MEFMI PRESENTATION AT THE 10TH ATI STEERING

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MEFMI PRESENTATION AT THE 10TH ATI STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING Presented by Dr Sehliselo Mpofu 15 June 2023 Mode of Delivery - Hybrid Outline About MEFMI ATI-MEFMI & IMF-MEFMI Collaboration on Training How collaboration and capacity development provided by ATI (and the IMF more generally) fit into MEFMI’s overall strategy (complementarities, for ex.) How ATI and MEFMI can enhance the existing collaboration and what ATI can do to facilitate that collaboration, going forward Conclusion 2 About MEFMI The Macroeconomic and Financial Management Institute of Eastern and Southern Africa (MEFMI) is a capacity building institution with 14 member countries in Eastern and Southern Africa. MEFMI member countries include Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Eswatini, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Of the 14 member countries, eight (8) are AFS members. These include Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Capacity Development (CD) is provided in key areas of Macroeconomic, Financial Sector & Sovereign Debt Management. 3 Highlights of ATI-MEFMI&IMF-MEFMI Collaboration on Training MEFMI, ATI and IMF have collaborated on eighteen (18) joint regional courses from 2015 to date. This is a testament of strong partnership. 4 Discuss how collaboration and capacity development (including training and technical assistance) provided by ATI (and the IMF more generally) fit into MEFMI’s overall strategy (complementarities, for ex.) Inadequate capacity in financial and macroeconomic policy analysis still persists in MEFMI region. Member countries face limited resources (human & financial), inadequate skills and expertise, as well as inadequate frameworks to analyse emerging issues or shocks such as pandemics and climate change. Thus, this area is a key priority under MEFMI’s Phase VI Strategic Plan (2022-2026) and MEFMI is committed to fulfil this apparent capacity demand. To achieve this strategic objective, MEFMI plans, among other things, to enhance collaboration with strategic technical cooperating partners to build synergies and to avoid wasteful duplication of efforts. Collaboration and capacity development provided by ATI and IMF over years fits directly into MEFMI’s overall strategy. It allows MEFMI to leverage on strengths of the IMF in addressing existing capacity gaps among member countries. Modular courses offered by IMF fit well in MEFMI Phase VI Strategy Mainstreaming of climate action fits well in MEFMI Phase VI Strategy. 5s. How ATI and MEFMI can enhance the existing collaboration and what ATI can do to facilitate that collaboration, going forward. In 2021 ATI offered a Financial Soundness Indicators course in person,