Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, IMF face-to-face courses held in Washington, DC and our regional training centers have been cancelled until further notice. In light of the evolving nature of the outbreak, we are unable to confirm when or if the courses will be rescheduled. However, the IMF is offering some courses virtually. Please visit our website regularly for up-to-date course information.Primary Language: English
Interpretation Language: Arabic
March 22, 2021 - April 1, 2021
(2 weeks)
Deadline passed
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Mid-level to senior officials from central banks, ministries of finance, and other government agencies tasked with the design and execution of policies in resource-rich countries (RRCs).
Primary Language: English
Interpretation Language: Arabic
March 29, 2021 - April 1, 2021
(1 week)
Deadline passed
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Officials whose main responsibility is compiling the international investment position (IIP) and/or external debt statistics (EDS), as well as Coordinated Portfolio Investment Survey (CPIS) or Coordinated Direct Investment Survey (CDIS) data.
Primary Language: English
Interpretation Language: Arabic
April 5-8, 2021
(1 week)
Deadline passed
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Mid-level to senior officials at ministries of finance, other ministries, and government agencies involved in setting fuel prices or fuel subsidy policy.
Primary Language: English
Interpretation Language: Arabic
April 5-8, 2021
(1 week)
Deadline passed
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Mid-level bank supervisors
Primary Language: English
May 24, 2021 - June 3, 2021
(2 weeks)
Deadline passed
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Mid-level to senior officials in central banks and ministries of finance or economy who are directly involved in diagnosing the state of the macroeconomy and making projections.
Primary Language: English
Interpretation Language: Arabic
June 7-17, 2021
(2 weeks)
Apply online by May 5, 2021 Deadline extended
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Junior to mid-level government officials in ministries of economy, planning, and finance, treasuries, central banks, independent fiscal agencies, and other agencies involved in the analysis, design, conduct, and assessment of fiscal policy.
Primary Language: English
Interpretation Language: Arabic
June 8-10, 2021
(1 week)
Kuwait City, Kuwait
The course targets participants from financial intelligence units, law enforcement agencies, and prosecutors' office. It will assist in improving the participants' understanding of financial intelligence, investigations and prosecutions of ML related cases, and of how to act on related financial intelligence.
Primary Language: English
July 5-15, 2021
(2 weeks)
New dates
Apply online by May 28, 2021
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
Apply online by May 28, 2021
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)
Apply online by June 4, 2021
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: Arabic
August 30, 2021 - September 9, 2021
(2 weeks)
New dates
Apply online by July 23, 2021 Deadline extended
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Junior to senior officials interested in understanding fiscal policy and its macroeconomic implications.
Primary Language: English
Interpretation Language: Arabic
September 6-9, 2021
(1 week)
Apply online by July 30, 2021
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 6, 2021
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 11-14, 2021
(1 week)
Apply online by September 3, 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 10, 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 24, 2021
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.