IMF Institute Training at IMF's Middle East Center for Economics and Finance (CEF), Kuwait City, Kuwait
The CEF, funded by the Government of Kuwait, began operations in 2011. The Center organizes and leads hands-on training programs on economics and finance for officials from Arab League member countries at its offices in Kuwait. The primary purpose of the CEF is to help Arab countries strengthen institutional and technical capacities to enhance the design and implementation of macroeconomic and financial policies needed to address economic challenges and promote high, sustainable, and inclusive growth. The Center provides a regional approach to capacity development to better tailor support to regional priorities. In doing so, the Center coordinates very closely with all stakeholders on the ground, aligns its training program with policy making needs of member countries, and fosters peer-to-peer learning. While the IMF is the principal training provider in its core areas of expertise, the CEF also coordinates training with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, the World Bank, and the World Trade Organization. The CEF also partners with the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) for training in Abu Dhabi and other Arab countries, and with Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM) for training in Rabat. Courses are offered in Arabic or English (generally with interpretation into Arabic). The Center also organizes conferences and seminars to discuss cutting-edge and emerging policy topics of relevance to the Arab countries, open to a wider public including Kuwaiti policy makers, business and academic communities and civil society.In view of the COVID-19 situation, the CEF has expanded its program of virtual courses for 2020 and 2021 to replace face-to-face courses until conditions normalize.
Selection Process:
Participation in courses is mainly by application. For courses open only by invitation candidates are nominated by government agencies upon receipt of an invitation letter from the CEF Director.
Self-Financed Policy:
Candidates from international agencies and advanced regional countries who apply to attend IMF training events, if accepted, will be considered self-financed. Local staff in IMF Resident Representative offices selected to train at regional training centers and programs would also be self-financed. However, they are eligible to attend training at HQ as regular participants. Attending as self-financed provides the same access to course content and activities, but all associated costs (accommodation, travel, and per diem) need to be covered by the sponsoring institution.
Contact:
Mr. Paulo Drummond, Director
Address:
IMF-Middle East Center for Economics and Finance
The Symphony Style Building
Salem Al Mubarak St.
Salmiya, Block 71
P.O. Box 273 / Salmiya, 22003
Kuwait
The Symphony Style Building
Salem Al Mubarak St.
Salmiya, Block 71
P.O. Box 273 / Salmiya, 22003
Kuwait
Telephone:
+965 2224-5109
+965 2224-5103
Fax:
+965 2224-5055
E-mail:
Website:
http://www.cef.imf.org
Frequently Asked Questions: On Selection Guidelines, Sponsorship and Eligibility
2024 Training Catalogs: English Arabic
Frequently Asked Questions: On Selection Guidelines, Sponsorship and Eligibility
2024 Training Catalogs: English Arabic
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IMF Institute Training at IMF's Middle East Center for Economics and Finance (CEF), Kuwait City, Kuwait
Start Date | End Date | Session No. | Course Title | Delivery Method | Primary & (Interpretation) Language |
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January 14, 2024 | January 18, 2024 | CE 24.01 | Debt Management, Debt Reporting, and Investor Relations (DMIR) | In-person Training | English (Arabic) |
January 21, 2024 | January 25, 2024 | CE 24.02 | Tax Policy and Administration: Theory and Practice (TPAT) | In-person Training | English (Arabic) |
January 22, 2024 | February 2, 2024 | CE 24.04 | Monetary and Financial Statistics - Introductory (MFS-I) | In-person Training | English (Arabic) |
January 22, 2024 | January 26, 2024 | CE 24.03 | Fintech Market Development and Policy Implications (FINTECH) | In-person Training | English |
January 28, 2024 | February 1, 2024 | CE 24.05 | Reforming Fuel Subsidies (RFS) | In-person Training | English (Arabic) |
February 4, 2024 | February 7, 2024 | CE 24.12 | Monetary Policy (MP) | In-person Training | English |
February 11, 2024 | February 22, 2024 | CE 24.06 | Fiscal Sustainability (FS) | In-person Training | English (Arabic) |
March 3, 2024 | March 7, 2024 | CE 24.07 | Understanding, Assessing and Managing Fiscal Risks (UAMFR) | In-person Training | English (Arabic) |
March 3, 2024 | March 7, 2024 | CE 24.08 | Financial Market Infrastructures: Principles and Practices (FMI-PP) | In-person Training | English (Arabic) |
April 16, 2024 | April 18, 2024 | CE 24.11 | Workshop for GCC Officials Selected Issues in Monetary Policy | In-person Training | English |
April 21, 2024 | May 2, 2024 | CE 24.09 | Financial Markets and Instruments (FMI) | In-person Training | English |
April 22, 2024 | May 3, 2024 | CE 24.10 | Macroeconomic Management in Resource-Rich Countries (MRC) | In-person Training | English (Arabic) |
May 5, 2024 | May 16, 2024 | CE 24.12 | Financial Sector Surveillance (FSS) | In-person Training | English |
May 12, 2024 | May 16, 2024 | CE 24.13 | Bank Restructuring and Resolution (BR) | In-person Training | English (Arabic) |
May 27, 2024 | June 7, 2024 | CE 24.14 | Macroeconomic Diagnostics (MDS) | In-person Training | English |
June 2, 2024 | June 6, 2024 | CE 24.15 | Risk Based Supervision | In-person Training | English (Arabic) |
September 8, 2024 | September 12, 2024 | CE 24.17 | Projecting Public Debt and Fiscal Adjustment Paths (DDT tool) (PPDFAP) | In-person Training | English (Arabic) |
September 8, 2024 | September 12, 2024 | CE 24.16 | Gender Inequality and Macroeconomics (GM) | In-person Training | English |
September 22, 2024 | September 26, 2024 | CE 24.18 | Best Practices to Enhance Effectiveness of CFT Frameworks | In-person Training | English (Arabic) |
September 23, 2024 | October 3, 2024 | CE 24.19 | Macroeconometric Forecasting and Analysis (MFA) | In-person Training | English |
September 29, 2024 | October 3, 2024 | CE 24.20 | Financial Market Infrastructures: Principles and Practices (FMI-PP) | In-person Training | English (Arabic) |
October 6, 2024 | October 10, 2024 | CE 24.21 | Macro-Stress Testing (MST) | In-person Training | English |
October 20, 2024 | October 24, 2024 | CE 24.22 | Monetary Policy Implementation Tools | In-person Training | English (Arabic) |
October 21, 2024 | October 31, 2024 | CE 24.23 | Financial Programming and Policies (FPP) | In-person Training | Arabic |
October 27, 2024 | October 31, 2024 | CE 24.24 | Developing Domestic Debt Markets (DDM) | In-person Training | English (Arabic) |
October 27, 2024 | November 7, 2024 | CE 24.25 | Exchange Rate Policy (ERP) | In-person Training | English |
November 3, 2024 | November 14, 2024 | CE 24.26 | Macroeconomics of Climate Change (MCC) | In-person Training | English |
November 4, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | CE 24.27 | Consumer Price Index-Advanced (CPI-A) | In-person Training | English (Arabic) |
November 10, 2024 | November 14, 2024 | CE 24.28 | Safeguards Assessments of Central Banks (SAC) | In-person Training | English (Arabic) |
November 11, 2024 | November 22, 2024 | CE 24.29 | Compilation of Macro-relevant Environment and Climate Change Statistics - Advanced (CMECC-A) | In-person Training | English (Arabic) |
November 17, 2024 | November 21, 2024 | CE 24.30 | Fiscal Frameworks and Medium-Term Budgeting | In-person Training | English (Arabic) |
December 1, 2024 | December 5, 2024 | CE 24.31 | Confronting Macro-Critical Corruption | In-person Training | English (Arabic) |
December 8, 2024 | December 12, 2024 | CE 24.32 | Fintech Market Development and Policy Implications (FINTECH) | In-person Training | English |
December 9, 2024 | December 18, 2024 | CE 24.33 | External Debt Statistics - Intermediate (EDS-M) | In-person Training | English (Arabic) |