The IMF/World Bank annual meetings were held from 13 to 18 October 2025. On 15 October 2025 a capacity development talk with the title How Partnership Underpins Revenue Mobilisation looked at how the IMF had supported capacity development in partnership with other international and regional organisations, and with individual countries. In addition to the IMF representatives the speakers included Marjeta Jager, Deputy Director-General, Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA); and the Commissioner General of the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority.
The Revenue Mobilisation Thematic Fund (RMTF) was a multi-donor trust fund set up by the IMF for financing capacity development support to countries in the areas of tax policy and revenue administration. During seven years of operation, the fund provided capacity development support to a total of 43 countries. Of the countries involved with the fund, 97% established a Medium-Term Reform Plan. Also, 88% of the RMTF countries used a TADAT (tax administration diagnostic assessment tool) to develop their reform plans. As a result of the reforms put in place, 63% of RMTF countries increased their tax-to-GDP ratios during the seven years of cooperation with the RMTF.
The IMF has also supported online learning and online training. A program known as VITARA (virtual training to advance revenue administration) helped to build knowledge for managers in tax administrations. This program was developed in partnership with the OECD, the Intra-European Organisation of Tax Administrations (IOTA) and the Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations (CIAT). The program was also included by some countries in their own internal training curriculum within their tax administrations. The RFAx (Revenue Forecasting and Analysis) program was also included in training. Over the period of operation there were a total of 15,000 learners on the VITARA and RFAx training courses.
Fifteen donor partners supported the RMTF program. There was collaboration between the IMF and 39 development partners to deliver the program to the countries that needed the support. The RMTF finished in 2024, and after considering lessons learned the IMF set up the Global Public Finance Partnership (GPFP). The GPFP is supported by 14 donor partners and focuses on domestic revenue mobilisation, but also considers government spending, covering domestic resource mobilisation and financial management.
