JVI Alumni Quotes

Course harmony combines complex lectures with practical cases from different countries, trends, changes in policies and programs caused by Covid-19 with well-moderated discussions. It motivates to think broader, to see and analyze combination of tax policy and interlinkages between labor policy and social insurance, moral hazards, unintended consequences. It also focuses on re-building trust to institutions and policies. I highly recommend this course. Yuliia Sokolovska, minister of Social Policy of Ukraine, virtual course on Social Insurance, Taxation and Employment (April 26-30, 2021)

I would like to express my gratitude to everyone who was involved in preparation and execution of the Virtual Course on “Public Governance and Structural Reforms” for high-quality organization and selection of very interesting and relevant topics. We were pleased with professionals who not only made presentations, but also interacted with participants via discussions, polls, and provided a lot of information on international ratings and indices, which is my direct specialty. I can definitely recommend this course to policy makers and look forward to future JVI courses given the opportunity. Sevara Atabaeva, Ministry of Finance, Uzbekistan, Virtual Course on Public Governance and Structural Reforms, May 3-14, 2021

The training ensured better insight into how to describe a country’s fiscal framework as the set of institutions to enhance fiscal policy effectiveness by being able to assess the quality of available data and country-specific characteristics. It contributed to formulating practical guidance on designing fiscal rules for specific national problems, applying macrofiscal tools to monitor fiscal performance, and building a medium-term budget framework The JVI offers opportunity to exchange experiences among countries that would eventually lead to valuable implementation of them.  Sara Guliyeva, Ministry of Finance, Azerbaijan, Virtual Course on Fiscal Frameworks, March 29-April 9, 2021

The course was designed to include all the key aspects of the fiscal policy methodologies and tools. The theoretical concepts were nicely linked with the real examples and data to support it. Participants’ engagement in training sessions and group work was particularly useful. I highly recommend this course. Lazar Radivojevic, National Bank Serbia, Virtual course Fiscal Frameworks, March 29-April 09, 2021

I found my participation in this virtual course very valuable as it provided relevant and applicable information about solvency and liquidity stress tests and other topics that improve analysts’ toolbox. I am looking forward to my next JVI course, as I know that our enriched knowledge will translate into future development and resilience of our countries’ financial system.  Ms. Irina Zloteanu, National Bank of Romania, Virtual Training on Financial Stability and Supervisory Stress Testing, April 12-15, 2021

This virtual course was well structured and very interactive. It helped me to better understand the monetary policy terms and the close links between liquidity management and the design of the monetary policy instruments that a central banks use. Learning about the implementation of some specific instruments by the ECB gave me a more clear perspective about the COVID-19 crisis. The lecturers were great and they answered many questions.  Ms. Tamara Cristina Nicolae, National Bank of Romania, Virtual Course on Monetary Policy Implementation, March 8-12, 2021

Attending this virtual course was a great opportunity to expand my knowledge on the operational framework on monetary policy in a more structured manner. I was also able to compare its transfer mechanisms under different policy regimes. The combination of lectures and workshops is a great way to have a better understanding of the topics and also allowed me to identify different scenarios. Ms. Andrea Gonzalez, Banco de Mexico, Virtual Course on Monetary Policy Implementation, March 8-21, 2021