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  "title": "Policy for Country Contributions for Capacity Building",
  "publication": "Policy Papers, July 22, 2008",
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      "content": "- Proposes a strengthened country contributions policy for capacity-building services.\n- Builds on recent Executive Board discussions on capacity-building reforms, which included proposals for the use of charges (country contributions) to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Fund’s capacity-building activities.\n- Management intends to issue a staff guidance note on implementation and to take steps to bring the policy to the attention of members and other recipients of Fund capacity-building activities.\n- Supplement: \"Policy for Country Contributions for Capacity Building—Supplement\" (linked from the page)."
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      "heading": "Key Dates and Timetable",
      "content": "- Publication date on the page: July 22, 2008.\n- The supplement reflects the final version of the policy, which will become effective May 1, 2009.\n- Page access metadata shown: accessed 9/18/2026."
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      "content": "- Issue a staff guidance note on implementation based on the country contributions policy.\n- Take steps to bring the policy to the attention of members and other recipients of Fund capacity-building activities."
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      "content": "- Primary subjects listed: Rate of charge, Technical assistance."
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      "content": "- The page references a downloadable PDF: \"Policy for Country Contributions for Capacity Building\" (Download PDF).\n- The page mentions the IMF eLibrary offering over 25,000 IMF publications in multiple formats."
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      "content": "- Reflecting the outcome of the Executive Board discussion, the proposal on the policy for country contributions for capacity building was modified; the supplement reflects the final version of the policy.\n\nThis summary is based on the IMF web page \"Policy for Country Contributions for Capacity Building\" (https://www.imf.org/en/publications/policy-papers/issues/2016/12/31/policy-for-country-contributions-for-capacity-building-pp4285).\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Policy for Country Contributions for Capacity Building; July 22, 2008\n  - Policy for Country Contributions for Capacity Building; July 22, 2008 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Policy for Country Contributions for Capacity Building; July 22, 2008 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/policy-papers/issues/2016/12/31/policy-for-country-contributions-for-capacity-building-pp4285"
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    "Builds on recent Executive Board discussions on capacity-building reforms, which included proposals for the use of charges (country contributions) to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Fund’s capacity-building activities.",
    "Management intends to issue a staff guidance note on implementation and to take steps to bring the policy to the attention of members and other recipients of Fund capacity-building activities.",
    "Supplement: \"Policy for Country Contributions for Capacity Building—Supplement\" (linked from the page).",
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    "Primary subjects listed: Rate of charge, Technical assistance.",
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    "The page mentions the IMF eLibrary offering over 25,000 IMF publications in multiple formats.",
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