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Technical Assistance Reports Open in your browser Lebanon: Technical Assistance Report - Diagnostic Report Governance and Corruption June 1, 2026 In response to a request from the Lebanese authorities on February 1st 2022, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff mission undertook a Diagnostic of Governance and Corruption (DGC) from October 2022 to April 2023.1 The DGC mission was guided by the IMF’s 2018 Framework on Enhanced Fund Engagement on Governance2 (2018 Framework) and the 2022 Strategy on Fragile and Conflict Affected States (FCS).3 The 2018 Framework directs IMF staff to undertake systematic, effective, candid, and evenhanded engagements with member countries regarding governance and corruption issues that are critical to macroeconomic performance. The FCS Strategy requires IMF staff to factor corruption risks in defining policy priorities in the FCS context. READ MORE YOU MAY ALSO BE INTERESTED IN: COUNTRY INFO IMF VIDEOS DATA TOOL NEWS AND INTERVIEWS IMF BLOG F&D MAGAZINE EVENTS PODCASTS NEWSLETTER FOLLOW US ON: This email has been sent to theworldbanka...@googlegroups.com Make changes to your subscription, unsubscribe or add more items here.

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Philippines: Technical Assistance Report - Stakeholder Engagement and Roadmap for Wholesale Central Bank Digital Currency June 5, 2026 The IMF conducted a technical assistance (TA) mission to the BSP to explore potential use cases of a wholesale Central Bank Digital Currency (wCBDC) in addressing challenges within the Philippines’ wholesale payment landscape. The mission facilitated stakeholder engagement and developed a preliminary roadmap for wCBDC exploration. Key findings from the stakeholder engagement identified inefficiencies in securities settlement and cross-border payments as exploratory areas for potential wCBDC use cases. Building on the identified use cases, the mission facilitated the development of a preliminary roadmap for wCBDC exploration. Consequently, the mission provided recommendations to ensure that BSP’s wCBDC roadmap could effectively address challenges in the financial system and promote economic development. Key recommendations include allocating project management resources effectively, identifying and analyzing economic impact of wCBDC, engaging stakeholders continuously, and establishing a robust legal framework for wCBDC experimentation and potential issuance. READ MORE

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Haiti: Technical Assistance Report-Improving Public Investment Management in Times of Fragility June 5, 2026 [Please note this report is only available in French] This technical assistance report was prepared in response to Haiti’s request for support in improving public investment management in a context of fragility marked by security challenges, political instability, and declining administrative capacity. It reviews progress in implementing the 2022 PIMA and Climate PIMA recommendations and identifies priority reforms. Overall progress remains limited, with only partial improvements, mainly in treasury management, including initial steps to expand the Treasury Single Account and strengthen cash coordination. Key weaknesses persist throughout the investment cycle. Projects are often included in the budget without prior appraisal, selection criteria are not formalized, and climate risks are rarely integrated. Weak coordination between core institutions and significant capacity constraints further reduce system effectiveness. The budget framework remains annual, constraining multi year planning and the completion of large projects. Cash planning is unreliable, project monitoring is fragmented, and no comprehensive asset registry exists. In addition, information systems remain poorly integrated, limiting transparency and data consolidation. The report recommends prioritized, pragmatic, and sequenced reforms focused on strengthening institutional capacity, improving project appraisal and selection, introducing multi year investment programming, enhancing treasury management, and strengthening monitoring systems and digital integration. Effective implementation will require strong government ownership, improved inter-institutional coordination, and sustained support from development partners. READ MORE

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Samoa: Technical Assistance Report - Report on National Account Statistics Mission (March 2-13, 2026) June 5, 2026 The Samoan authorities have expressed strong interest in the Supply and Use Tables (SUT) to improve macroeconomic projections for policy purposes. The mission worked with Samoa Bureau of Statistics (SBS) staff to assess the revised Business Activity Survey (BAS) data and mapped to the SUT. A preliminary balanced SUT for 2023 has been prepared. READ MORE

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The Bahamas: Technical Assistance Report - Technical Assistance Project on Debt-Investment-Growth and Natural Disasters (DIGNAD) June 5, 2026 This technical assistance report documents a scoping mission to strengthen the authorities’ capacity to integrate climate-related natural disaster risks into macroeconomic analysis in The Bahamas. Conducted at the request of the Central Bank of The Bahamas, the mission assessed existing analytical tools, institutional arrangements, and data practices, identifying gaps in incorporating disaster shocks and debt-investment-growth linkages into forecasting frameworks. The report proposes a multi-stage capacity development program centered on operationalizing the DIGNAD model, including calibration, scenario design, and integration into existing frameworks. The program aims to institutionalize disaster risk analysis, strengthen policy assessment, and support evidence-based macroeconomic management and resilience planning in a highly disaster-prone small island economy. READ MORE

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Ukraine: Technical Assistance Report-Customs’ National Revenue Strategy Implementation and Key Corporate Functions June 10, 2026 This technical assistance report supports Ukraine’s customs reform by reviewing progress under the Ukraine’s National Revenue Strategy and providing advice on change management, human resource management, staff rotation, and internal audit to strengthen integrity and efficiency. READ MORE

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Republic of the Marshall Islands: Technical Assistance Report-Operationalizing A New Monetary Authority June 10, 2026 At the request of the authorities of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), IMF technical assistance was provided to advise on the key steps to be taken to operationalize the recently established Marshall Islands Monetary Authority. The mission recommends establishing core central banking functions, including an integrated payments and clearing system, and core banking operations, while embedding an organizational structure supported by robust governance, risk management, and internal control frameworks. A phased approach to organizational development is emphasized to align capacity with the scale and complexity of the RMI financial sector. The mission recommends prioritization of recruitment and capacity building to establish the MIMA’s core functions and support roles during its start-up phase. READ MORE

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Republic of Madagascar: Technical Assistance Report-Report on Government Finance Statistics Mission (March 16-20, 2026) June 17, 2026 [Please note this report is only available in French] An IMF technical assistance mission on Government Finance Statistics (GFS) was conducted in Antananarivo from March 16–20, 2026, to strengthen the compilation and expand the coverage of GFS. The mission focused on the sectoral classification of public sector units, expanding institutional coverage, and consolidation, while emphasizing challenges related to the application of legal criteria and limited access to comprehensive source data. The mission welcomed the adoption of the GFS decree and recommended the establishment of a GFS committee to improve coordination and data sharing, which are essential for producing consolidated statistics in line with international standards. READ MORE

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Kenya: Technical Assistance Report-Revamping the Central Bank of Kenya’s Core Quarterly Projection Model June 17, 2026 At the request of the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), a technical assistance (TA) mission from the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Monetary and Capital Markets (MCM) Department visited Nairobi from April 10 to 17, 2025, to further strengthen the CBK’s Forecasting and Policy Analysis System (FPAS), particularly its core Quarterly Projection Model (QPM) for monetary policy analysis and forecasting. The mission completed a major update of the QPM, improving its ability to capture Kenya’s key macroeconomic characteristics and transmission mechanisms under the flexible inflation-targeting framework. The model was recalibrated, resulting in significantly improved forecasting performance. Key enhancements included the introduction of a fiscal block with explicit modeling of government expenditure and revenue, strengthening the analysis of fiscal developments and fiscal-monetary policy interactions; the disaggregation of inflation into core, food, and energy components using newly developed KNBS-CBK data, allowing for a more detailed assessment of inflation dynamics; and the incorporation of climate risks as supply-side shocks, providing a framework for analyzing the associated monetary policy trade-offs. The climate extension is readily applicable to similar New Keynesian QPMs used in FPAS technical assistance programs in other IMF member countries. READ MORE