JVI Alumni Quotes

The very well-prepared course has broadened my angles from different perspectives of policy support measures. Thus, a selection of core and elective panels strengthened my proficiency in this special field and will enable me to use the outcomes of the course in my professional career in drafting the process of legislative acts. Farahim Huseynzade, Central Bank of Azerbaijan. Virtual Course on Policy Support for the Private Sector, September 27-October 1, 2021.

The course on FDI Policies covered a positively immeasurable amount of things from basics to advanced analysis. It was my great pleasure to be part of this course, which enhanced my knowledge of diverse aspects of FDI. There was a lot to learn both from the proficient lectures and the experiences of peer participants. Currently, when the consequences of Covid19 remain actual, the course provides evidence-based perspectives on how FDI policies/attraction should be further dealt with. I believe it will enable me to act more efficiently as an employee of Armenia's national IPA. Edik Harutyunyan, "Investment Support Center" Foundation, Armenia. Virtual Course on Foreign Direct Investment Policies, August 30-September 10, 2021.

This is a great summary course of theory, up-to-date best practices and recommendations on compiling various price statistics indexes. Extensive discussion on nitty-gritty details makes the course worthwhile even for experienced specialists. Quji Bichia, National Statistics Office of Georgia. Virtual Course on Price Statistics, August 2-13, 2021.

The Local Currency Bond Market virtual course was very good but also very intensive course. The lectures delivered the best possible mixture between best practice and theory, with a lot of examples. I can recommend this course to all my colleges from emerging and frontier markets. Dragan Jovic, Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Virtual Course on Local Currency Bond Market Development, June 21-25, 2021.

The virtual course on Fiscal Sustainability enhanced my understanding of fiscal developments and different channels that could impact countries long term debt stability.  The course introduced participants with a practical analysis tool that can be used for evaluating debt sustainability and different debt development scenarios. In a group work we had a chance to practice this analysis for the country of one of our group members. I still have some homework to do - to apply this tool for my own country. I am eager to do so to have a stronger base for debt sustainability discussions as this is a hot topic in fiscal analysis.  I was impressed how efficient a virtual course can be, and in case on site courses are not available I sincerely recommend applying to virtual ones. I missed visiting Vienna, but it was great to get new knowledge and expertise from the place I am at, and even there were no face-to-face meetings, enough time was planned for group work, discussions, and interaction with counselors.  Ieva Opmane, Bank of Latvia. Virtual course on Fiscal Sustainability, July 19-30, 2021.

The virtual course on Local Currency Bond Market Development covered and discussed all the key components for assessing the stages of development for countries' local markets. Sharing country cases by participants during the workshop sessions was especially useful. Participants could realize main challenges of their own local market and make policy considerations. I highly recommend this course. Tamar Kvantaliani, Ministry of Finance, Georgia. Virtual Course on Local Currency Bond Market Development, June 21-25, 2021.

The virtual course was an excellent opportunity that introduced us to wide range of aspects and policy tools related to financial stability of central banks. I found different practical workshops and discussions extremely useful to better understand key aspects of stress testing. Moreover, I benefited from participants' involvement vis-à-vis climate change implications, which are a vital part of macroprudential policy analysis moving forward. Their different viewpoints enriched my perspective. Maja Sabol, Croatian National Bank. Virtual Course on Financial Stability Policy of Central Banks, May 31-June 4, 2021.