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2024
Regional Workshop on the effective use of ISORA Data
November 4, 2024 - November 8, 2024 Abidjan, Cote d Ivoire
This workshop aims to enhance participants’ understanding of the International Survey on Revenue Administration (ISORA) tool and equip them with the skills necessary to leverage ISORA data in revenue administrations. Both theoretical insights and practical applications of ISORA data will be covered, allowing attendees to gain a comprehensive understanding of its potential. The training session will include expert presentations, group discussions, and hands-on activities designed to promote collaborative learning and skill development.
Regional Workshop on Intelligence
October 21, 2024 - October 25, 2024 Banjul, The Gambia
This one-week workshop will focus on building the capacity of officers to implement good practice standards on the collection, collation, and analysis of data with a view to preparing intelligence packages. The workshop will include a mix of input sessions and practical exercises designed to share good practice standards with delegates.
AFW2/AFE Regional Workshop on Fintech
October 7, 2024 - October 11, 2024 Salaam, Tanzania
The workshop will focus on the regulation and supervision of technology driven innovation in financial services. A broad array of fintech developments will be covered through dedicated lectures, workshops, and informal discussion time including approaches to regulating and supervising fintech, digitalization of banking (e-money, banking as a service, open banking/open finance), artificial intelligence, and big tech. The focus will also be on the regulation and supervision of crypto assets, including how to implement global standards and recommendations and how to license and supervise participants in crypto markets.
AFRITAC West 2 10th Anniversary Celebration and 11th Steering Committee meeting
June 18, 2024 - June 18, 2024 Praia, Cabo Verde
AFRITAC West 2’s ten years of building macroeconomic capacity in Anglophone West Africa & Cabo Verde, and feature presentations on country success stories across our workstreams. Panels will consist of senior representatives of member countries, partners, and the IMF, promoting rich discussion of CD results and lessons in the region. In addition, we will be pleased to introduce and award the winners of the AFW2 Young Economists Research Contest. The SC deliberations that will follow the anniversary features will focus on the execution of the center’s work program in FY 2024 and the proposed workplan and budget for FY 2025, as well as priorities and strategies for the upcoming Phase III. Detailed background information will be shared ahead of the meeting. The draft agenda and a logistical note are attached.
Interregional workshop on Observance of CPSS-IOSCO PFMI and Cyber Resilience
January 29, 2024 - February 2, 2024 Accra, Ghana
The workshop supported the central banks of the region in strengthening their oversight and risk management framework for FMIs through detailed elaboration on CPSS-IOSCO PFMI, disclosure framework and assessment methodology, and Guidance note on cyber security and resilience for FMIs. It also provided a forum to exchange country experiences on observance with the PFMI, the challenges facing the authorities, and the strategies to improve observance with PFMI and cybersecurity resilience of FMI.
Regional Workshop on FPAS and Communication on Monetary Policy
October 21, 2024 - October 25, 2024 Accra, Ghana
The workshop is designed for mid to senior-level officials from central banks in member countries who are involved in monetary policy analysis, forecasting, and communication. The aim is to support regional central banks in strengthening their monetary policy formulation, developing the forecasting and policy analysis system, improving communication on monetary policy, facilitating peer-to-peer sharing of experiences, and providing technical assistance to enhance the capacity of participating officials.
Regional Workshop on Enhancing Gender Responsive Budgeting
October 14, 2024 - October 18, 2024 Accra, Ghana.
The workshop will provide an opportunity for the member countries to reflect on the adoption of the Gender budgeting practices in selected key sectors, identify success stories as well as challenges and exchange knowledge with peers and IMF experts on measures to undertake gender responsive budgeting in a constructive and sustainable manner. This is a follow up of the regional virtual seminar on Gender Budgeting conducted in April 2021.
Regional Workshop on Cybersecurity Regulation and Supervision
July 8, 2024 - July 17, 2024 Mauritius
To assist the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) and Bank of Sierra Leone (BSL) develop capacity to improve and implement prudential regulations on cybersecurity and undertake effective prudential assessments of cybersecurity risk in supervised banks, three mid-level supervisors from each of the two countries (total of 6 supervisors from AFW2) will be attached to an AFRITAC South (AFS) in-person training on effective cybersecurity risk regulation and off/on-site supervision of cybersecurity in Mauritius.
High-level Forum on Unlocking IMF’s Central Bank Transparency Code (CBT)
April 22, 2024 - April 24, 2024 Accra, Ghana
The forum elaborated on the CBT’s five-pillar framework consisting of transparency principles on central bank (i) governance, (ii) policies, (iii) operations, (iv) outcome of those policies and operations, and (v) official relations with government and other agencies. It also provided a platform to exchange country experiences on CBT, the challenges facing the authorities, and the strategies to improve transparency practices across all key aspects of central banking.
2023
Regional Workshop on Budget Execution Reforms
December 4, 2023 - December 8, 2023 Accra, Ghana
The workshop welcomed 21 officials from Cabo Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone, to a regional workshop focused on improving fiscal and financial reporting. Participants discussed the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) framework requirements and their respective governments' fiscal reporting status. Common and specific issues in accounting for fixed assets, revenue, and expenditure arrears were discussed, highlighting the need for improved practices, such as establishing a Fixed Asset Register and improving audit qualifications, and the issue of revenue being accounted for only on a cash basis and the lack of comprehensive reporting of expenditure arrears were also highlighted. Country road maps presented during the workshop suggest that implementing IPSAS accruals would take approximately ten years to complete. While this is not uncommon in terms of international practice, efforts and measures are required to ensure that momentum is maintained. This may include a reform to the Public Financial Management legal framework and sustained capacity building initiatives.
Regional workshop on National Accounts
November 13, 2023 - November 17, 2023 Accra, Ghana
AFW2 conducted a regional workshop to promote best practices and international standards for GDP rebasing, and to strengthen participants’ knowledge on using the Supply and Use Tables (SUT) framework as an integral compilation framework. The regional GDP rebasing workshop was attended by both experienced and new national accounts compilers, which gave everyone an opportunity to share experiences across countries.
Interregional virtual workshop on Emergency Liquidity Assistance-ELA
October 18, 2023 - October 20, 2023 Virtual
The purpose of the workshop was to support the participating central banks in strengthening their ELA frameworks to safeguard the financial stability, allow peer-to-peer sharing of country experiences, and provide technical assistance (TA) to strengthen the capacity of participating officials.
Interregional Webinar on Revised Basel Core Principles for Effective Supervision
September 13, 2023 - September 13, 2023 Virtual
AFW2, in collaboration with the IMF Monetary and Capital Markets Department and four other IMF Regional Technical Assistance Centers (AFE, AFS, AFW and METAC), conducted a webinar on the revised Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision to chiefly explain the proposed changes, engage with member countries to raise awareness about the consultation period, and encourage their feedback.
Workshop on Institutional Survey on Revenue Administration (ISORA)
August 14, 2023 - August 17, 2023 Mauritius
AFW2 co-organized a regional ISORA workshop with FAD-HQ for all RCDCs in Africa was conducted in Mauritius All national coordinators of ISORA from AFW2 member countries participated, with officials from Ghana participating both in-person and virtually.
Regional Workshop on IFRS 17 for Supervisors of Insurance Companies
July 31, 2023 - August 8, 2023 Abuja, Nigeria
AFW2’s first CD in insurance supervision focused on improving regional implementation of IFRS 17 and establishing a baseline understanding of compliance with insurance core principles in the region. Participants from each of the 6-member countries shared their current supervisory practices, challenges, and areas of CD support, and fully participated in the interactive sessions. During the workshop, each country was assisted to develop relevant milestones to improve IFRS 17 project plan (Ghana and Nigeria), or a comprehensive integrated project plan, including legal framework, risk-based capital, and milestones (Cabo Verde, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and The Gambia). Areas for future CD support were identified and discussed with participants.
AFW2/WAIFEM Workshop on Improving Risk-Based Supervision for NBFIs
July 3, 2023 - July 7, 2023 Accra, Ghana
Non-bank Financial Institutions (NBFIs) supervisors in the region were further engaged in an intensive training on proportional RBS for smaller banks. Jointly conducted with WAIFEM, the workshop hosted 21 senior supervisors from the 6 member countries and the West African Monetary Institute (WAMI), delivered presentations on portfolio tracking practices, challenges, and outlook, and shared their experiences. Participants expressed gratitude for the opportunity to enhance their knowledge in international and regional best practices for regulation of NBFIs
AFW2/AFS/AFE/SARB Workshop on Repo Market Development
April 11, 2023 - April 14, 2023 Johannesburg, South Africa
The purpose of the workshop is to support the central banks from all three regions in developing their repo markets, allow peer-to-peer sharing of country experiences in order to identify gaps and any solutions which should be the focus in individual country development initiatives and to provide technical assistance to strengthen the capacity of participating officials.
AFW2 Regional Workshop on Monetary Policy Transmission
February 20, 2023 - February 24, 2023 Accra, Ghana
The workshop aims to assist AFW2 member countries to further deepen their knowledge on monetary policy transmission. The objective of the workshop is to explore the inter-linkage between monetary policy formulation and monetary policy implementation as well as the need for functional financial markets and sound macroeconomic policies as supporting factors for effective monetary policy transmission. The workshop will also provide a practical demonstration of new tools on liquidity forecasting as well as foreign exchange intervention recently developed by the IMF’s MCM Department.
High-Level Regional Workshop on Managing Risk-Based Supervision and Regulation
January 30, 2023 - February 2, 2023 Accra, Ghana
The forum aims to improve the general management and oversight of banking supervision and regulation, enhance adherence to international standards and practices, and promote more prompt corrective actions on recommendations flowing from capacity development agencies.
AFW2/FAD Workshop on Climate Change Budgeting
January 23, 2023 - January 27, 2023 Praia, Cabo Verde
The workshop will expose participants to new developments on adapting existing public financial management (PFM) practices to support climate-sensitive policies. With the crosscutting nature of climate change and wider environmental concerns, green PFM can be both a key enabler of an integrated government strategy to combat climate change and a reference for unlocking climate change financing.
Hybrid High-Level Regional Workshop on Consolidated and Cross Border Supervision
November 20, 2023 - November 21, 2022 Abuja, Nigeria
Supervisors of the Committee of Banking Supervisors of West and Central Africa (CBSWCA) were supported with a high-level hybrid workshop on consolidated and cross borders supervision. AFW2 covered international experience with consolidated and cross border supervision, notably of banks that are part of financial conglomerates, and provided some tools to the supervisors in the CBSWCA to enable their cooperation and strengthen their approach to cross border and consolidated supervision.
Interregional hybrid workshop on the Coherent Approach to Assess Feasibility
November 6, 2023 - November 10, 2023 Arusha, Tanzania
The workshop provided participants with key considerations regarding the process and implications of assessing the feasibility of central bank digital currencies (CBDC) such as understanding of CBDC project management, the implications for monetary policy transmission, financial stability, the legal and regulatory considerations to support CBDC acceptance and adoption, risks to financial integrity, cybersecurity risk and the opportunities to enhance financial inclusion and digitalization.
AFW2/ATI training workshop on Climate Change and Macro Financial Policies
September 25, 2023 - September 29, 2023 Abuja, Nigeria
The workshop helped 40 officials from the six AFW2 member countries to understand the link between climate and macro and financial policies, and how the IMF-based tools can support their analysis. Countries requested for further training in fiscal and central banking issues, shortened workshops for Ministers and Central Bank Governors, and in-country training. Countries with ongoing Resilience Sustainability Trust (RST) negotiations noted the usefulness of the workshop to inform discussions.
Regional workshop on Stress Testing as a Supervisory Tool
August 28, 2023 - September 1, 2023 Praia, Cabo Verde
At this regional workshop, supervisors were trained on a hands-on development, analysis, and application of stress testing results. The mission presented “best practice” principles to provide some practical guidance to stress testers for different stages of the stress testing process. Key messages were that: (i) in-depth knowledge of the financial system is a pre-condition for effective stress tests; (ii) stress tests need to focus on tail-risks and be informed by market views; (iii) stress tests cannot predict the future and need to be used in conjunction with other assessment tools; (iv) communication of results needs to meet market expectations; and (iv) vulnerabilities of nonbank financial sector and interbank contagion can become important sources of imbalances in the financial system.
AFW2/AFE/AFS Workshop on Forecasting and Policy Analysis System
August 7, 2023 - August 11, 2023 Cabo Verde
The purpose of the workshop is to support the central banks of the three regions in strengthening their monetary policy formulation, develop the FPAS, understanding the interlinkage between monetary policy formulation and implementation.
Joint hybrid workshop on Foreign Exchange Policy and Operations
July 24, 2023 - July 28, 2023 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
In cooperation with IMF’s MCM, AFW2, AFE and AFS organized a joint hybrid workshop on FX Policy and Operations in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, during July 24-28, 2023. In total, 87 central bank officials attended the workshop, of which 54 in-person and 33 online, strengthening their capacity for FX policies, operations, and development of the FX market.
Regional workshop on Producer Price Index
May 22, 2023 - May 26, 2023 Accra, Ghana
The workshop trained 19 officials from the six member countries on methodological and compilation issues covering PPI conceptual and development issues; data sources for weights development and sample selection; and index coverage and compilations. As most countries are preparing for the next round of GDP rebase, the regional national accounts workshop focused on review and assessment of data sources and strengthening knowledge on using the SUT framework as an integral compilation framework.
Executive Forum for Heads of Financial Sector Supervision and Regulation
February 20, 2023 - February 21, 2023 Abuja, Nigeria
Under the auspices of AFW2, the six deputy governors responsible for the financial system stability at member central banks, including their directors and other senior-level regulatory and supervisory officials, converged in Abuja for an Executive Forum. The forum helped them to come up to speed with developments in the global financial landscape and to exchange ideas on measures to improve the quality of supervision in the sub region. In his keynote address, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria considered the forum a noble initiative and urged his fellow honorable governors and other distinguished participants to leave no stones unturned in dimensioning the issues for deliberations at the forum, with a view to coming up with actionable roadmaps for dealing with key risks to supervision and financial system stability in the sub-region. The forum was highly interactive and included policy updates from MCM experts, central bank presentations on AFW2’s success projects, and panel by banking supervision directors to deliberate on the work of AFW2 other achievements in the financial sector area and suggest future areas of capacity development. In particular, participants expressed interest in gaining access to the supervisory information on the banking groups supervised by Nigeria to enhance host country’s assessment of their financial condition on a consolidated basis. Several requests were made for more training on supervision of cybersecurity, fintech companies, financial risks in climate change and leveraging technology in banking supervision. Overall, the executives expressed gratitude to the IMF/AFW2 for contributing positively to capacity development in the region during the past 10 years.
Leveraging Technology to Improve Taxpayer Service and Compliance
February 6, 2023 - February 7, 2023 Zanzibar, Tanzania
The workshop is designed to give participants an opportunity to interact and share notes with colleagues in the region and beyond under the theme “leveraging Technology to Improve Taxpayer Service and Compliance”. It will further equip participants with key capabilities, knowledge and experiences of the latest technology that is available so that the administrations can improve taxpayer services and compliance. The workshop will also impart best practice and leadership skills in the customs and ICT environment.
AFW2 Workshop - Role of Early Warning System (EWS) and Prompt Corrective Action
January 23, 2023 - January 27, 2023 Praia, Cabo Verde
This regional workshop will provide a wider understanding of the appropriate supervisory measures to be taken when regulators determine that a bank’s financial trends or condition is less than satisfactory, including the use of target inspection and formal enforcement actions, to address identified deficiencies. Including building the supervisory capacity to effectively implement risk-based supervision and other supervisory processes.
2022
Regional Workshop on Cash Management
December 5, 2022 - December 9, 2022 Freetown, Sierra Leone
The workshop aims to reinforce the key fundamentals for improving the effectiveness of cash management. It will build capacity in the participating countries to plan, implement and sustain reforms to introduce more proactive cash management practices. This activity is aligned with the Assets and liability management RBM objectives and milestones of the AFW2 countries.
Regional Workshop on Management and Reporting of Fiscal Risks related to SOEs
November 28, 2022 - December 2, 2022 Accra, Ghana
The workshop will address the use of the IMF fiscal risks management toolkit, the reporting standards for financial and non-financial performance of SOEs, and country experiences in using the toolkit. Additionally, it will form the basis for more targeted technical assistance at the country level based on revealed tools and shared experiences.
Digital Money Seminar on Balancing Innovation and Regulation for a New Frontier
October 24, 2022 - October 28, 2022 Johannesburg, South Africa
The objective of the seminar is to explore the potential implications for the adoption of digital money, and providing a framework for overseeing, and supervising digital money. It provides a forum for inter and intra-regional exchange on key issues and concepts, guided by legal, policy and technical experts conversant with international best practices and standards.
AFW2 Regional Workshop on Supply and Use Tables
October 10, 2022 - October 14, 2022 Praia, Cabo Verde
The workshop will focus on the compilation of SUTs to promote best practices and international standards for the SUT compilation and to strengthen the participants’ knowledge of SUT concepts and methods.
Regional Workshop on Liquidity Monitoring and Forecasting
July 5, 2022 - July 7, 2022 Virtual
AFW2/ATI Regional Training on " Financial Programming and Policies (FPP)"
November 28, 2022 - December 9, 2022 Accra, Ghana
Modernization of Monetary Policy Operational Frameworks and Financial Market Dev
November 14, 2022 - November 18, 2022 Virtual
AFW2/AFS Joint Regional Webinar on IFRS 17
October 24, 2022 - November 4, 2022 Johannesburg, South Africa
The training program aims to enhance a wider understanding of IFRS 17 implementation processes, increase the level of preparedness and assist in the development of adequate processes to accommodate the transition. Moreover, the training will equip supervisors in holding meaningful discussions with the insurance sector to assess readiness and issue any circular letter to insurers informing them of the requirements to implement the IFRS 17 under specific implementation plans.
AFW2/WAIFEM Regional Workshop on "Credit Risk Analysis and Provisioning"
September 19, 2022 - September 23, 2022 Banjul, The Gambia
The purpose of the workshop is to provide a wider understanding of the relationship between credit risk and provisioning for credit losses under the IFRS 9 and prudential reporting standards.
Webinar: ‘’Tackling Gender Based Violence (Economic Consequences and Solutions)
February 3, 2022 - February 3, 2022 Online
2021
AFRITAC West 2-MCM Regional webinar on Strengthening Cybersecurity & Resilience
September 8, 2021 - September 9, 2021 ( 05:30 AM - 11:30 AM ) Accra, Ghana
AFW2 Virtual Regional Workshop on Gender Budgeting
April 5, 2021 - April 9, 2021 Accra, Ghana
AFRITAC West 2-MCM Workshop on Fintech
April 6, 2021 - April 8, 2021 ( 08:30 AM - 10:30 AM ) Accra, Ghana
2020
Regional Peer Learning Virtual Workshop: Public Investment Management
November 2, 2020 - November 6, 2020 Virtual Workshop
AFW2, AFE and AFS will hold a joint regional peer learning workshop 2/11/20 to 6/11/20. The theme of the workshop is “Lesson learning from regional Public Investment Management units”. The workshop which will bring together 25 regional countries targets heads of PIM Units or their deputies. It will provide a platform for participants to learn from each and to recalibrate their reform plans with lessons learnt. It will further create a collegial of PIM practitioners across the continent.
2019
Regional Workshop on Strengthening Fiscal and Financial Reporting
December 2, 2019 - December 6, 2019 Serrekunda, The Gambia
AFRITAC WEST 2 (AFW2) will host a regional workshop on cash management, with a focus on building capacity in accounting and financial reporting.
Regional Workshop on System of National Accounts 2008 (2008 SNA)
October 28, 2019 - November 8, 2019 Accra, Ghana
Staff of statistical institutions will be invited to discuss and reach agreement on the implementation of key international best practices and standards in order to improve consistency in the compilation of national accounts statistics within the region.
AFRITAC West 2 National Workshop on Basel Core Principles' Self Assessment
September 16, 2019 - September 20, 2019 Abuja, Nigeria
AFW, AFW2 and WCO Regional Workshop on ECOWAS Customs Integrity Framework
March 24, 2019 - March 28, 2019 Accra, Ghana
Regional Workshop on Cross-Border Supervision
November 18, 2019 - November 22, 2019 Abuja, Nigeria
Joint Seminar on Revenue Administration Governance
September 23, 2019 - September 25, 2019 Cape Town, South Africa
The seminar will be held to discuss key governance emerging issues and challenges facing revenue administrations of member countries. Additionally, representatives of the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF), the Commonwealth Association of Tax Administrators (CATA), and Collaborative Africa Budget Reform Initiative (CABRI) will share their experiences working with revenue administrations.
Regional Workshop on Monetary Policy Communication for Central Banks
September 2, 2019 - September 6, 2019 Accra, Ghana
AFW2 Workshop on Reional Integration
January 28, 2019 - February 1, 2019 Accra, Ghana
A one-week course to broaden understanding of various aspects of economic and monetary integration. Participants will make assessments using case studies involving country data, and deliver conclusions in short presentations.
2018
AFW2 Workshop on Stress Testing of the Banking System
December 3, 2018 - December 14, 2018 Praia, Cabo Verde
Joint Workshop on Advanced Foreign Exchange Spot and Swap Market Dealing
June 25, 2018 - June 29, 2018 Johannesburg, South Africa
AFRITAC West 2 Workshop on Credit Risk
April 23, 2018 - April 27, 2018 Abuja, Nigeria
AFRITAC West 2 Workshop on Cash Management
April 9, 2018 - April 13, 2018 Accra, Ghana
Workshop on ISORA and Managing Performance in Tax Administrations
February 26, 2018 - March 2, 2018 Johannesburg, South Africa
Professional Attachment on Functions of Monetary Policy Committee at CBN
July 16, 2018 - July 24, 2018 Abuja, Nigeria
This Professional Attachment is to give experts from the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) first-hand experience on Monetary Policy from the Central Bank of Nigeria, given that Nigeria has the most developed central bank in the region with a long-established Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).
Regional Workshop on Risk Management
June 4, 2018 - June 8, 2018 Praia, Cabo Verde
The workshop will specifically focus on building the capacity of officers to implement best practice standards in accordance with the requirements of the World Customs Organization (WCO)’s Risk Management Compendium and the Revised Kyoto Convention. It will also include interactive discussions covering international best practice, regional initiatives and country experiences.
Regional Workshop on Money Markets and Forex Markets Instruments
April 23, 2018 - April 27, 2018 Accra, Ghana
AFRITAC West 2 Workshop on Governance and Strategy
March 19, 2018 - March 22, 2018 Accra, Ghana
This workshop is to enhance the management and oversight of banking supervision, enhance adherence to international standards, and promote more prompt action on recommendations flowing from the Fund’s TA
Regional Workshop on Compliance with CPSS-IOSCO Principles
January 22, 2018 - January 25, 2018 Banjul, The Gambia
2017
Regional Workshop on Macroprudential Framework for Regulation and Supervision
December 11, 2017 - December 15, 2017 Praia, Cabo Verde
Regional Workshop on Business Registers, Sampling and Estimation
October 29, 2017 - November 3, 2017 Praia, Cabo Verde
Regional Workshop on Risk-Based Internal Auditing
September 18, 2017 - September 22, 2017 Monrovia, Liberia
Regional Workshop on Fiscal Risk Management, SOEs and Private-Public Partnership
September 4, 2017 - September 8, 2017 Accra, Ghana
Regional Workshop on Stakeholder Engagement for Customs
September 4, 2017 - September 8, 2017 Praia, Cabo Verde
The workshop will focus on building the capacity of the participating customs administrations to identify and engage with their key stakeholders. The program will include interactive discussions covering international best practice, regional initiatives and country experiences. Discussion sessions will encourage peer learning and sharing of experiences.
AFW2 Workshop on Compliance with CPMI-IOSCO Principles
July 31, 2017 - August 3, 2017 Abuja, Nigeria
Customs Regional Workshop on Integrity
December 4, 2017 - December 8, 2017 Banjul, The Gambia
Worshop on Monetary Policy Communication
September 25, 2017 - September 29, 2017 Accra, Ghana
Tools for Successful Revenue Reforms
September 11, 2017 - September 15, 2017 Accra Ghana
FX Market Dealing Simulation for Central Banks
September 4, 2017 - September 8, 2017 Johannesburg, South Africa
Strengthening Fiscal and Financial Reporting
August 7, 2017 - August 11, 2017 Banjul, The Gambia
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2024
Regional Workshop on the effective use of ISORA Data
November 4, 2024 - November 8, 2024 Abidjan, Cote d Ivoire
This workshop aims to enhance participants’ understanding of the International Survey on Revenue Administration (ISORA) tool and equip them with the skills necessary to leverage ISORA data in revenue administrations. Both theoretical insights and practical applications of ISORA data will be covered, allowing attendees to gain a comprehensive understanding of its potential. The training session will include expert presentations, group discussions, and hands-on activities designed to promote collaborative learning and skill development.
Regional Workshop on FPAS and Communication on Monetary Policy
October 21, 2024 - October 25, 2024 Accra, Ghana
The workshop is designed for mid to senior-level officials from central banks in member countries who are involved in monetary policy analysis, forecasting, and communication. The aim is to support regional central banks in strengthening their monetary policy formulation, developing the forecasting and policy analysis system, improving communication on monetary policy, facilitating peer-to-peer sharing of experiences, and providing technical assistance to enhance the capacity of participating officials.
Regional Workshop on Intelligence
October 21, 2024 - October 25, 2024 Banjul, The Gambia
This one-week workshop will focus on building the capacity of officers to implement good practice standards on the collection, collation, and analysis of data with a view to preparing intelligence packages. The workshop will include a mix of input sessions and practical exercises designed to share good practice standards with delegates.
Regional Workshop on Enhancing Gender Responsive Budgeting
October 14, 2024 - October 18, 2024 Accra, Ghana.
The workshop will provide an opportunity for the member countries to reflect on the adoption of the Gender budgeting practices in selected key sectors, identify success stories as well as challenges and exchange knowledge with peers and IMF experts on measures to undertake gender responsive budgeting in a constructive and sustainable manner. This is a follow up of the regional virtual seminar on Gender Budgeting conducted in April 2021.
AFW2/AFE Regional Workshop on Fintech
October 7, 2024 - October 11, 2024 Salaam, Tanzania
The workshop will focus on the regulation and supervision of technology driven innovation in financial services. A broad array of fintech developments will be covered through dedicated lectures, workshops, and informal discussion time including approaches to regulating and supervising fintech, digitalization of banking (e-money, banking as a service, open banking/open finance), artificial intelligence, and big tech. The focus will also be on the regulation and supervision of crypto assets, including how to implement global standards and recommendations and how to license and supervise participants in crypto markets.
Regional Workshop on Cybersecurity Regulation and Supervision
July 8, 2024 - July 17, 2024 Mauritius
To assist the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) and Bank of Sierra Leone (BSL) develop capacity to improve and implement prudential regulations on cybersecurity and undertake effective prudential assessments of cybersecurity risk in supervised banks, three mid-level supervisors from each of the two countries (total of 6 supervisors from AFW2) will be attached to an AFRITAC South (AFS) in-person training on effective cybersecurity risk regulation and off/on-site supervision of cybersecurity in Mauritius.
AFRITAC West 2 10th Anniversary Celebration and 11th Steering Committee meeting
June 18, 2024 - June 18, 2024 Praia, Cabo Verde
AFRITAC West 2’s ten years of building macroeconomic capacity in Anglophone West Africa & Cabo Verde, and feature presentations on country success stories across our workstreams. Panels will consist of senior representatives of member countries, partners, and the IMF, promoting rich discussion of CD results and lessons in the region. In addition, we will be pleased to introduce and award the winners of the AFW2 Young Economists Research Contest.
The SC deliberations that will follow the anniversary features will focus on the execution of the center’s work program in FY 2024 and the proposed workplan and budget for FY 2025, as well as priorities and strategies for the upcoming Phase III. Detailed background information will be shared ahead of the meeting. The draft agenda and a logistical note are attached.
High-level Forum on Unlocking IMF’s Central Bank Transparency Code (CBT)
April 22, 2024 - April 24, 2024 Accra, Ghana
The forum elaborated on the CBT’s five-pillar framework consisting of transparency principles on central bank (i) governance, (ii) policies, (iii) operations, (iv) outcome of those policies and operations, and (v) official relations with government and other agencies. It also provided a platform to exchange country experiences on CBT, the challenges facing the authorities, and the strategies to improve transparency practices across all key aspects of central banking.
Interregional workshop on Observance of CPSS-IOSCO PFMI and Cyber Resilience
January 29, 2024 - February 2, 2024 Accra, Ghana
The workshop supported the central banks of the region in strengthening their oversight and risk management framework for FMIs through detailed elaboration on CPSS-IOSCO PFMI, disclosure framework and assessment methodology, and Guidance note on cyber security and resilience for FMIs. It also provided a forum to exchange country experiences on observance with the PFMI, the challenges facing the authorities, and the strategies to improve observance with PFMI and cybersecurity resilience of FMI.
2023
Regional Workshop on Budget Execution Reforms
December 4, 2023 - December 8, 2023 Accra, Ghana
The workshop welcomed 21 officials from Cabo Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone, to a regional workshop focused on improving fiscal and financial reporting. Participants discussed the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) framework requirements and their respective governments' fiscal reporting status. Common and specific issues in accounting for fixed assets, revenue, and expenditure arrears were discussed, highlighting the need for improved practices, such as establishing a Fixed Asset Register and improving audit qualifications, and the issue of revenue being accounted for only on a cash basis and the lack of comprehensive reporting of expenditure arrears were also highlighted. Country road maps presented during the workshop suggest that implementing IPSAS accruals would take approximately ten years to complete. While this is not uncommon in terms of international practice, efforts and measures are required to ensure that momentum is maintained. This may include a reform to the Public Financial Management legal framework and sustained capacity building initiatives.
Hybrid High-Level Regional Workshop on Consolidated and Cross Border Supervision
November 20, 2023 - November 21, 2022 Abuja, Nigeria
Supervisors of the Committee of Banking Supervisors of West and Central Africa (CBSWCA) were supported with a high-level hybrid workshop on consolidated and cross borders supervision. AFW2 covered international experience with consolidated and cross border supervision, notably of banks that are part of financial conglomerates, and provided some tools to the supervisors in the CBSWCA to enable their cooperation and strengthen their approach to cross border and consolidated supervision.
Regional workshop on National Accounts
November 13, 2023 - November 17, 2023 Accra, Ghana
AFW2 conducted a regional workshop to promote best practices and international standards for GDP rebasing, and to strengthen participants’ knowledge on using the Supply and Use Tables (SUT) framework as an integral compilation framework. The regional GDP rebasing workshop was attended by both experienced and new national accounts compilers, which gave everyone an opportunity to share experiences across countries.
Interregional hybrid workshop on the Coherent Approach to Assess Feasibility
November 6, 2023 - November 10, 2023 Arusha, Tanzania
The workshop provided participants with key considerations regarding the process and implications of assessing the feasibility of central bank digital currencies (CBDC) such as understanding of CBDC project management, the implications for monetary policy transmission, financial stability, the legal and regulatory considerations to support CBDC acceptance and adoption, risks to financial integrity, cybersecurity risk and the opportunities to enhance financial inclusion and digitalization.
Interregional virtual workshop on Emergency Liquidity Assistance-ELA
October 18, 2023 - October 20, 2023 Virtual
The purpose of the workshop was to support the participating central banks in strengthening their ELA frameworks to safeguard the financial stability, allow peer-to-peer sharing of country experiences, and provide technical assistance (TA) to strengthen the capacity of participating officials.
AFW2/ATI training workshop on Climate Change and Macro Financial Policies
September 25, 2023 - September 29, 2023 Abuja, Nigeria
The workshop helped 40 officials from the six AFW2 member countries to understand the link between climate and macro and financial policies, and how the IMF-based tools can support their analysis. Countries requested for further training in fiscal and central banking issues, shortened workshops for Ministers and Central Bank Governors, and in-country training. Countries with ongoing Resilience Sustainability Trust (RST) negotiations noted the usefulness of the workshop to inform discussions.
Interregional Webinar on Revised Basel Core Principles for Effective Supervision
September 13, 2023 - September 13, 2023 Virtual
AFW2, in collaboration with the IMF Monetary and Capital Markets Department and four other IMF Regional Technical Assistance Centers (AFE, AFS, AFW and METAC), conducted a webinar on the revised Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision to chiefly explain the proposed changes, engage with member countries to raise awareness about the consultation period, and encourage their feedback.
Regional workshop on Stress Testing as a Supervisory Tool
August 28, 2023 - September 1, 2023 Praia, Cabo Verde
At this regional workshop, supervisors were trained on a hands-on development, analysis, and application of stress testing results. The mission presented “best practice” principles to provide some practical guidance to stress testers for different stages of the stress testing process. Key messages were that: (i) in-depth knowledge of the financial system is a pre-condition for effective stress tests; (ii) stress tests need to focus on tail-risks and be informed by market views; (iii) stress tests cannot predict the future and need to be used in conjunction with other assessment tools; (iv) communication of results needs to meet market expectations; and (iv) vulnerabilities of nonbank financial sector and interbank contagion can become important sources of imbalances in the financial system.
Workshop on Institutional Survey on Revenue Administration (ISORA)
August 14, 2023 - August 17, 2023 Mauritius
AFW2 co-organized a regional ISORA workshop with FAD-HQ for all RCDCs in Africa was conducted in Mauritius All national coordinators of ISORA from AFW2 member countries participated, with officials from Ghana participating both in-person and virtually.
AFW2/AFE/AFS Workshop on Forecasting and Policy Analysis System
August 7, 2023 - August 11, 2023 Cabo Verde
The purpose of the workshop is to support the central banks of the three regions in strengthening their monetary policy formulation, develop the FPAS, understanding the interlinkage between monetary policy formulation and implementation.
Regional Workshop on IFRS 17 for Supervisors of Insurance Companies
July 31, 2023 - August 8, 2023 Abuja, Nigeria
AFW2’s first CD in insurance supervision focused on improving regional implementation of IFRS 17 and establishing a baseline understanding of compliance with insurance core principles in the region. Participants from each of the 6-member countries shared their current supervisory practices, challenges, and areas of CD support, and fully participated in the interactive sessions. During the workshop, each country was assisted to develop relevant milestones to improve IFRS 17 project plan (Ghana and Nigeria), or a comprehensive integrated project plan, including legal framework, risk-based capital, and milestones (Cabo Verde, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and The Gambia). Areas for future CD support were identified and discussed with participants.
Joint hybrid workshop on Foreign Exchange Policy and Operations
July 24, 2023 - July 28, 2023 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
In cooperation with IMF’s MCM, AFW2, AFE and AFS organized a joint hybrid workshop on FX Policy and Operations in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, during July 24-28, 2023. In total, 87 central bank officials attended the workshop, of which 54 in-person and 33 online, strengthening their capacity for FX policies, operations, and development of the FX market.
AFW2/WAIFEM Workshop on Improving Risk-Based Supervision for NBFIs
July 3, 2023 - July 7, 2023 Accra, Ghana
Non-bank Financial Institutions (NBFIs) supervisors in the region were further engaged in an intensive training on proportional RBS for smaller banks. Jointly conducted with WAIFEM, the workshop hosted 21 senior supervisors from the 6 member countries and the West African Monetary Institute (WAMI), delivered presentations on portfolio tracking practices, challenges, and outlook, and shared their experiences. Participants expressed gratitude for the opportunity to enhance their knowledge in international and regional best practices for regulation of NBFIs
Regional workshop on Producer Price Index
May 22, 2023 - May 26, 2023 Accra, Ghana
The workshop trained 19 officials from the six member countries on methodological and compilation issues covering PPI conceptual and development issues; data sources for weights development and sample selection; and index coverage and compilations. As most countries are preparing for the next round of GDP rebase, the regional national accounts workshop focused on review and assessment of data sources and strengthening knowledge on using the SUT framework as an integral compilation framework.
AFW2/AFS/AFE/SARB Workshop on Repo Market Development
April 11, 2023 - April 14, 2023 Johannesburg, South Africa
The purpose of the workshop is to support the central banks from all three regions in developing their repo markets, allow peer-to-peer sharing of country experiences in order to identify gaps and any solutions which should be the focus in individual country development initiatives and to provide technical assistance to strengthen the capacity of participating officials.
Executive Forum for Heads of Financial Sector Supervision and Regulation
February 20, 2023 - February 21, 2023 Abuja, Nigeria
Under the auspices of AFW2, the six deputy governors responsible for the financial system stability at member central banks, including their directors and other senior-level regulatory and supervisory officials, converged in Abuja for an Executive Forum. The forum helped them to come up to speed with developments in the global financial landscape and to exchange ideas on measures to improve the quality of supervision in the sub region. In his keynote address, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria considered the forum a noble initiative and urged his fellow honorable governors and other distinguished participants to leave no stones unturned in dimensioning the issues for deliberations at the forum, with a view to coming up with actionable roadmaps for dealing with key risks to supervision and financial system stability in the sub-region. The forum was highly interactive and included policy updates from MCM experts, central bank presentations on AFW2’s success projects, and panel by banking supervision directors to deliberate on the work of AFW2 other achievements in the financial sector area and suggest future areas of capacity development. In particular, participants expressed interest in gaining access to the supervisory information on the banking groups supervised by Nigeria to enhance host country’s assessment of their financial condition on a consolidated basis. Several requests were made for more training on supervision of cybersecurity, fintech companies, financial risks in climate change and leveraging technology in banking supervision. Overall, the executives expressed gratitude to the IMF/AFW2 for contributing positively to capacity development in the region during the past 10 years.
AFW2 Regional Workshop on Monetary Policy Transmission
February 20, 2023 - February 24, 2023 Accra, Ghana
The workshop aims to assist AFW2 member countries to further deepen their knowledge on monetary policy transmission. The objective of the workshop is to explore the inter-linkage between monetary policy formulation and monetary policy implementation as well as the need for functional financial markets and sound macroeconomic policies as supporting factors for effective monetary policy transmission. The workshop will also provide a practical demonstration of new tools on liquidity forecasting as well as foreign exchange intervention recently developed by the IMF’s MCM Department.
Leveraging Technology to Improve Taxpayer Service and Compliance
February 6, 2023 - February 7, 2023 Zanzibar, Tanzania
The workshop is designed to give participants an opportunity to interact and share notes with colleagues in the region and beyond under the theme “leveraging Technology to Improve Taxpayer Service and Compliance”. It will further equip participants with key capabilities, knowledge and experiences of the latest technology that is available so that the administrations can improve taxpayer services and compliance. The workshop will also impart best practice and leadership skills in the customs and ICT environment.
High-Level Regional Workshop on Managing Risk-Based Supervision and Regulation
January 30, 2023 - February 2, 2023 Accra, Ghana
The forum aims to improve the general management and oversight of banking supervision and regulation, enhance adherence to international standards and practices, and promote more prompt corrective actions on recommendations flowing from capacity development agencies.
AFW2 Workshop - Role of Early Warning System (EWS) and Prompt Corrective Action
January 23, 2023 - January 27, 2023 Praia, Cabo Verde
This regional workshop will provide a wider understanding of the appropriate supervisory measures to be taken when regulators determine that a bank’s financial trends or condition is less than satisfactory, including the use of target inspection and formal enforcement actions, to address identified deficiencies. Including building the supervisory capacity to effectively implement risk-based supervision and other supervisory processes.
AFW2/FAD Workshop on Climate Change Budgeting
January 23, 2023 - January 27, 2023 Praia, Cabo Verde
The workshop will expose participants to new developments on adapting existing public financial management (PFM) practices to support climate-sensitive policies. With the crosscutting nature of climate change and wider environmental concerns, green PFM can be both a key enabler of an integrated government strategy to combat climate change and a reference for unlocking climate change financing.
2022
Regional Workshop on Cash Management
December 5, 2022 - December 9, 2022 Freetown, Sierra Leone
The workshop aims to reinforce the key fundamentals for improving the effectiveness of cash management. It will build capacity in the participating countries to plan, implement and sustain reforms to introduce more proactive cash management practices. This activity is aligned with the Assets and liability management RBM objectives and milestones of the AFW2 countries.
AFW2/ATI Regional Training on " Financial Programming and Policies (FPP)"
November 28, 2022 - December 9, 2022 Accra, Ghana
This two-week training explains how to diagnose macroeconomic imbalances and correct them through a coordinated set of adjustment policies. It covers the principal features of the four main macroeconomic sectors (real, fiscal, external, and monetary) and their interlinkages, highlighting both accounting and behavioral relationships and using data from a country case study. Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to: (i) Analyze economic and financial developments of a country in the region using historical data and a hands-on, Excel-based framework; (ii) Create consistent one-year macroeconomic projections on the assumption that policies do not change; (iii) Identify economic vulnerabilities and risks in a baseline scenario and policy measures to address them; (iv) Prepare an adjustment scenario that reflects the policy measures and their macroeconomic impact; and (v) Identify further policy goals and measures beyond the one-year horizon that will be incorporated into a medium-term framework.Regional Workshop on Management and Reporting of Fiscal Risks related to SOEs
November 28, 2022 - December 2, 2022 Accra, Ghana
The workshop will address the use of the IMF fiscal risks management toolkit, the reporting standards for financial and non-financial performance of SOEs, and country experiences in using the toolkit. Additionally, it will form the basis for more targeted technical assistance at the country level based on revealed tools and shared experiences.
Modernization of Monetary Policy Operational Frameworks and Financial Market Dev
November 14, 2022 - November 18, 2022 Virtual
To interrogate the inter-linkage between monetary policy frameworks and financial markets as well as the need for functional financial markets as a pre-requisite for effective monetary policy implementation.Digital Money Seminar on Balancing Innovation and Regulation for a New Frontier
October 24, 2022 - October 28, 2022 Johannesburg, South Africa
The objective of the seminar is to explore the potential implications for the adoption of digital money, and providing a framework for overseeing, and supervising digital money. It provides a forum for inter and intra-regional exchange on key issues and concepts, guided by legal, policy and technical experts conversant with international best practices and standards.
AFW2/AFS Joint Regional Webinar on IFRS 17
October 24, 2022 - November 4, 2022 Johannesburg, South Africa
The training program aims to enhance a wider understanding of IFRS 17 implementation processes, increase the level of preparedness and assist in the development of adequate processes to accommodate the transition. Moreover, the training will equip supervisors in holding meaningful discussions with the insurance sector to assess readiness and issue any circular letter to insurers informing them of the requirements to implement the IFRS 17 under specific implementation plans.
AFW2 Regional Workshop on Supply and Use Tables
October 10, 2022 - October 14, 2022 Praia, Cabo Verde
The workshop will focus on the compilation of SUTs to promote best practices and international standards for the SUT compilation and to strengthen the participants’ knowledge of SUT concepts and methods.
AFW2/WAIFEM Regional Workshop on "Credit Risk Analysis and Provisioning"
September 19, 2022 - September 23, 2022 Banjul, The Gambia
The purpose of the workshop is to provide a wider understanding of the relationship between credit risk and provisioning for credit losses under the IFRS 9 and prudential reporting standards.
Regional Workshop on Liquidity Monitoring and Forecasting
July 5, 2022 - July 7, 2022 Virtual
The key objective of the workshop is to introduce the IMF’s new advanced liquidity forecasting framework based on high-quality open-source codes, which uses the most recent statistics methods to accurately forecast the three main autonomous liquidity factors separately and the net liquidity position. The new tool is easy to use for central banks and it provides automatic reporting and data visualization for daily operations. The IMF experts will also elaborate on main concepts and processes related to liquidity management and forecasting, including an overview of recent liquidity management challenges due to COVID-19 pandemic.Webinar: ‘’Tackling Gender Based Violence (Economic Consequences and Solutions)
February 3, 2022 - February 3, 2022 Online
It is our pleasure to announce an upcoming webinar on ‘’Tackling Gender Based Violence (Economic Consequences and Solutions)’’ organized jointly by the IMF and UN Women. Register here: https://www.cvent.com/surveys/Questions/IDConfirm.aspx?r=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000&s=113f4140-bb3f-4e8e-af46-1d01f7c7158c
2021
AFRITAC West 2-MCM Regional webinar on Strengthening Cybersecurity & Resilience
September 8, 2021 - September 9, 2021 ( 05:30 AM - 11:30 AM ) Accra, Ghana
The MCM cyber team will present on BIS Guidance on cyber resilience for FMIs, end-point security for wholesale payment systems, tools and techniques to assess cybersecurity risk for FMIs, cross-border payments and implications for cybersecurity, including case studies on lessons learned on FMI cybersecurity and resilience. Also, three selected central banks from the region are expected to make presentations on their approach and issues on FMI cybersecurity and resilience.AFRITAC West 2-MCM Workshop on Fintech
April 6, 2021 - April 8, 2021 ( 08:30 AM - 10:30 AM ) Accra, Ghana
Fintech continues to flourish in the West African sub-region given the invention of mobile money, and multiple ventures and companies that are readily available to offer a wide range of financial services. A key driver of this expansive growth is the enormous proportion of unbanked and underbanked individuals in the region and the quest to improve financial inclusion. In addition, individuals may see business opportunities in cryptocurrencies, which offers profits, secure transactions and third-party redundancy. The fintech workshop aims to highlight the trade-offs between potential benefits attributable to fintech technologies and the added risks and vulnerabilities that should be addressed to support inclusive economic growth.AFW2 Virtual Regional Workshop on Gender Budgeting
April 5, 2021 - April 9, 2021 Accra, Ghana
The workshop will expose participants to the integration of gender budgeting with the annual and medium-term budgeting including the development of the fiscal strategy, budget preparation, budget execution, monitoring and reporting; and oversight. Participants will be introduced to gender specific budgeting tools and practices that complement the regular public finance management processes.
2020
Regional Peer Learning Virtual Workshop: Public Investment Management
November 2, 2020 - November 6, 2020 Virtual Workshop
AFW2, AFE and AFS will hold a joint regional peer learning workshop 2/11/20 to 6/11/20. The theme of the workshop is “Lesson learning from regional Public Investment Management units”. The workshop which will bring together 25 regional countries targets heads of PIM Units or their deputies. It will provide a platform for participants to learn from each and to recalibrate their reform plans with lessons learnt. It will further create a collegial of PIM practitioners across the continent.
2019
Regional Workshop on Strengthening Fiscal and Financial Reporting
December 2, 2019 - December 6, 2019 Serrekunda, The Gambia
AFRITAC WEST 2 (AFW2) will host a regional workshop on cash management, with a focus on building capacity in accounting and financial reporting.
Regional Workshop on Cross-Border Supervision
November 18, 2019 - November 22, 2019 Abuja, Nigeria
AFRITAC West 2 (AFW2) is hosting examiners from within the Banking Supervision Department to discuss key challenges to effective cross-border supervision and explore best practices.Regional Workshop on System of National Accounts 2008 (2008 SNA)
October 28, 2019 - November 8, 2019 Accra, Ghana
Staff of statistical institutions will be invited to discuss and reach agreement on the implementation of key international best practices and standards in order to improve consistency in the compilation of national accounts statistics within the region.
Joint Seminar on Revenue Administration Governance
September 23, 2019 - September 25, 2019 Cape Town, South Africa
The seminar will be held to discuss key governance emerging issues and challenges facing revenue administrations of member countries. Additionally, representatives of the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF), the Commonwealth Association of Tax Administrators (CATA), and Collaborative Africa Budget Reform Initiative (CABRI) will share their experiences working with revenue administrations.
AFRITAC West 2 National Workshop on Basel Core Principles' Self Assessment
September 16, 2019 - September 20, 2019 Abuja, Nigeria
Regional Workshop on Monetary Policy Communication for Central Banks
September 2, 2019 - September 6, 2019 Accra, Ghana
A regional workshop on Monetary Policy Communication for officials of member countries’ central banks. Participants will be trained on preparing internal and/or external monetary policy reports, monetary policy committee (MPC) press releases, including inputs to the analysis, forecasts, and communications to staff and decision makers to support transparency and effective communication.AFW, AFW2 and WCO Regional Workshop on ECOWAS Customs Integrity Framework
March 24, 2019 - March 28, 2019 Accra, Ghana
A regional seminar in Accra, Ghana, to discuss the development of a customs integrity framework.AFW2 Workshop on Reional Integration
January 28, 2019 - February 1, 2019 Accra, Ghana
A one-week course to broaden understanding of various aspects of economic and monetary integration. Participants will make assessments using case studies involving country data, and deliver conclusions in short presentations.
2018
AFW2 Workshop on Stress Testing of the Banking System
December 3, 2018 - December 14, 2018 Praia, Cabo Verde
A working group of examiners from within the Banking Supervision Departments of Central Banks in AFW2 Member Countries and Guinea will be trained on conducting regular stress tests of the banks’ balance sheets.Professional Attachment on Functions of Monetary Policy Committee at CBN
July 16, 2018 - July 24, 2018 Abuja, Nigeria
This Professional Attachment is to give experts from the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) first-hand experience on Monetary Policy from the Central Bank of Nigeria, given that Nigeria has the most developed central bank in the region with a long-established Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).
Joint Workshop on Advanced Foreign Exchange Spot and Swap Market Dealing
June 25, 2018 - June 29, 2018 Johannesburg, South Africa
This is a joint workshop for Eastern, Southern and Western Africa Central Bank officials that will provide close to real-life simulations of trade in a foreign exchange market environment and will be tailored to central banks and deals extensively with market conventions, role of central banks in the foreign exchange markets, and forward and swap transactions.Regional Workshop on Risk Management
June 4, 2018 - June 8, 2018 Praia, Cabo Verde
The workshop will specifically focus on building the capacity of officers to implement best practice standards in accordance with the requirements of the World Customs Organization (WCO)’s Risk Management Compendium and the Revised Kyoto Convention. It will also include interactive discussions covering international best practice, regional initiatives and country experiences.
AFRITAC West 2 Workshop on Credit Risk
April 23, 2018 - April 27, 2018 Abuja, Nigeria
The workshop will give the opportunity to member countries to fully understand the oversight of credit risks, and to have the opportunity to discuss with their peers some of the challenges and successes they face in the supervision of such risks.Regional Workshop on Money Markets and Forex Markets Instruments
April 23, 2018 - April 27, 2018 Accra, Ghana
This workshop targeted at central bank staff in AFW2 member countries is aimed at deepening the knowledge of the region’s central banks in the money markets and its instruments as well as FX markets and its instruments. It will also provide support for the interested participants in the preparations for the ACI Dealing Certificate.AFRITAC West 2 Workshop on Cash Management
April 9, 2018 - April 13, 2018 Accra, Ghana
The workshop is to reinforce the key fundamentals for effective cash management. This will be achieved through a mix of facilitation methods, including expert presentations on international best practices, sharing country experiences/peer learning via country presentations, and group discussions.AFRITAC West 2 Workshop on Governance and Strategy
March 19, 2018 - March 22, 2018 Accra, Ghana
This workshop is to enhance the management and oversight of banking supervision, enhance adherence to international standards, and promote more prompt action on recommendations flowing from the Fund’s TA
Workshop on ISORA and Managing Performance in Tax Administrations
February 26, 2018 - March 2, 2018 Johannesburg, South Africa
The seminar will focus on the role of the (International Survey on Revenue Administration) ISORA in enhancing the effectiveness of performance measurement through enabling revenue administration management to have relevant information for control and decision making.Regional Workshop on Compliance with CPSS-IOSCO Principles
January 22, 2018 - January 25, 2018 Banjul, The Gambia
This intensive workshop will provide senior central bank officials involved in payment and settlement systems oversight and operations with a forum to exchange ideas on compliance with CPSS-IOSCO Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures (April 2012), the challenges facing the authorities and the strategies to achieve compliance. They will also discuss the principles, disclosure and assessment methodology with experts in payments system infrastructures. It will also address new developments in international standard setting, such as cyber resiliency and advance of FinTech. The core of the workshop will comprise a series of case studies in which the participants can assess the principles.
2017
Regional Workshop on Macroprudential Framework for Regulation and Supervision
December 11, 2017 - December 15, 2017 Praia, Cabo Verde
The workshop will discuss incorporating a macro-prudential approach to financial sector supervision.Customs Regional Workshop on Integrity
December 4, 2017 - December 8, 2017 Banjul, The Gambia
The seminar will look at: (i) identifying concerns relating to integrity including vulnerabilities; (ii) key elements and international good practice in developing effective integrity strategies; (iii) member country experiences including a review of the status and effective implementation of Codes of Conduct and integrity strategies; (iv) World Customs Organization (WCO) and regional initiatives; and (v) methods of reducing or removing opportunities for corruption.Regional Workshop on Business Registers, Sampling and Estimation
October 29, 2017 - November 3, 2017 Praia, Cabo Verde
The workshop will focus on the elements that underpin a high quality and well maintained business register from which sample surveys are drawn. It will also focus on sampling and estimation procedures in order to produce high quality results.Worshop on Monetary Policy Communication
September 25, 2017 - September 29, 2017 Accra, Ghana
The workshop is designed for staff involved in preparing internal and/or external monetary policy reports, MPC press releases including inputs to the analysis, forecasts, and communications to staff and decision makers. Communication helps educate central bank stakeholders on the objectives, and intermediate and operational targets of monetary policy; the instruments used to achieve them; and the role of central bank independence in a modern economic and financial system.Regional Workshop on Risk-Based Internal Auditing
September 18, 2017 - September 22, 2017 Monrovia, Liberia
The main objectives of the workshop are to acquaint participants with modern trends in internal auditing that enable adoption of a risk-based approach, share experiences across the AFW2 region in techniques and tools adopted in internal auditing, and identify necessary actions to be taken in each AFW2 member country to transition towards the adoption of the risk-based framework of internal auditing.Tools for Successful Revenue Reforms
September 11, 2017 - September 15, 2017 Accra Ghana
The workshop will examine the revenue reform strategy management cycle from planning, implementation and monitoring, and review how management tools like project management, performance management, and change management assist in successfully implementing and monitoring reform programs.Regional Workshop on Fiscal Risk Management, SOEs and Private-Public Partnership
September 4, 2017 - September 8, 2017 Accra, Ghana
The workshop will cover the identification, monitoring, and disclosure of fiscal risks arising from SOEs and PPPs. It will share relevant international and regional examples of approaches to addressing these issues, invite presentations on the current situation in each participating country, and help identify necessary actions to be taken in each country to improve current practice.FX Market Dealing Simulation for Central Banks
September 4, 2017 - September 8, 2017 Johannesburg, South Africa
This workshop will provide for close to real-life simulations of trade in a foreign exchange market environment. It is tailored to central banks and deals extensively with market conventions, intervention techniques, role of central banks in the foreign exchange markets, and forward transactions.Regional Workshop on Stakeholder Engagement for Customs
September 4, 2017 - September 8, 2017 Praia, Cabo Verde
The workshop will focus on building the capacity of the participating customs administrations to identify and engage with their key stakeholders. The program will include interactive discussions covering international best practice, regional initiatives and country experiences. Discussion sessions will encourage peer learning and sharing of experiences.
Strengthening Fiscal and Financial Reporting
August 7, 2017 - August 11, 2017 Banjul, The Gambia
The main objectives of the workshop are to acquaint participants with recommended good practices in fiscal and financial reporting, share experiences across the AFW2 regions, particularly as they relate to recent PFM legislations and reporting requirement.AFW2 Workshop on Compliance with CPMI-IOSCO Principles
July 31, 2017 - August 3, 2017 Abuja, Nigeria
This intensive workshop will provide senior central bank officials involved in payment and settlement systems oversight and operations with a forum to exchange ideas on compliance with CPMI-IOSCO Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures, the challenges facing the authorities and the strategies to achieve compliance. They will also discuss the principles, disclosure and assessment methodology with experts in payments system infrastructures.