauritius (host), Saudi Arabia
  • Coverage: 45 countries in sub-Saharan Africa are eligible for training
• Regional Technical Assistance Center for Central Africa (AFRITAC Central)
  • Partners: Belgium, China, European Union, France, Gabon (host), Germany
  • Coverage: Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, São Tomé and Príncipe
• Regional Technical Assistance Center for East Africa (AFRITAC East)
  • Partners: China, European Union, Germany, The Netherlands, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Tanzania (host), United Kingdom
  • Coverage: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda
• Regional Technical Assistance Center for South Africa (AFRITAC South)
  • Partners: China, European Union, Germany, Mauritius (host), Norway, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, United Kingdom
  • Coverage: Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
• Regional Technical Assistance Center for West Africa (AFRITAC West)
  • Partners: Belgium, China, Côte d’Ivoire (host), European Union, France, Germany, Norway, Saudi Arabia
  • Coverage: Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Togo
• Regional Technical Assistance Center for West Africa 2 (AFRITAC West 2)
  • Partners: China, European Union, Ghana (host), Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, United Kingdom
  • Coverage: Cabo Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone
• Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Centre (CARTAC)
  • Partners: Barbados (host), Canada, Caribbean Development Bank, Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, European Union, The Netherlands, United Kingdom
  • Coverage: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Curaçao, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Sint Maarten, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands
• Caucasus, Central Asia, and Mongolia Regional Capacity Development Center (CCAMTAC)
  • Partners: Asian Development Bank, China, European Union, Kazakhstan (host), Korea, Poland, Russia, Switzerland, United States
  • Coverage: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
• Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic Regional Technical Assistance Center (CAPTAC-DR)
  • Partners: European Union, Guatemala (host), Luxembourg, Mexico, Spain
  • Coverage: Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
• China-IMF Capacity Development Center (CICDC)
  • Partners: China (host)
  • Coverage: China and a range of other countries are eligible for training
• IMF Capacity Development Office in Thailand (CDOT)
  • Partners: Japan, Thailand (host)
  • Coverage: Core beneficiary countries: Cambodia, Lao P.D.R., Myanmar, Vietnam; selected projects based in CDOT also cover other countries in Southeast Asia and in the Pacific island region
• IMF-Singapore Regional Training Institute (STI)
  • Partners: Japan, Singapore (host)
  • Coverage: 38 countries in the Asia and Pacific region are eligible for training.
• Joint Vienna Institute (JVI)
  • Partners: Austria (primary member and host) and international partners/donors
  • Coverage: 31 countries (30 in central, eastern, and southeastern Europe, the Caucasus, and central Asia, as well as Iran) are eligible for training
• Middle East Center for Economics and Finance (CEF)
  • Partners: Kuwait (host)
  • Coverage: Arab League member countries are eligible for training
• Middle East Regional Technical Assistance Center (METAC)
  • Partners: European Union, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland
  • Coverage: Afghanistan, Algeria, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, West Bank and Gaza, Yemen
• Pacific Financial Technical Assistance Center (PFTAC)
  • Partners: Asian Development Bank, Australia, European Union, Fiji (host), Japan, Korea, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States
  • Coverage: Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
• South Asia Regional Training & Technical Assistance Center (SARTTAC)
  • Partners: Australia, European Union, India (host), Korea
  • Coverage: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka

Operational notes and financing

• The regional centers anchor IMF knowledge sharing and are financed jointly by the IMF, external development partners, and member countries.
• Partners listed reflect signed agreements, donor-approved allocations, and phase rollovers as of April 30, 2026.
• The IMF delivers additional courses through regional training programs and at its headquarters in Washington, DC.

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