CD Guidance Note
February 2, 2026
Summary
This CD Guidance Note provides a one-stop source of information and reference materials on Fund CD-related policies, practices, and procedures. In line with the Management Implementation Plan (MIP) on the Independent Evaluation Office’s (IEO) 2022 Evaluation of CD, this Guidance Note supersedes the 2019 IMF Policies and Practices on Capacity Development and serves to operationalize the recommendations of the 2024 CDSR. It also integrates relevant earlier guidance to staff related to CD delivery and management.
Keywords: Capacity Development, CD, CD efficiency, CD financing initiative, CD funding, CD governance, CD integration, CD modalities, CD personnel structure, CD prioritization, CD Strategy Review, Comparative advantage, Evaluation, Field Presence, Global, Global partnerships, Impact, Institution, Priorities, Regional Capacity Development Center, Strategy review, Technical Assistance, Training
Pages:
21
Volume:
2026
DOI:
Issue:
002
Series:
Policy Paper No. 2026/002
Stock No:
PPEA2026002
ISBN:
9798229039086
ISSN:
2663-3493


