./.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONIP/C/W/376
13 September 2002
(02-4869)
Council for Trade-Related Aspects
of Intellectual Property RightsOriginal:  English
TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES:  INFORMATION
FROM OTHER INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
At its meeting of 25-27 June 2002, the Council for TRIPS agreed to invite intergovernmental
organization observers to the Council to update the information on their technical and financial
cooperation activities relevant to the implementation of the TRIPS Agreement.
The present document reproduces the information which has been received from the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) by means of a communication dated 20 August 2002.
Communications from other intergovernmental organizations will be circulated as addenda to
this document.
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IMF: Technical Assistance Delivery, FY 1999-FY 2003 (planned)
(In effective person-years)1
FY 1999
ActualsFY 2000
ActualsFY 2001
ActualsFY 2002
ActualsFY 2003
Planned
Fund TA Budget 266.2 251.7 265.5 268.8 262.5
Staff 164.0 158.5 171.8 172.2 166.1
HQ-based consultants 20.3 16.4 22.7 23.2 24.9
Experts 81.8 76.9 71.0 73.4 71.5
External TA resources 99.2 85.5 77.7 77.8 100.8
UNDP 14.3 8.7 8.4 9.6 11.2
Japan 70.3 68.0 59.5 56.2 66.2
Other 14.7 8.8 9.8 12.0 23.4
Total TA Resources 365.4 337.2 343.2 346.6 363.3
Total regional use 308.5 282.2 275.8 280.0 295.1
African 72.9 69.8 68.2 71.9 80.4
Asia and Pacific 57.9 44.4 57.0 63.1 67.5European I 22.7 24.1 30.2 30.3 28.4
European II 44.9 40.4 40.8 32.6 30.8
Middle Eastern 31.9 27.5 27.8 22.4 29.5Western Hemisphere 32.5 28.2 23.7 28.0 27.7
Fund (interregional) 45.8 47.9 28.0 31.7 17.5
Reserve 13.3
Non-regional use 56.9 55.1 67.5 66.6 68.3
Total TA Use 365.4 337.3 343.3 346.6 363.3
Total resource used, by TA department
Monetary & Exchange Affairs Dept. 127.2 112.2 101.2 115.5 118.3
Fiscal Affairs Department 107.4 101.4 111.9 97.5 102.9
Statistics Department 48.9 49.1 48.2 49.2 54.1IMF Institute 54.5 54.6 54.4 56.0 56.7
Legal Department 12.7 8.6 15.4 15.5 20.2
Other 14.7 11.3 12.2 12.9 11.1
Source:  Office of Techni cal Assistance Management.
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1 An effective person-year of technical assistance is 260 days.