## CCAMTAC-IMF Webinar Discussion on Fiscal Risk Management During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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### Purpose and scope
- The event was organized by the Caucasus, Central Asia and Mongolia Regional Capacity Development Center (CCAMTAC) and the Fiscal Affairs Department (FAD) of the International Monetary Fund.
- The webinar series aims to:
  - Leverage IMF expertise in discussions with regional officials.
  - Enable peer-to-peer exchange between countries.
  - Identify potential capacity development needs in the region across key policy areas.

### Focus of the first webinar
- Topic: Understanding and managing fiscal risks arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Rationale: The COVID-19 Pandemic has triggered the largest fiscal risk realization since World War II and seen governments build up fiscal risk exposures through a range of policy response measures.
- The webinar will provide:
  - An overview of FAD’s Fiscal Risk Toolkit.
  - Particular focus on recently developed tools for assessing macro-fiscal risks related to the pandemic shock.

### Agenda and activities
- The webinar for CCAMTAC members was scheduled for Tuesday, September 29 at 7:00am Washington DC time.
- Planned content and activities:
  - Discuss good practices in fiscal risk assessment and management.
  - Introduce tools to help countries assess fiscal risks, including those related to the pandemic shock.
  - Discuss country experiences in fiscal risk analysis and management.
  - Q&A session.

### Target audience and participation logistics
- Intended participants: Senior officials involved in fiscal risk analysis and management; central bank colleagues and other government agencies were also welcome.
- Nomination instructions:
  - Countries were asked to nominate up to eight (8) persons from their staff and other agencies.
  - Required nominee information: names, job titles, and email addresses.
  - Nomination contacts: Liliya Nigmatullina (lnigmatullina@imf.org) and Amanda Sayegh (ASayegh@imf.org).
  - Nomination deadline: by September 23.
- Pre-event materials and questions:
  - Participants were encouraged to read FAD guidance note "Managing Fiscal Risks Under Fiscal Stress" available via the IMF COVID-19 special notes collection.
  - Specific questions could be sent in advance to Liliya Nigmatullina (lnigmatullina@imf.org) and Amanda Sayegh (ASayegh@imf.org) by Monday September 25, 2020.
- Technical logistics: Zoom dial-in details were to be sent to confirmed attendees.
- Further information contacts: Padamja Khandelwal (pkhandelwal@imf.org) and Torben Hansen (THansen@imf.org).

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_Source: https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/topics/fiscal/fiscal-risks/seminarsdocs/ccamtacwebinarfrmcovid-sept2020.pdf_