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Abstract
The Fund has undertaken a special responsibility for providing its member countries with technical assistance and training in economic and financial matters to improve their economic management. Over the years, this assistance has become increasingly important. In 1946, a single request was made to the Executive Board of the Fund (by Ecuador) for a technical mission to advise on its banking and monetary situation; in 1984 the Fund assigned an estimated 180 outside experts to assist 65 countries and 4 regional institutions in a range of areas that varied from external debt management and fiscal reform to the methodology of balance of payments statistics. In addition to this assistance, significant help has been given to member countries by Fund staff members through training programs, missions, and the services of resident representatives.
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