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JVI Newsletter ▪ February 2023

Dear Friends of the JVI, We hope that this first newsletter of 2023 finds you well. As announced in the previous issue, we have significantly loosened the Covid-19 rules: there is no longer any vaccination or recent recovery requirement to attend training at the JVI.  This newsletter reports on five recent courses/events delivered at the JVI: the conference of the IMF’s European Regional Network for Infrastructure Governance; the European Commission’s Workshop on EMU for accession countries; the advanced course on Model-Based Monetary Policy Analysis and Forecasting; the brand new course on Macroprudential Policy Implementation, resulting from a new partnership with the National Bank of Slovakia; and the 3rd joint workshop on public debt dynamics, which focused on climate-related risks. A webinar discussed monetary policy challenges inside and outside of the euro area, and another one an integrated approach to fighting corruption, money laundering and tax crimes.  Please also meet Elene Koridze, who joined the JVI staff last month! 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: EU fiscal rules: An assessment of trends and prospects against the backdrop of the ongoing economic governance review The EU fiscal framework, and in particular the EU’s fiscal rules, have been under review since early 2020, and the European Commission presented detailed orientations for a possible reform in November 2022. If implemented, these orientations would imply a major change compared... Read more  >>> COURSE NEWS   An update on Covid-19 rules at the JVI All JVI courses have been delivered in the classroom since mid-September 2022, and the assumption is that this will continue in 2023. Considering the pandemic situation in Vienna, the JVI has decided to loosen significantly its Covid-19 rules. Barring major adverse developments,... Read more  >>>   The European Commission resumes its Workshop on EMU for accession countries From December 12 to 16, 2022, the European Commission delivered at the JVI its traditional Workshop on the Functioning of Europe’s Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). The Workshop has been delivered every year since 1999, with the exception of the pandemic years. It is funded by... Read more  >>>   Model-Based Monetary Policy Analysis and Forecasting Course Following two years of virtual delivery, the course on Model-Based Monetary Policy and Forecasting (MPAF) was delivered in Vienna between November 28 and December 9, 2022. The course was attended by 15 participants from 9 countries, almost all central bankers from monetary... Read more  >>>   New JVI/NBS Course on Macroprudential Policy Implementation A new JVI collaborative course with the National Bank of Slovakia (NBS) on Macroprudential Policy Implementation took place for the first time from January 31 to February 2. The training had a strong focus on practical implementation issues and peer-to-peer learning in the area... Read more  >>>   Workshop on Public Debt and Fiscal Adjustment in the Caucasus, Central Asia and Mongolia Having been launched in virtual format in 2021, and also offered virtually in 2022, the one-week workshop on Public Debt Dynamics, Fiscal Adjustment, and Climate-Related Risks in the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Mongolia (CCAM) took place for the first time as a face-to-face... Read more  >>> STAFF NEWS   New Staff Member: Elene Koridze Elene joined JVI in January 2023 as a Front Desk/Program Officer. Elene has a master’s degree in journalism and communication studies from the University of Vienna. She previously worked at Rompetrol Georgia. Elene also did internships at the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs... Read more  >>>   APPLICATION DEADLINES Vulnerability Diagnostics Public Governance and Structural Reforms Financial Stability Policy of Central Banks Residential Property Price Indexes Exchange Rate Policy Systemic Macro-Financial Risk Analysis Financial Development and Financial Inclusion Climate Change and Green Finance FULL COURSE SCHEDULE RECENT EVENTS JVI Webinar: Monetary policy challenges inside and outside of the euro area JVI Webinar: Taxing Crime – A Whole-of-Government Approach to Fighting Corruption, Money Laundering and Tax Crimes The IMF’s European Regional Network for Infrastructure Governance conference Follow us on LinkedIn Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter

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