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JVI Newsletter ▪ February 2026

Dear Friends of the JVI, Welcome to the first newsletter of 2026. We hope that you are well and have already embarked on a new and exciting year. In this context, I am happy to share with you once again the JVI 2026 Course Schedule.  Deadlines are approaching fast for courses on Public Governance and Structural Reforms, Applied Economic Policy—our flagship course—and also for Inclusive Growth. So please do review the schedule for these courses and many more, and apply now! In this edition of our newsletter I am happy to report on a number of courses recently delivered at the JVI: IMF courses on Nowcasting and Selected Issues in Fintech Regulation and Supervision, and an IMF/World Bank course on External Debt Statistics and World Bank Debtor Reporting System—Enhancing Transparency and Sustainability. In addition, we report on the course on Real Estate Analysis and Policies, an ongoing collaboration between the Narodowy Bank Polski, ECB, JVI and the National Bank of Slovakia, delivered in Warsaw. Many of you may also know two colleagues who have recently left the JVI, and who have shared with us some thoughts on their time here in Vienna: Markus Eller and Tatiana Evdokimova.  As always, we welcome your questions, comments, or feedback, so please reach out to us at jvi@jvi.org or follow us on LinkedIn. Many thanks to Rilind Kabashi, our Editor, Maša Valenko, Assistant Editor, and all the contributors to this edition.  Ben Kelmanson Director, Joint Vienna Institute

COURSE NEWS   External Debt Statistics and the World Bank Debtor Reporting System: Enhancing Consistency and Transparency An integrated capacity building course on External Debt Statistics (EDS) and the World Bank Debtor Reporting System (DRS) was delivered for the first time at the JVI in January 2026. The course brought together mid to senior level officials from finance ministries and central... Read more  >>>   Nowcasting – Filling an Essential Gap Timely information on current economic conditions is critical for effective policymaking, yet official statistics are often released with significant delays. Nowcasting helps close this gap by using high-frequency data and modern econometric methods to produce reliable real-time... Read more  >>>   Real Estate Analysis and Policies—A Specialist Course by Narodowy Bank Polski /ECB/JVI/National Bank of Slovakia, Warsaw, December 2025 Surging real estate prices, housing affordability, and high mortgage debt burdens are pressing issues for policymakers in many countries of the CESEE, Caucasus and Central Asia region. Designing well-calibrated policy measures, ranging from macroprudential instruments, to fiscal... Read more  >>>   Selected Issues in Fintech Regulation and Supervision – An Interactive Exploration The IMF’s Monetary and Capital Markets Department delivered a course on Selected Issues in Regulation and Supervision of Fintech from February 2 to 6, 2026 at the JVI. The course offered participants an up-to-date overview of fintech regulation, drawing on IMF publications and... Read more  >>> STAFF NEWS   Moving on: Interview with Markus Eller, Departing Senior Economist at the JVI Markus Eller has been with the JVI since 2022. He spoke with JVI Newsletter staff about his experience and views on the JVI, his achievements and new challenges. Markus, can you give an overview of your role and key activities during your four years with the JVI?  During... Read more  >>>   Moving on: Interview with Tatiana Evdokimova, Departing Senior Economist at the JVI Tatiana Evdokimova joined the JVI in 2020. She spoke with JVI Newsletter staff about her experience and views on the JVI, her achievements and new challenges.  Tatiana, what do you remember from when you first joined the JVI five years ago? I joined the JVI in the middle... Read more  >>>   LAST CHANCE TO APPLY Public Governance and Structural Reforms Applied Economic Policy - Blended Inclusive Growth Financial Development and Financial Inclusion Macroprudential Policy Implementation Systemic Macro-Financial Risk Analysis Fiscal Policy Analysis Non-Performing Loans: Management and Resolution Macroeconomic Management in Resource-Rich Countries Fintech Market Development and Policy Implications COURSE SCHEDULE 2026 RECENT EVENTS JVI Webinar: Money Bytes: Unpacking the Economics of Digital Money Developments for the JVI Region Watch JVI Webinars Follow us on LinkedIn

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