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July 5-8, 2021
(1 week)
New dates
Deadline passed
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Junior to mid-level government officials tasked with surveillance of the financial sector, especially staff of the central bank, financial regulators, and other agencies that engage in macroprudential oversight.
Primary Language: English
Interpretation Language: Arabic
July 7-8, 2021
Deadline passed
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Mid-level to senior officials working on monetary operations and financial stability in central banks or other monetary authorities.
Primary Language: English
July 12-15, 2021
(1 week)
Deadline passed
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Junior to mid-level government officials tasked with surveillance of the financial sector, especially staff of the central bank, financial regulators, and other agencies that engage in macroprudential oversight.
Primary Language: English
July 12-15, 2021
(1 week)
Deadline passed
Kuwait City, Kuwait
PhD students, economists in policy institutions (e.g. treasuries and central banks), and other professional economists interested in fiscal policy.
Primary Language: English
Interpretation Language: Arabic
July 12-15, 2021
(1 week)
Deadline passed
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Senior officials from ministries of finance and tax administrations whose responsibilities include advising ministers on tax policy issues, in particular international tax, or managing tax administration, in particular large taxpayer office. Their duties are likely to include policy analysis and evaluation; drafting policy proposals; drafting tax laws; treaty negotiation and major operational functions in tax administration (such as transfer pricing and exchange of information).
Primary Language: English
Interpretation Language: Arabic
September 6-9, 2021
(1 week)
Apply online by August 5, 2021 Deadline extended
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Officials whose main responsibility is compiling balance of payments, international merchandise trade statistics, and/or international trade in services statistics. Participants should be familiar with the methodology of the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, sixth edition (BPM6).
Primary Language: English
September 13-20, 2021
(5 days)
Apply online by August 5, 2021 Deadline extended
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Mid-level to senior officials working on financial supervision or financial stability in central banks or other supervisory authorities.
Primary Language: English
September 20-30, 2021
(2 weeks)
New dates
Apply online by August 13, 2021 Deadline extended
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Government officials involved in developing macroeconometric models and forecasting for the analysis, design, and implementation of macroeconomic policy.
Primary Language: English
Interpretation Language: Arabic
October 4-7, 2021
(1 week)
Apply online by August 27, 2021
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Officials from debt management offices, central banks, and regulators who deal with topics related to the securities markets in middle and lower-income countries from DMF eligible countries.
Primary Language: English
Interpretation Language: Arabic
October 11-21, 2021
(2 weeks)
New dates
Apply online by September 9, 2021
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Officials whose main responsibility is compiling public finance statistics.
Primary Language: English
October 18-28, 2021
(2 weeks)
New dates
Apply online by September 16, 2021 Deadline extended
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Junior to mid-level officials who work with exchange rate policy and analysis.
Primary Language: English
Interpretation Language: Arabic
November 1-4, 2021
(1 week)
Apply online by September 24, 2021
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Financial sector supervisors and regulators with responsibilities that include cyber risk regulation and / or supervision at central banks and agencies charged with supervising financial institutions.
Primary Language: English
November 1-4, 2021
(1 week)
Apply online by September 30, 2021 Deadline extended
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Officials responsible for compiling short-term or monthly economic indicators in central banks and statistical offices.
Primary Language: English
Interpretation Language: Arabic
November 1-11, 2021
(2 weeks)
New dates
Apply online by September 24, 2021 Deadline extended
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Junior to senior officials with some intermediate fiscal background who are interested in understanding and applying fiscal sustainability analysis and how it may relate to the country-specific macro-fiscal environment.
Primary Language: English
Interpretation Language: Arabic
November 15-18, 2021
(1 week)
Apply online by October 8, 2021
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Central bank officials serving on governance and oversight bodies, and/or senior central bank staff responsible for accounting, financial reporting, auditing, risk management, internal control, legal, or reserve management operations.
Primary Language: English
November 29, 2021 - December 9, 2021
(2 weeks)
New dates
Apply online by October 22, 2021 Deadline extended
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Junior to mid-level officials from emerging markets and low-income countries interested in understanding and analyzing the conduct of monetary policy and its interaction with the rest of the economy.
Primary Language: English
Interpretation Language: Arabic
December 6-16, 2021
(2 weeks)
New dates
Apply online by November 4, 2021 Deadline extended
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Mid-level to senior officials involved in economic and strategic planning; monitoring and evaluating policy strategies for reducing poverty and inequality; and promoting job creation.
Primary Language: English
December 13-23, 2021
(2 weeks)
New dates
Rabat, Morocco
Officials of all levels in central banks, ministries of finance, and other governmental agencies with macro-fiscal units (e.g., cabinet office, parliament), who monitor and assess country-wide and regional multisectoral vulnerabilities and risks.
Primary Language: English
Interpretation Language: Arabic
January 10-13, 2022
(1 week)
Apply online by December 3, 2021
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Officials from debt management offices, ministries of finance, or central banks who deal with public debt management.
Primary Language: English
January 10-20, 2022
(2 weeks)
Apply online by December 3, 2021
Rabat, Morocco
Officials of all levels in central banks, ministries of finance, and other governmental agencies with macro-fiscal units (e.g., cabinet office, parliament), who monitor and assess country-wide and regional multisectoral vulnerabilities and risks.