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  "summary": "The IMF works with countries to strengthen their economic institutions by providing technical assistance and training on critical economic issues. This helps countries strengthen their economy and create more jobs.",
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      "heading": "Overview",
      "content": "- The IMF works with countries to strengthen their economic institutions by providing technical assistance and training on critical economic issues.\n- Objective: help countries strengthen their economy and create more jobs.\n- Core focus areas: central banks, finance ministries, revenue administrations, statistical agencies, and financial sector supervisory agencies.\n- Capacity development is one of three core IMF tasks, alongside surveillance and lending.\n- 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.\n- 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."
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    {
      "heading": "How the IMF Provides Capacity Development",
      "content": "- Delivery modalities:\n  - Technical assistance and training provided on request of member countries.\n  - Seventeen Regional Capacity Development Centers located around the world provide expertise and regional context, including peer-to-peer learning, and rapid local support.\n  - 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.\n  - Courses for government officials, online training, and microlearning complement support for authorities and citizens of member countries.\n- Thematic channels referenced: Regional Capacity Development Centers; Thematic & Country Funds; Training."
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      "heading": "Partners and Financing",
      "content": "- The IMF contributes a significant amount of its own resources to fund capacity development work.\n- Partner support:\n  - Over 40 bilateral and multilateral partners play a critical role in meeting high demand from member countries.\n  - Partners finance more than 60% of the IMF’s capacity development work around the world."
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    "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.",
    "Delivery modalities:",
    "Thematic channels referenced: Regional Capacity Development Centers; Thematic & Country Funds; Training.",
    "The IMF contributes a significant amount of its own resources to fund capacity development work.",
    "Partner support:",
    "**Imf Capacity Development 2026 Highlights**"
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