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JVI Newsletter ▪ September 2023

Dear Friends of the JVI, We hope you enjoyed the summer season and had time for a good break. The JVI has remained quite busy. The 2023 Applied Economic Policy course, which blends online, virtual, and classroom training delivery, was mostly completed in July with the 4-week in-person segment in Vienna. Another successful blended training experiment was the IMF’s course on Financial Programming and Policies, which was completed in August. This newsletter also reports on an advanced (and very topical) statistics course delivered by the IMF on Consumer Price Indices, as well as a collaborative course delivered with Deutsche Bundesbank on Monetary Policy Communication. The 2023 Annual Lecture was a big hit: about 200 participants joined in person or remotely to hear Professor Börsch-Supan and OeNB Governor Holzmann discuss the Macroeconomics of Aging Populations. A webinar provided a range of perspectives on Positive Neutral Countercyclical Capital Buffer Rates in the JVI Region. This summer has also brought staff changes: Max Hammer left the JVI after almost 20 rich years; he shares in this issue his thoughts about his experience. Last but not least, most of our course curriculum for 2024 will soon be available on our website; please be on the lookout!   If you have any questions, comments, or feedback of any kind, please write us a note at jvi@jvi.org. Many thanks to Rilind Kabashi, our Editor, Maša Valenko, and all the contributors to this Newsletter.  Hervé Joly Director, Joint Vienna Institute

UPCOMING EVENTS   JVI Webinar: Transforming Public Finances Through GovTech The establishment of independent fiscal institutions has become part and parcel of a country’s recommended public financial management architecture. However, are all fiscal councils similarly effective in enhancing fiscal credibility and discipline? What design features, what... Read more  >>> COURSE NEWS   Relaunching and celebrating 30 years of the Applied Economic Policy (AEP) Course Following a hiatus of three years due to the pandemic, the AEP course, which celebrated its 30’s anniversary, was successfully relaunched in 2023 in a modernized format. As in the past, a cohort of 26 up-and-coming government officials from 15 countries came to Vienna for four... Read more  >>>   The Monetary Policy Communication Course returns to the classroom Following three years of virtual delivery, the JVI/Deutsche Bundesbank (DBB) course on Monetary Policy Communication was delivered in-person during July 24-28 in Vienna. The course was attended by 29 participants from 19 countries, almost all of them central bank... Read more  >>>   A Pilot Blended Financial Programming and Policies Course For the first time, the IMF’s Financial Programming and Policies (FPP) course was delivered in a blended format, structured in two phases over four weeks. The initial two weeks (July 10–21) combined asynchronous self-study lessons with virtual instructor-led discussions and... Read more  >>> STAFF NEWS   Moving on: Interview with Maxim Hammer, Departing Program Officer at the JVI Maxim Hammer has worked as a Program Officer at the JVI for 19 years. On the occasion of his departure, he spoke with JVI Newsletter staff about his experience here. Max, you have worked for 19 years as a Program Officer at the JVI. Can you give an overview of your role and key... Read more  >>>   APPLICATION DEADLINES Fiscal Sustainability Macroeconomic Diagnostics Strategic and Practical Considerations in Pursuing Money Laundering Cases FULL COURSE SCHEDULE RECENT EVENTS JVI Annual Lecture: The Macroeconomics of Aging Populations JVI Webinar: Towards Positive Neutral Countercyclical Capital Buffer Rates in the JVI Region Follow us on LinkedIn Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter

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