Report of the Task Force on the Fund's Technical Assistance Strategy
Policy Papers, October 19, 2011
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Bibliographic details
- Published: October 19, 2011
- Series: Policy Papers
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Summary
- Fund technical assistance (TA) has undergone major changes during the last few years.
- On the demand side:
- Increased interest in a longer-term, implementation-oriented TA.
- Increased interest in “second generation” reforms.
- Increased interest in new topics.
- On the supply side:
- TA is increasingly financed by donors.
- TA is increasingly delivered through experts located in the field.
- These and other developments call for reassessing the Fund’s TA strategy.
Publication and citation
- Publication date: October 19, 2011
- Citation format provided: Report of the Task Force on the Fund's Technical Assistance Strategy, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 0) accessed 9/18/2026
- Format indicated: Chicago
Implications for the Fund (as articulated in the overview)
- Need to reassess the Fund’s TA strategy in light of:
- Demand-side shifts toward longer-term, implementation-oriented engagement and “second generation” reforms.
- Supply-side shifts toward donor financing and field-based expert delivery.
- Strategy reassessment should address evolving topics of TA demand and modalities of delivery.
Report of the Task Force on the Fund's Technical Assistance Strategy — https://www.imf.org/en/publications/policy-papers/issues/2016/12/31/report-of-the-task-force-on-the-fund-s-technical-assistance-strategy-pp4780