The IMF's Technical Assistance Office for the Lao PDR and the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (TAOLAM) provides training and technical assistance to Lao PDR and Myanmar to improve economic management and prospects for sustainable economic growth. It achieves this through responding rapidly and flexibly to country demand for high-quality technical assistance (TA) and training in improving their macroeconomic management.
Opened in Bangkok, Thailand in September 2012, TAOLAM is a collaborative effort between the IMF, the recipient countries and bilateral donors.
Two external donors - Thailand and Japan - contribute to TAOLAM. The Bank of Thailand hosts the TA Office and provides support for its operations. Four resident advisors in public financial management, monetary operations, external statistics, and macroeconomics are financed under projects supported by the Japan Administered Account for Selected IMF Activities (JSA).
TAOLAM works closely with other IMF offices in the region involved in capacity building, including the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific in Tokyo and the Singapore Training Institute.
