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JVI Newsletter ▪ September 2026

Dear Friends of the JVI, Welcome to the latest edition of the JVI Newsletter. As autumn approaches, this edition provides an opportunity to highlight the breadth of our work and the dynamism of the JVI.  First and foremost, I am delighted to announce the launch of the JVI 2027 Course Schedule. It includes new courses ranging from Digital Trade and New Forms of Digital Money to Health Taxes and International Issues in Tax Law, alongside our flagship Applied Economic Policy course for tomorrow’s economic policy leaders, and dozens of other courses on macroeconomic policy formulation and management, financial sector stability, governance, legal issues, statistics and many more specialized topics.  I also want to draw your attention to the forthcoming OeNB, SUERF, JVI, Yale Program on Financial Stability Conference on “New Challenges in Safeguarding Financial Stability”. This high-level conference will provide a valuable forum bringing together international expertise and practical policymaking for a timely discussion of evolving financial stability risks and their implications for policymakers.  This same focus on policy relevance, building skills and knowledge exchange through peer networks was evident in our recent courses, such as those on Cyber Risk Regulation and Supervision, Governance and Legal Frameworks of State-Owned Enterprises, and courses on Public Debt Management.  The summer also brought changes to the JVI team. We are delighted to welcome Alireza Tehrani and Abhishek Singh, two new IT Officers, to the JVI. At the same time, we say farewell to Thomas Hauser, whose interview for the Newsletter offers reflections on his time with the team.  Taken together, these stories illustrate the range of the JVI’s work—from hands-on training in established areas of economic policy and emerging issues to high-level policy dialogue. I encourage you to explore our new 2027 Course Schedule, apply to the programs most relevant to you and encourage your colleagues to apply as well, and to come to learn with us here in Vienna. We hope you enjoy this edition and, as always, we welcome your feedback and suggestions, so please reach out to us at jvi@jvi.org or follow us on LinkedIn, and elsewhere on social media. 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   Building Capacity for Better Public Debt Management: Two JVI Workshops Bring Together Practitioners from Across Emerging and Developing Economies The World Bank, in collaboration with the Joint Vienna Institute (JVI), successfully delivered two back-to-back training courses in Vienna in July 2026 aimed at strengthening government debt management capacity. The workshops brought together debt managers and central bank... Read more  >>>   New Course on Legal Foundations for Good Governance of State-Owned Enterprises Delivered at the JVI The inaugural “Corporate Governance and Legal Framework of State-Owned Enterprises,” a three-day course designed and delivered by the IMF’s Legal Department, took place at the JVI in July. It is one of the few JVI courses devoted specifically to the legal questions raised by... Read more  >>>   Course on Cyber Risk Supervision and Regulation The one-week Cyber Risk Supervision and Regulation course was delivered at the JVI from August 3-7 by staff from the Monetary and Capital Markets Department of the IMF. It is one of the few JVI courses devoted exclusively to cyber risks, designed for financial sector supervisors... Read more  >>> STAFF NEWS   Moving on: Interview with Thomas Hauser, Departing Senior IT Officer at the JVI Thomas Hauser has been with the JVI for eight years. On the occasion of his departure, he spoke with JVI Newsletter staff about his experience here. Thomas, you have been part of the IT team at the JVI for almost eight years. Can you give us an overview of your role and key... Read more  >>>   New Staff Member: Abhishek Singh Abhishek Singh joined the Joint Vienna Institute as an IT Officer in July 2026. He began his professional career as a Process Analyst at TCS before relocating to Germany to pursue a Master’s degree in Data Science, AI and Digital Business in Berlin. During his studies, he worked... Read more  >>>   New Staff Member: Alireza Alipour Tehrani Alireza Alipour Tehrani joined the Joint Vienna Institute as an IT Officer in July 2026. He is a Systems and Network Engineer with more than seven years of experience in IT infrastructure, network engineering, cybersecurity, virtualization, systems administration and user... Read more  >>>   COURSE SCHEDULE 2027 2027 APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN! Consumer Price Index - Advanced Nowcasting Developing Non-Bank Finance in the CESEE Region: Prospects and Challenges Selected Issues in the Regulation and Supervision of Fintech Central Banking in the Age of Artificial Intelligence Financial Programming and Policies Green Finance – Focus on Monetary Policy and Financial Regulation Innovation, Competitiveness and Growth Financial Economics of New Forms of Digital Money COURSE SCHEDULE 2027 Follow us on LinkedIn

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