CCAMTAC’s independent external evaluation, which was finalized in summer 2025, found that CCAMTAC recipient authorities have clearly benefitted substantially from CCAMTAC CD in many different ways that promise to be of lasting value. As Norbert Funke, the first CCAMTAC Director, is leaving at end-November 2025, in an interview with Zarina Zikrina he reflects on the experience with setting-up the center.
Norbert is also pleased to announce that Holger Floerkemeier will take over as CCAMTAC Director on December 1. With his extensive IMF experience — including as Director of the Middle East Technical Assistance Center (METAC) in Beirut and as Deputy Director at the Joint Vienna Institute — Holger is uniquely placed to lead CCAMTAC into its next chapter. All the best to him and the CCAMTAC team!
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The official opening ceremony of the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Mongolia Regional Capacity Development Center (CCAMTAC) took place in Almaty on June 9, 2023, with the IMF Managing Director, senior officials from all nine member countries, development partners, and IMF staff.
In her opening remarks (here), Kristalina Georgieva, IMF Managing Director, stressed the benefits of the Center. The opening of CCAMTAC would not have been possible without the strong involvement and commitment of the host country Kazakhstan, the other 8 member countries, and CCAMTAC’s development partners, for which the IMF is very grateful.
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On September 21, 2022, Norbert Funke, Director of the IMF Regional Center for Capacity Development for the Caucasus, Central Asia and Mongolia had a meeting with the First Deputy Chairman of the National Bank of Tajikistan Tolibzoda Firdavs Nazrimad and directors of key departments, during which the parties discussed further cooperation in the area of capacity development. The activities organized by the Center during the pandemic were highly appreciated by the NBT officials. Authorities also indicated their technical assistance needs and potential topics that could be covered during the CCAMTAC regional events. Read more
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On September 5, 2022, CCAMTAC resident advisor Levan Gogoberishvili had a meeting with the First Deputy Chairman of the National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic (NSC) Orazbaeva Ainur and the management of structural units of the committee. During the meeting, Levan Gogoberishvili and NSC officials discussed the objectives of the technical assistance in improving national accounts statistics. Read more
The two-week mission on Quarterly GDP was completed with a concluding meeting with Chairman of the National Statistical Committee of Kyrgyz Republic Baktybek Kudaibergenov. Read more
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Forecasting and policy analysis tools have become even more important during the current covid-19 pandemic and will be key as countries are exiting from the pandemic and dealing with heightened global uncertainty. The evolving nature of shocks calls for a coherent assessment of alternative economic policy scenarios more
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Improving Public Investment Management in the Caucasus, Central Asia, Mongolia, and Pakistan, January 2022 more
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Virtual Opening of the New IMF Regional Capacity Development Center for the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Mongolia, February 2021 more
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Introducing the CCAMTAC – Our New CD Center for the Caucasus, Central Asia and Mongolia Region October 202O more
