JVI Alumni Quotes

“Participating in this course made me realize how important it is to look more closely at the interaction between monetary and fiscal policy.” Mr. Daniel Valcu, Ministry of Public Finance, Romania, IMF Course on Monetary Policy. January-February 2018

“The learning progressed from lectures introducing the underlying concepts to hands-on workshops. These helped me to better understand monetary policy.” Mr. Babken Pashinyan, Ministry of Finance, Armenia, IMF Course on Monetary Policy. January-February 2018

“Many examples given during the course made some aspects clearer and allowed me to look at some issues from a different perspective.” Ms. Anna Nowak, National Bank of Poland, IMF Course on Compilation of Balance of Payments Statistics. February, 2018

“JVI courses give me a great opportunity to expand my knowledge, analytical thinking, and skills. I had an excellent chance to meet colleagues from other countries and share experiences and best practices.” Ms. Lia Dzebisauri, National Statistics Office, Georgia, IMF Course on Compilation of Balance of Payments Statistics. February, 2018

“This course had an advanced approach to assessing vulnerabilities that connected it very well with my day-to-day work.” Mr. Lulian Panait, Financial Supervisory Authority of Romania, IMF Course on Vulnerability Diagnostics (VDC). December 4-15, 2017

“All the knowledge gained in this course will be useful at work, especially to analyze the sustainability of the external balance.” Ms. Assel Kadyrbayeva, National Bank of Republic of Kazakhstan, IMF Course on Vulnerability Diagnostics (VDC). December 4-15, 2017

“Vulnerability Diagnostics is an especially important course for emerging markets, which are highly vulnerable to the different kinds of shocks.” Ms. Nino Mikeladze, Ministry of Finance of GeorgiaIMF Course on Vulnerability Diagnostics (VDC). December 4-15, 2017