JVI Alumni Quotes

We definitely recommend this seminar - these were the words of my colleagues who participated in the virtual course on Bank Restructuring and Resolution last year. I applied for this year’s seminar and had the privilege to be a part of it. This course had everything I expected – nice balance of lectures and exercises; regulatory and practical aspects of effective resolution regime; various aspects of problem bank supervision and resolution along with crisis management challenges.  I found my participation in this virtual course valuable as I am directly involved in the ongoing central bank activities for further strengthening of the financial sector safety net and enhancements of the existing bank resolution framework. I warmly thank the hosts for the excellent organization of this online training and the speakers for the clearly delivered and up-to-date presentations. Milica Arnaudova Stojanovska, National bank of the Republic of North Macedonia, Virtual Course on Bank Restructuring and Resolution. Milica Arnaudova Stojanovska, National Bank of North Macedonia. Virtual Course on Bank Restructuring and Resolution, May 10-14, 2021.

I thoroughly enjoyed the JVI virtual course and gained considerable insight on various core concepts. A more systematic approach for the options to decrease the deficit in pension spending, implementation of special schemes for taxpayers and introduction of different ways to digitalize the system have equipped me with in-depth knowledge. The suggestions and assessments about noncontributory schemes in the field of pensions and social insurance were very vital. Especially the case study gave a great opportunity to provide substantial ideas and creative solutions made it possible to learn detailed and essential international experience by sharing best practices. This course gave an opportunity to generate ideas for more effective strategies and techniques for the development of the field of social insurance, taxation and employment. I highly recommend this course and would encourage anyone working in this field to enroll.  Fidan Mamedova, Ministry of Labor and Social Security of Azerbaijan. Virtual Course on Social Insurance, Taxation and Employment, April 26-30, 2021.

The virtual course on Social Insurance Taxation and Employment proved very helpful in strengthening my understanding of the functioning of labor markets in the context of the different organizational frameworks of social insurance and taxation regimes. The well-structured presentations and vivid discussions accompanying them, allowed for in-depth analysis of the challenges faced by the labor markets not only in the aftermath of the shock caused by the COVID-19 pandemic but also due to long-term demographic changes. The participants were effectively encouraged to express their opinions on the matters discussed, while the case study, administered towards the end of the course, allowed to synthesize the technical knowledge, presented throughout the entire week, in the framework of the policy debate. Jacek Białek, Ministry of Finance, Funds and Regional Policy of Poland. Virtual Course on Social Insurance, Taxation and Employment, April 26-30, 2021.

Course harmony combines complex lectures with practical cases from different countries, trends, changes in policies and programs caused by Covid-19 with well-moderated discussions. It motivates to think broader, to see and analyze combination of tax policy and interlinkages between labor policy and social insurance, moral hazards, unintended consequences. It also focuses on re-building trust to institutions and policies. I highly recommend this course. Yuliia Sokolovska, minister of Social Policy of Ukraine, virtual course on Social Insurance, Taxation and Employment (April 26-30, 2021)

I would like to express my gratitude to everyone who was involved in preparation and execution of the Virtual Course on “Public Governance and Structural Reforms” for high-quality organization and selection of very interesting and relevant topics. We were pleased with professionals who not only made presentations, but also interacted with participants via discussions, polls, and provided a lot of information on international ratings and indices, which is my direct specialty. I can definitely recommend this course to policy makers and look forward to future JVI courses given the opportunity. Sevara Atabaeva, Ministry of Finance, Uzbekistan, Virtual Course on Public Governance and Structural Reforms, May 3-14, 2021

The training ensured better insight into how to describe a country’s fiscal framework as the set of institutions to enhance fiscal policy effectiveness by being able to assess the quality of available data and country-specific characteristics. It contributed to formulating practical guidance on designing fiscal rules for specific national problems, applying macrofiscal tools to monitor fiscal performance, and building a medium-term budget framework The JVI offers opportunity to exchange experiences among countries that would eventually lead to valuable implementation of them.  Sara Guliyeva, Ministry of Finance, Azerbaijan, Virtual Course on Fiscal Frameworks, March 29-April 9, 2021

The course was designed to include all the key aspects of the fiscal policy methodologies and tools. The theoretical concepts were nicely linked with the real examples and data to support it. Participants’ engagement in training sessions and group work was particularly useful. I highly recommend this course. Lazar Radivojevic, National Bank Serbia, Virtual course Fiscal Frameworks, March 29-April 09, 2021