## Capacity Development

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [Capacity Development](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development)

## Other formats

- [Markdown version](/en/capacity-development/index.md)
- [Structured JSON version](/en/capacity-development/index.json)
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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.

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## Content in this bundle

- **Imf Capacity Development 2026 Highlights**
  - [Imf Capacity Development 2026 Highlights (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/capacity-developement/brochures/imf-capacity-development-2026-highlights.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [Imf Capacity Development 2026 Highlights (PDF)](/-/media/files/capacity-developement/brochures/imf-capacity-development-2026-highlights.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}

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## References

- [Capacity Development Talks, Spring Meetings (photo: IMF)](https://www.imf.org/en/Capacity-Development/what-we-do)
- [Learn More](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/what-we-do)
- [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](https://www.imf.org/en/Capacity-Development/how-we-work)
- [Regional Capacity Development Centers](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/how-we-work)
- [Thematic & Country Funds](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/trust-fund/thematic-funds)
- [Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/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](https://www.imf.org/en/Capacity-Development/Partners)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development_