Overview of the Year 2014

CEF's Annual Report for the year 2014 is now available. Below please find some of the most important highlights of the year. To read more about the CEF 2014 developments please refer to CEF Annual Report 2014. ˃˃˃ In 2014 our long-term efforts for changing the CEF’s legal status bore fruits and the…

SPB Newsfeed: Learn More on What is New and Crucial in Medium-term Budgeting

In line with our efforts to help strengthen capacities in designing and implementing the framework for medium-term macro-fiscal policy-making, we will engage beneficiaries in learning about Recent Developments and Issues in Medium-term Budgeting. On May 18-20, we’ll deliver a workshop on that topic…

SPB Newsfeed: Lively Online Discussions on Innovations in Budget Formulation

We successfully delivered our new e-learning course on budget formulation targeted at public finance officials in South East Europe (SEE) who work in finance and line ministries, fiscal councils, supreme audit institutions, and universities. Twenty-four officials from eight countries participated in…

CEF Governing Board Adopted the Framework Documents

The 1st annual meeting of the Governing Board of the CEF international took place today at the CEF premises. The Governing Board adopted framework documents that will enable the CEF efficient functioning and transition into the new legal form and governance structure. The meeting was attended by dr.…

Training of Internal Auditors in Public Sector in Montenegro to Continue

The Center of Excellence in Finance and the Ministry of Finance of Montenegro are pleased to announce the launch of Training of Internal Auditors in Public Sector (TIAPS) for the third generation of students from the Montenegrin public sector. The opening ceremony will take place on April 9, 2015 in…

Enhancing Practices in Compiling Macroeconomic Statistics

Consistent and credible macroeconomic data enables fiscal analysis. Countries need to establish processes and gain knowledge to be able to compile comparable fiscal data. A helpful resource for many countries to address this matter are also international standards, such as the European System of Accounts…

In Focus: Knowledge Hub as an Enabling Environment for Social Learning?

Interview with Beverly Wenger-Trayner by Kaja Jurtela and Matija Čarman.We talked to Beverly Wenger-Trayner, social learning theorist and consultant. With her husband Etienne they lead the developments within the social learning theory. Beverly has been working with the CEF for a number of years. The…

SPB Newsfeed: Enabling Practitioners from Line Ministries in Supporting the Learning of Others

This February saw the second of our Training-of-Trainers workshop, which forms part of our Strategic Planning and Budgeting project. Experts from line ministries and other relevant budget users were introduced to a framework for understanding learning as an inspiration to design and deliver learning…

Compliance Risk Management: the Roadmap for Long-term Strategic Tax Reform

Steffen Normann Hansen is IMF Tax Administration Reform Advisor for South East Europe. He is based at the CEF since June 2014. He works with colleagues in national tax administrations in South East Europe, helping them to develop modern European tax systems and fighting against tax evasion, using good…

In Focus: Our New Learning Opportunities for 2015 in the Field of Taxation

FRESH OFF THE PRINTER: Brochure on CEF learning opportunities for 2015 in tax related matters under the Supporting Capacity Development of Tax Administrations in South East Europe (SEE) project. The Supporting Capacity Development of Tax Administrations in SEE project activities are entirely demand-driven.…