Welcome to CEF
The mission of the IMF’s Middle East Center for Economics and Finance (CEF) in Kuwait is to build capacity through hands-on training for policy makers from the Arab League countries, as well as to lead conferences, symposia and seminars geared at strengthening the design and implementation of sound economic policies in the region.
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Virtual Course in English/Arabic: Value Chain and Industry Analysis for Policy Design -Bootcamp
25-28 July, 2022
The objective of this course is to help policymakers to improve their skills in Industry Analysis, Strategic Segmentation and Value Chain Analysis and Benchmarking. These widely used business strategy tools are applied with a different lens, to identify market failures that hamper private sector development and design non-disruptive public policies to address them.
Hybrid Course in Arabic: Fiscal Policy Analysis
4-15 Sept, 2022
This Hybrid course (In-person and Virtual attendance) provides an overview of the concepts and techniques used to analyze how fiscal policy can help ensure macroeconomic stability and sustainable long-term growth. This hands-on course is built around the core macrofiscal topics needed to analyze fiscal policy.
CEF-FAD Joint Webinar on “How to Achieve Inclusive Growth”.
The IMF-Middle East Center for Economics and Finance (IMF-CEF) and the IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department (FAD) hosted a webinar on June 21, 2022, to discuss Inclusive Growth.
In this webinar, Valerie Cerra, Assistant Director in the IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department, gave an overview on the book titled “How to Achieve Inclusive Growth
IMF’s Regional Economic Outlook report for MENA
The IMF-Middle East Center for Economics and Finance (IMF-CEF) and the IMF’s Middle East and Central Asia Department (MCD) hosted a virtual panel discussion on May 31, 2022, to discuss the IMF’s recently published Regional Economic Outlook (REO) for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
Welcome to the IMF-CEF
IMF-CEF is IMF’s regional training center for Arab countries, hosted and funded by the State of Kuwait. It started operations in 2011 and officially inaugurated in 2014. IMF-CEF provides hands-on policy-oriented training on economics and finance, in collaboration with bilateral, multilateral partners and country authorities. The Center also organizes conferences and seminars on cutting-edge and emerging policy topics of relevance. |
CEF Newsletter May - July 2022
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Current & Upcoming Courses
| Virtual Course in English/Arabic: Value Chain and Industry Analysis for Policy Design -Bootcamp 25-28 July, 2022
Hybrid Course in Arabic: Fiscal Policy Analysis 4-15 Sept, 2022 (Hybrid: In-person & Virtual attendance)
5-8 Sept, 2022
Virtual Course in English: The Management and Liberalization of Capital Flows 11-15 Sept, 2022
Macroeconometric Forecasting and Analysis 18-29 Sept, 2022
** NEW ** Course Schedule 2023
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Recent Courses
16-26 May, 2022 Virtual Course in English/Arabic: Fiscal Transparency 6-9 Jun, 2022 Virtual Course in English/Arabic: Fiscal Frameworks 6-16 Jun, 2022 13-14 Jun, 2022 Virtual Course in English/Arabic: Risk-Based Supervision for the New Normal 27-30 Jun, 2022 |
CEF Virtual Training
CEF-MCD Webinar on latest edition of the IMF’s Regional Economic Outlook report for MENA IMF-CEF and the IMF’s Middle East and Central Asia Department (MCD) hosted a virtual panel discussion on May 31, 2022, on the IMF’s recently published Regional Economic Outlook (REO) for the MENA region.
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CEF 5 Years' Program Document For Phase III (May 2021 - April 2026 Building on the CEF’s achievements over the last 10 years, this program document outlines the strategic plan for the Center’s third phase which was set to begin on May 1, 2021. A key feature is the tailored CEF’s training program and events.
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CEF Program 2022/2023
*New!* Click to view: CEF Program 2022/2023 Please refer to Schedule 2023 as well as Virtual Schedule 2021/2022 You can also refer to CEF Program 2021/2022. |
