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  "title": "Safeguards Assessments of Central Banks",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2024/sacce24-28",
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  "summary": "Safeguards Assessments of Central Banks Training Program Safeguards Assessments of Central Banks (SAC) Deadline passed Session No.",
  "publishDate": "2025-09-07",
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      "heading": "Program overview",
      "content": "- Session No.: CE 24.28\n- Location: Kuwait City, Kuwait\n- Date: November 10-14, 2024 (1 week)\n- Delivery Method: In-person Training\n- Primary Language: English\n- Interpretation Language: Arabic\n- Status: Deadline passed\n- Presented by: Finance and Legal Departments (IMF)"
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    {
      "heading": "Target audience and qualifications",
      "content": "- Target audience:\n  - Central bank officials serving on governance and oversight bodies\n  - Senior central bank staff responsible for accounting, financial reporting, auditing, risk management, internal control, legal, or reserve management operations\n- Qualifications:\n  - Expected educational background: university or postgraduate degree in accounting, business, economics, finance, or law\n  - Or professional certifications: auditing (chartered or certified public accountants, internal auditors, information systems auditors) or finance (certified financial analysts)"
    },
    {
      "heading": "Course description — scope and pedagogy",
      "content": "- Purpose:\n  - Provide central bank officials interactive exposure to the IMF safeguards assessment methodology\n  - Special focus on central bank governance and the importance of independent oversight, transparency, and accountability for improving financial safeguards\n- Key assessment areas and topics covered:\n  - External and internal audit mechanisms\n  - Financial reporting\n  - System of internal controls\n  - Management of international reserves\n  - Reporting of monetary data to the IMF\n  - Concepts underlying autonomy and good governance in central bank legislation\n- Teaching methods:\n  - Interactive lectures\n  - Discussions\n  - Case studies\n  - Forum for exchange of experiences on reinforcing safeguards and governance frameworks and dealing with emerging issues"
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      "heading": "Course objectives",
      "content": "- Upon completion participants should be able to:\n  - Assess the strengths and vulnerabilities of their central banks’ safeguards and governance frameworks.\n  - Identify specific steps to improve financial safeguards.\n  - Use leading practices for central banks in the areas of good governance, central bank autonomy, accountability, and transparency.\n  - Describe and explain the requirements of the IMF safeguards policy and the importance of implementing safeguards recommendations."
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