Pacific Financial Technical Assistance Center

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The Pacific Financial Technical Assistance Center, in Suva, Fiji, was created in 1993, with funding from the IMF and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and contributions from the Asian Development Bank (AsDB). The center was set up to provide technical assistance and develop institutional capacity in the region. It helps participating countries -including all of the South Pacific Forum's island countries-meet internationally accepted standards of government budgeting, accounting, and expenditure control; improve tax administration, banking regulation, and supervision; and maintain...