We have some important news to share: the 2026 JVI course schedule is now available on our website. In 2026, we will be hosting around 80 courses, once again covering the full range of macroeconomic, financial and structural...Read more >>

The IMF’s Institute for Capacity Development (ICD) delivered its “Financial Markets and Instruments” course at the Joint Vienna Institute (JVI) during August 18-29, 2025. The course provided participants with a foundation in the...Read more >>

Macroeconomic outcomes are the results of very complex interactions of different factors operating in an economy, and a model is just a simplified abstraction of how the actual economy works. Even so, models that draw on economic...Read more >>

The IMF’s Institute for Capacity Development (ICD) delivered its “Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs): Principles and Policy Considerations” course at the JVI during July 21-25, 2025. The course included a selection of core...Read more >>

Ben Kelmanson was appointed Director of the Joint Vienna Institute in August 2025. He was previously the Head of the IMF’s Offices in Argentina (2022 to 2025) and Türkiye (2018-2022). In these roles, and as IMF Mission Chief for...Read more >>