I visited Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan in late September 2023. I met with the JVI’s main counterpart institutions in these countries, i.e., central banks, ministries of finance and economy, tax authorities, statistics...Read more >>
Consumer Price Indices (CPIs) are one of the most important macroeconomic indicators produced by a country. CPIs are used as key inputs into monetary policy decisions; to adjust salaries, wages, government payments, and other...Read more >>
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...Read more >>
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...Read more >>
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...Read more >>