Welcome to IMF Capacity Development Office In Thailand (CDOT)
Established in Bangkok in September 2012, originally as the IMF Technical Assistance Office for Lao P.D.R. and Myanmar (TAOLAM).
Main beneficiaries: The core beneficiary countries are Myanmar, Lao P.D.R., Cambodia and Vietnam. Select capacity development projects based in CDOT also cover other countries in Southeast Asia and in the Pacific Island region.
External donors: Thailand and Japan. The Bank of Thailand hosts the CDOT Office. The Japan Administered Account for Selected IMF Activities (JSA) supports project activity in public financial management, monetary and foreign exchange operations, government finance statistics, external sector statistics, and macroeconomic management.
Regional collaboration: CDOT also works in tandem with other IMF offices in the region involved in capacity development, including the IMF-Singapore Regional Training Institute , South Asia Training and Technical Assistance Center, and Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific in Tokyo.
Recent Events
High-Level Digitalization Forum in Tokyo, Japan
November 6 - 7, 2025
High-Level Roundtable on Updated Macroeconomic Statistical Standards
October 22 – 24, 2025
IMF Academic Fellowship Workshop on “Navigating Southeast Asia's Economic Future: Policy Pathways and Regional Resilience”
July 29 - 30, 2025
Technical Assistance on Monetary and FX Operations in Lao P.D.R.
June 23 – July3, 2025
Training Workshop on Leveraging Reform through the Chart of Accounts and Treasury Single Account in Lao P.D.R.
June 16 - 20, 2025
Technical Assistance on Forecasting and Policy Analysis Systems (FPAS) in Lao P.D.R.
June 9 – 17, 2025
Publications
