© 2006 International Monetary Fund

ISBN 9781589065666

In memory of Franklin Havlicek (1947–2006), Administrator of the Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Advanced Studies

Editors

Archana Kumar and James McEuen

Production: IMF Multimedia Services Division Cover design and figures: Julio R. Prego, Luisa Menjivar, and Theodore F. Peters, Jr.

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Contents

• JSA Annual Report, Fiscal Year 2006

• The IMF: Purpose and Activities

• IMF Technical Assistance: Demand and Supply

• The Japan Administered Account for Selected Fund Activities (JSA)

  • Activities Funded: Technical Assistance, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, and Scholarship Programs

  • Level of Funding

  • Japan-IMF Consultations

  • Technical Assistance Funded by JSA

    • Project submission and approval

    • Project assessment and evaluation

    • Commitments and disbursements

    • Geographical distribution of funds

    • Distribution of funds by subject area

    • Effectiveness of JSA-funded technical assistance

• Scholarship Programs

  • Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Asia

  • Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Advanced Studies

• Annexes

  • 1. JSA Technical Assistance Projects Approved in FY2006

  • 2. JSA Joint Japan-IMF Field Visits.

  • 3. Results of Evaluations of Technical Assistance Projects

  • 4. Administered Accounts—Japan Financial Statement FY2006

• Boxes

  • 1. Core Areas of IMF Technical Assistance

  • 2. JSA-Financed Training

  • 3. Cambodia: Strengthening Public Financial Management

  • 4. Enhancing the AML/CFT Framework in China and Latin America

  • 5. Afghanistan: Rebuilding the National Statistical System

  • 6. Financial Sector and Institutional Reforms in Bangladesh and Nepal

• Tables

  • 1. Contributions by Japan, FY1990–FY2006

  • 2. JSA Annual Technical Assistance Commitments and Disbursements, FY1993–FY2006

  • 3. JSA Annual Commitments for Technical Assistance by Region, FY1993–FY2006

  • 4. The 10 Largest Recipients of JSA-Financed Technical Assistance, FY1993–FY2006

  • 5. JSA Annual Commitments for Technical Assistance by Subject Area, FY1993–FY2006.

  • 6. Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Asia: Distribution of Scholars by Country and Affiliation, 1993–2006.

  • 7. Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Advanced Studies: Number of Scholars by Country, 1996–2006

  • 8. Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Advanced Studies: Number of Scholars by University, 1996–2006

  • 9. Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Advanced Studies: Employment of Graduates from the 1996–2003 Programs

  • 10. Results of Evaluations of Technical Assistance Projects

• Figures

  • 1. IMF Technical Assistance Delivery, FY2000–FY2006

  • 2. JSA Share of Financing of Technical Assistance Delivered in the Field, FY2000–FY2006

  • 3. Annual Contributions by Japan for Technical Assistance, FY1990–FY2006

  • 4. JSA Annual Technical Assistance Commitments and Disbursements, FY1993–FY2006

  • 5. Distribution of JSA Annual Technical Assistance Commitments by Region, FY1993–FY2006

  • 6. Distribution of JSA Technical Assistance Commitments by Region, FY2006

  • 7. Distribution of JSA Technical Assistance Commitments by Subject Area, FY1993–FY2006

  • 8. Distribution of JSA Technical Assistance Commitments by Subject Area, FY2006

  • 9. Results of Evaluations of Technical Assistance Projects