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  "title": "IMF Training Program",
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  "summary": "IMF's Middle East Center for Economics and Finance IMF Training Program The schedule displays courses for the current year for this location.",
  "publishDate": "2025-11-02",
  "sections": [
    {
      "heading": "Overview",
      "content": "- The International Monetary Fund's Middle East Center for Economics and Finance (CEF) is an IMF regional training center, hosted and funded by the State of Kuwait since 2011.\n- The schedule displays courses for the current year for this location: 202520262027"
    },
    {
      "heading": "Mission, Coverage, and Activities",
      "content": "- Provides hands-on policy-oriented training in economics and finance to the 22 member countries of the Arab League.\n- Covers a diverse base of Arab League countries: resource-rich oil exporters, middle-income and emerging economies, low-income countries, and fragile states.\n- Courses are offered in Arabic or English (generally with interpretation into Arabic).\n- Organizes conferences and seminars to discuss cutting-edge and emerging policy topics of relevance to countries in the region."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Partnerships and Collaboration",
      "content": "- Collaborates with the IMF’s Capacity Development Departments (CDDs) and the Middle East Regional Technical Assistance Center (METAC).\n- External partners include the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the World Bank, and the World Trade Organization.\n- Partners with bilateral and multilateral partners as well as country authorities from across the Arab countries."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Selection Process",
      "content": "- Participation in courses is mainly by application.\n- For courses open only by invitation, candidates are nominated by government agencies upon receipt of an invitation letter from the CEF Director."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Self-Financed Policy",
      "content": "- Candidates from international agencies and advanced regional countries who apply to attend IMF training events, if accepted, will be considered self-financed.\n- Local staff in IMF Resident Representative offices selected to train at regional training centers and programs would also be self-financed.\n- Self-financed participants are eligible to attend training at HQ as regular participants.\n- 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."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Contact Information",
      "content": "- Director: Mr. Sami Ben Naceur, Director\n- Address: IMF- Middle East Center for Economics and Finance, The Symphony Style Building, Salem Al Mubarak St., Salmiya, P.O. Box 273 / Salmiya, 22003, Kuwait\n- Telephone: +965 2224-5109 / +965 2224-5103\n- Fax: +965 2224-5055\n- E-mail: cefinfo@imf.org\n- Website: http://www.cef.imf.org"
    }
  ],
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    "The International Monetary Fund's Middle East Center for Economics and Finance (CEF) is an IMF regional training center, hosted and funded by the State of Kuwait since 2011.",
    "The schedule displays courses for the current year for this location: 202520262027",
    "Provides hands-on policy-oriented training in economics and finance to the 22 member countries of the Arab League.",
    "Covers a diverse base of Arab League countries: resource-rich oil exporters, middle-income and emerging economies, low-income countries, and fragile states.",
    "Courses are offered in Arabic or English (generally with interpretation into Arabic).",
    "Organizes conferences and seminars to discuss cutting-edge and emerging policy topics of relevance to countries in the region.",
    "Collaborates with the IMF’s Capacity Development Departments (CDDs) and the Middle East Regional Technical Assistance Center (METAC).",
    "External partners include the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the World Bank, and the World Trade Organization.",
    "Partners with bilateral and multilateral partners as well as country authorities from across the Arab countries.",
    "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.",
    "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.",
    "Self-financed participants 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.",
    "Director: Mr. Sami Ben Naceur, Director",
    "Address: IMF- Middle East Center for Economics and Finance, The Symphony Style Building, Salem Al Mubarak St., Salmiya, P.O. Box 273 / Salmiya, 22003, Kuwait",
    "Telephone: +965 2224-5109 / +965 2224-5103",
    "Fax: +965 2224-5055",
    "E-mail: cefinfo@imf.org",
    "Website: http://www.cef.imf.org"
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  "generatedAtUtc": "2026-09-29T16:52:48.020Z"
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