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• PRESS RELEASE: AFRITAC West 2 Celebrates 10 Years of Success

  June 18, 2024

  AFRITAC West 2 Celebrates 10 Years of Success, Calls for Continued Support, as Cabo Verde pledges $500,000 to Phase III. The 10th Anniversary event, chaired by Governor of the Banco de Cabo Verde, Dr. Oscar de Santos, commemorated the successes of this decade-long partnership with key stakeholders, aligned with the 11th Steering Committee meeting where strategic issues related to the past and future of AFW2 CD in the region were deliberated.

• PRESS RELEASE: AFRITAC West 2 10th Steering Committee Meeting, Accra, Ghana

  June 20, 2023

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s regional technical assistance center AFRITAC West 2 held its 10th Steering Committee meeting virtually on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. The meeting was hosted in The Gambia and chaired by the Governor of the Central Bank of the Gambia.

• PRESS RELEASE: AFRITAC West 2 9th Steering Committee Meeting, Accra, Ghana

  June 8, 2022

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s regional technical assistance center AFRITAC West 2 held its 9th Steering Committee meeting virtually on Tuesday, June 7. The meeting was chaired by the Republic of Sierra Leone and hosted in Accra, Ghana.

• ADVERTISEMENT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT/IT OFFICER FOR AFW2

  October 12, 2021

  This advertisement is a call for applications for the position of Administrative Assistant/IT Officer at the IMF’s AFRITAC WEST 2 Regional Technical Assistance Center (AFW2) based in Accra, Ghana. Click for full job description and requirements. Applications due October 31, 2021

• Introduction of new Center Director for AFRITAC West 2

  September 28, 2021

  It is with pleasure that AFRITAC West 2 introduces the newly-appointed Center Director, Ms. Eva Jenkner. She succeeds Mr. Oral H. Williams, who led the Center with outstanding skill and intellectual leadership over the past four years.

• PRESS RELEASE: AFRITAC West 2 8th Steering Committee Meeting, Accra Ghana

  June 4, 2021

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s regional technical assistance center AFRITAC West 2 held its 8th Steering Committee meeting virtually on Wednesday, June 2. The meeting was chaired by Ghana as the host country.

• Does Technical Assistance Matter for Revenue Mobilization?

  March 30, 2021

  A Time to Build: Does TA Matter for Revenue Mobilization? It is our pleasure to present the results of research work conducted by Ralph Chami, Elorm Darkey (AFW2 RBM Project Officer) and Oral H. Williams (AFW2 Center Director), to observe the impact of technical assistance (TA) on revenue mobilization. To read the full paper, visit the following link: https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WP/Issues/2021/02/12/A-Time-to-Build-Does-TA-Matter-for-Revenue-Mobilization-50080

• IMF AFRITAC West 2 – Regional workshop on Customs Core Procedures

  March 23, 2021

  IMF AFRITAC West 2 – Virtual regional workshop on Customs Core Procedures held March 16- 18, 2021.

• 2020 IMF Fund Challenge - Registration is now open

  October 17, 2019

  Registration for the 2020 Fund Challenge is now open to all eligible undergraduate students from universities in the Africa, Asia, Middle East, Central Asia, and the Caucasus. See details and registration instructions.

• Vacancy Notice: Administrative Assistant

  October 7, 2019

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is seeking for its Regional Technical Assistance Center in Accra: Administrative Assistant

• AFW2 Hosts Joint Customs Integrity Seminar with AFW, ECOWAS and WCO

  March 28, 2019

• IMF/AFW2 Work on Statistics

  April 17, 2018

  Accurate and timely data provide policy makers with a better understanding of economic developments and allow them to design better policies. This pamphlet tells you more about how IMF/AFRITAC West 2 is helping countries to improve real sector statistics.

• Vacancy Notice: Economist/Special Projects Officer

  April 9, 2018

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is seeking for its Regional Technical Assistance Center in Accra: The Economist/Special Projects Officer