The Middle East Technical Assistance Center (MTC) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Iraq ranked fourth in the region as the largest recipient of technical assistance and technical advice in the macro-economic and financial management fields.
Iraq ranked fourth after Lebanon and Jordan, according to the center, by acquiring 10.4 percent of total technical assistance for the fiscal year 2017.
Sudan ranked first with 13.1 percent of total technical assistance, followed by Jordan with 12.1 percent, Lebanon with 10.6 percent, Iraq with 10.4 percent and Egypt with 10.2 percent.
The Center provides assistance to capacity-building, facilitating the reform process in Member States and supporting the region’s engagement in the global economy, along with helping build institutional capacity to improve fiscal and fiscal management and addressing funding needs through a funding program in cooperation with the IMF.