CBK delegation holds important meetings at the IMF Headquarters with the Monetary and Capital Markets Department (MCM) and the IMF Institute for Capacity Development (ICD)

The delegation of the Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo (CBK), led by Governor Mr. Ahmet Ismaili, accompanied by Board Member Ms. Arta Hoxha, Deputy Governor Ms. Nesrin Shileku-Shala, and associates, held important meetings in the United States of America as part of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank 2025 Spring Meetings, with the aim of expanding cooperation with units of the IMF.

In the meeting with the team from the IMF’s Monetary and Capital Markets Department, led by Ms. Jennifer Elliot, Regional Advisor in the IMF’s Monetary and Capital Markets Department, discussions focused on the progress of recommendations from previous IMF missions, including the Financial Sector Stability Review (FSSR), the Safeguard Assessment, as well as the satisfactory implementation level of technical assistance provided thus far.

In particular, discussions centered on the continuation of IMF support in the areas of banking supervision, insurance and pensions, financial stability, cybersecurity, and the advancement of CBK’s institutional and legal framework. Emphasis was placed on support for the implementation of the Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process (SREP), the review of the CBK Transparency Code, further development of macro-modeling tools, and advancement in IT supervision and cyber risk management in line with international best practices.

The CBK delegation was also received by the senior leadership of the IMF’s Institute for Capacity Development (ICD), led by Director Mr. Dominique Desruelle and his team. Discussions focused on the possibility of supporting the CBK in reviewing and developing macroeconomic models tailored to the needs of the real and financial sectors in Kosovo, with the aim of strengthening policy analysis and economic forecasting, as well as building human capacities in this field. The IMF Institute’s expertise in reviewing models and forecasting scenarios using advanced methodologies, along with the opportunity for training programs to enhance internal professional capacities, was highly valued by the CBK during the meeting.

Governor Ismaili presented the CBK’s priorities and thanked the IMF for its continuous support in this regard, while the IMF teams commended the CBK’s engagement and the level of implementation of previous recommendations, expressing their readiness to provide new technical assistance in line with the requests submitted and the existing capacities discussed in these meetings.

As part of the official visit to Washington D.C., the CBK delegation will also hold bilateral meetings with the leaders of international partner institutions involved in legislative reforms and professional capacity-building in support of the CBK’s mandate and objectives.