Macroeconomic models are an essential part of a policymaker’s toolkit. The online course on Macroeconomic Modeling for Open Economies 2 allowed participants to learn how to enhance the integration of financial frictions and non-linear effects in DSGE models as well as how to assess the effects of unconventional…

Noel Hepworth is the former Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA). Since retiring, he has been supporting reform processes and advising on the development of financial management and control (FMC) in many countries across South East Europe (SEE). After realizing that…

Sasha Sashek Gosheva, Director of Sector for Financial Affairs at the Customs Administration, shares her experience as a Junior Tutor of the Public Acoountants Certification Training (PACT) program in North Macedonia, highlighting the benefits and effects on her further work.

As the project "Strengthening Line Ministries’ Capacities to Assess Fiscal Implications of Structural Reforms (FISR)" successfully came to an end, we are happy to share joint reflections by Vasyl Zubaka from the European Commission and Natasha Ilijeva Acevska from the CEF on the FISR project milestones.

We talked to Melahat Kutlu, a local consultant in the EU-funded “Strengthening Line Ministries’ Capacities to Assess Fiscal Implications of Structural Reforms” (FISR) project. She shared her experience with the project, and how it has benefited her and other officials in Turkey. She concluded her thoughts on (the…

We are honored to have been partnering with the European Central Bank (ECB) for a number of years to jointly advance our Learning and Knowledge Sharing Program for Central Banks and Financial Supervisory Authorities in South East Europe (SEE). We were happy to talk to Ms. Katrin Arnold, Head of the International…

Our recent course on Macroeconomic Modeling for Open Economies 2 addressed dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) models and their use in impact analysis. The course looked into the complexities of DSGE models, such as non-linearities and the optimal policy mix, and built on the skills and methods addressed…

The Ministry of Finance of the Netherlands has been one of the CEF’s most important partners since our early days. Today, the ministry still contributes to the CEF by providing expertise and participation grants for our learning and networking program in the areas of tax policy and administration and auditing.…

While technology can undoubtedly make the work of officials in tax auditing easier and more efficient, it does not replace the unique set of people skills that tax auditors bring to the table. Tax auditors provide relevant information to different stakeholders and influence their behavior and attitude. For that…

Recognizing valuable synergies in our work with the independent, global think tank ODI, we were pleased to talk to Sierd Hadley, a Research Fellow at the ODI’s Development and Public Finance Programme. This Programme offers research and advisory work on how governing bodies can best use their scarce resources…