Front Matter

Japan Administered Account for Selected IMF Activities (JSA)

Annual Report

Fiscal Year 2003

International Monetary Fund

©2004 International Monetary Fund

ISBN 9781589063297

Editor

Jeff Hayden

Production: IMF Multimedia Services Division

Cover Design, Layout Design, and Typography: Sanaa Elaroussi and Lai Oy Louie

International Monetary Fund

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Contents

• Introduction

• The IMF: Purpose and Activities

• IMF Technical Assistance: Demand and Supply

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

  • Activities funded: TA, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, and scholarship programs

  • Level of funding

  • Annual 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 areas

  • 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 FY2003

• 2. JSA Joint Japan/IMF Field Visits

• 3. Results of Evaluations of Technical Assistance Projects

• 4. Administered Accounts-Japan Financial Statement FY2003

• Tables

• 1. Contributions by Japan, FY1990-FY2003

• 2. JSA Annual Technical Assistance Commitments and Disbursements, FY1993-FY2003

• 3. JSA Annual Commitments for Technical Assistance by Region, FY1993-FY2003

• 4. The 10 Largest Recipients of JSA-Financed Technical Assistance, FY1993-FY2003

• 5. JSA Annual Commitments for Technical Assistance by Subject Area, FY1993-FY2003

• 6. Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Asia: Distribution of Scholars by Country and Affiliation, 1993-2002

• 7. Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Advanced Studies: Number of Scholars by Country, 1996-2002

• 8. Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Advanced Studies: Number of Scholars by University, 1996-2002

• 9. Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Advanced Studies: Employment of Graduates from the 1996-1998 Programs

• 10. Results of Evaluations of Technical Assistance Projects

• Figures

• 1. IMF Technical Assistance Delivery, FY1998-FY2003

• 2. JSA Share of Financing of Technical Assistance Delivered in the Field, FY1998-FY2003

• 3. Annual Contributions by Japan for Technical Assistance, FY1990-FY2003

• 4. JSA Annual Technical Assistance Commitments and Disbursements, FY1994-FY2003

• 5. Distribution of JSA Technical Assistance Commitments by Region, FY1993-FY2003

• 6. Distribution of JSA Technical Assistance Commitments by Region, FY2003

• 7. Distribution of JSA Technical Assistance Commitments by Subject Area, FY1993-FY2003

• 8. Distribution of JSA Technical Assistance Commitments by Subject Area, FY2003

• 9. Results of Evaluations of Technical Assistance Projects

• Boxes

• 1. Core Areas of IMF Technical Assistance

• 2. Courses on Financial Programming and Policies

• 3. Bolivia: Strengthening Customs Administration

• 4. Kosovo: Development of a Banking and Payment System

• 5. Afghanistan: Post-Conflict Financial Legislation

• 6. Cambodia: Strengthening Production and Dissemination of Economic Statistics

• 7. Africa Regional Technical Assistance Centers