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
2023 Training Catalogs: English
Frequently Asked Questions: On Selection Guidelines, Sponsorship and Eligibility
2023 Training Catalogs: English
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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 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) |