SPB Newsfeed: Strategic Planning and Budgeting Project Concluding: Main Achievements

FRESH OFF THE PRINTER: A newspaper highlighting the Strategic Planning and Budgeting (SPB) Project’s main achievements was issued today while the digital version is available here. The SPB project has been funded by the European Union and implemented by CEF, in cooperation with project partners: the…

SPB Newsfeed: Beneficiaries on Positive Impact of the SPB Project at Regional Tour

Our team is touring the Western Balkans and Turkey to collect feedback from participants of our EU-funded multi-beneficiary project on Strategic Planning and Budgeting. Together with our partners, we delivered 21 SPB learning and networking activities over 2.5 years; the final two events taking place…

Macedonian Public Accountants Continue with International Training Program

After successful completion of certification training in 2014-2015 Macedonian accountants from public sector continue their studies at diploma level in years 2015-2016. The program aims to train up to 40 students. The program will also enable training of thirteen local trainers per module. In-class training…

Start of New Training Season for Internal Auditors in Macedonia

In Macedonia the training of internal auditors in the public sector continues. With the introductory workshop and test the season 2015/16 will be opened at the begining of September for the fourth group of internal auditors at the first - certificate level of training.  During the course of the training…

Learning Program for Managers to Effectively Plan, Lead and Communicate Reforms

We will be offering a rich Leadership Program in the forthcoming autumn. Our learning initiatives “Communicating Reforms” and “Planning and Leading Organizational Change” will bring together managers and leaders from ministries of finance, revenue administrations, line ministries, budget and finance…

Statistical Sampling Deserves Attention, Especially Now!

We do not want our learning events to be one-off opportunities for knowledge exchange. Each learning event generates new knowledge, and we want to nurture all options for learning, especially from our experts who can provide a deep insight in the subject matter and guidance for further improvement of…

We Attended the Third International Conference on Financing for Development

CEF joined the country delegation of the Republic of Slovenia at the Third International Conference on Financing for Development in Addis Ababa on July 13-16. The conference provided a foundation for implementing the global development agenda expected to be adopted in September in New York, centered…

»On the Job« Training - Auditing From Theory to Practice

In cooperation with Montenegrin Ministry of Finance, CEF has delivered »On the Job« practical work (OTJ) in June and July 2015 for six internal auditors, who have completed Level 1 of Training of Internal Auditors in the Public Sector (TIAPS). Practical work should contribute directly to the development…

CEF Contributing to Raising Standards for Government Accounting

Mira Dobovišek, CEF Director participated at CIPFA international seminar on Raising standards for government accounting. She joined global experts, highlighting relevant examples and initiatives which promote effective and efficient management of public finances. Ms. Dobovišek and Olivier Boutellis-Taft,…

In Focus: UNDP to Support Training of Public Accountants in Montenegro

We are pleased to announce that United Nations Development Program (UNDP) decided to financially support the project for the Public Accountants Certification Training (PACT) in Montenegro. The project activities will start in autumn 2015. The PACT training course is part of the Montenegrin government’s…