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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
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
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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
January 8, 2023 January 12, 2023 CE 23.01 Debt Management, Debt Reporting, and Investor Relations (DMIR) In-person Training English (Arabic)
January 9, 2023 January 20, 2023 CE 23.02 Monetary and Financial Statistics - Advanced (MFS-A) In-person Training English (Arabic)
January 15, 2023 January 19, 2023 CE 23.03 Central Bank Digital Currencies: Principles and Policy Considerations (CBDC) In-person Training English
January 15, 2023 January 26, 2023 CE 23.06 Financial Programming and Policies (FPP) In-person Training Arabic
January 22, 2023 January 26, 2023 CE 23.04 Tax Policy and Administration: Theory and Practice (TPAT) In-person Training English (Arabic)
January 23, 2023 January 27, 2023 CE 23.05 Residential Property Price Indices (RPPI) In-person Training English (Arabic)
February 5, 2023 February 9, 2023 CE 23.09 Reforming Fuel Subsidies (RFS) In-person Training English (Arabic)
February 6, 2023 February 17, 2023 CE 23.08 Financial Development and Financial Inclusion (FDFI) In-person Training English
February 6, 2023 February 16, 2023 CE 23.07V Vulnerability Diagnostics (VDS) Virtual Training English
February 12, 2023 February 16, 2023 CE 23.10 Bank Restructuring and Resolution (BR) In-person Training English (Arabic)
February 20, 2023 February 23, 2023 CE 23.16 Selected Issues in the Regulation of Fintech (SIFR) In-person Training English (Arabic)
March 5, 2023 March 9, 2023 CE 23.13 Building Institutions to Fight Corruption (BIFC) In-person Training English (Arabic)
March 6, 2023 March 17, 2023 CE 23.12 Macroeconomic Management in Resource-Rich Countries (MRC) In-person Training English (Arabic)
March 6, 2023 March 10, 2023 CE 23.11 External Debt Statistics (EDS) Blended Training English (Arabic)
March 12, 2023 March 16, 2023 CE 23.14 Financial Market Infrastructures: Principles and Practices (FMI-PP) In-person Training English (Arabic)
May 14, 2023 May 25, 2023 CE 23.18 Financial Sector Policies (FSP) In-person Training English
June 11, 2023 June 22, 2023 CE 23.20 Financial Programming and Policies (FPP) In-person Training Arabic
June 12, 2023 June 23, 2023 CE 23.17 Macroeconomic Diagnostics (MDS) In-person Training English
June 18, 2023 June 22, 2023 CE 23.21 Risk Based Supervision In-person Training English (Arabic)
September 10, 2023 September 14, 2023 CE 23.22 Implementing the International AML-CFT Standards (AMLS) In-person Training English (Arabic)
September 11, 2023 September 21, 2023 CE 23.23 Fiscal Policy Analysis (FPA) In-person Training Arabic
September 18, 2023 September 19, 2023 CE 23.24 The IMF's Revised Multiple Currency Practices Policy In-person Training English (Arabic)
September 18, 2023 September 29, 2023 CE 23.25 External Sector Statistics - Intermediate (ESS-M) In-person Training English (Arabic)
October 1, 2023 October 12, 2023 CE 23.26 Nowcasting (NWC) In-person Training English
October 9, 2023 October 19, 2023 CE 23.27 Government Finance Statistics (GFS) In-person Training Arabic
October 22, 2023 October 26, 2023 CE 23.28 Macro-Stress Testing (MST) In-person Training English
October 29, 2023 November 2, 2023 CE 23.30 Gender Inequality and Macroeconomics (GM) In-person Training English
October 29, 2023 November 2, 2023 CE 23.29 Safeguards Assessments of Central Banks (SAC) In-person Training English (Arabic)
November 6, 2023 November 16, 2023 CE 23.32 Macroeconomics of Climate Change (MCC) In-person Training English
November 13, 2023 November 23, 2023 CE 23.34 Exchange Rate Policy (ERP) In-person Training English
November 13, 2023 November 16, 2023 CE 23.33 Financial Soundness Indicators (FSI) Blended Training English (Arabic)
November 26, 2023 December 7, 2023 CE 23.35 Monetary Policy (MP) In-person Training English
December 4, 2023 December 15, 2023 CE 23.37 Compilation of Macro-relevant Environment and Climate Change In-person Training English (Arabic)
December 4, 2023 December 15, 2023 CE 23.36 Inclusive Growth (IG) In-person Training English (Arabic)