Earlier this year in May, Gordana Stankovic from Serbia and Danijel Stojanovski from North Macedonia participated in the workshop "Strengthening Capacities in Accounting and Auditing through Collaboration with the Network of Regional Experts." The event featured comprehensive presentations and dynamic group activities,…

As Montenegro takes on the chairing of the CEF Governing Board, we are pleased to share key insights from Minister of Finance Novica Vuković’s address to the Board members. Minister Vuković expressed appreciation for the opportunity to lead, recognizing the significant responsibilities and opportunities this role…

The recent learning event for officials from the Western Balkans and Türkiye was invaluable for participants involved in implementing Reform Agendas (RAs) and Economic Reform Programmes (ERPs). It gathered policymakers and analysts focused on assessing the economic impacts of reforms to support private sector…

Vincent Ribiere, CEF Associate Fellow and Managing Director and Co-Founder of the Institute for Knowledge and Innovation Southeast Asia (IKI-SEA) in Thailand, is a renowned expert in knowledge management and innovation. In this interview, he shares insights from his extensive experience, discussing his collaborations…

Hilal Yücel, Head of the Project Evaluation and Preparation Department at the Turkish Privatization Administration, recently participated in a workshop focused on public sector asset management (PSAM). She shared her reflections on the event, describing it as a valuable opportunity to meet with counterparts from…

In this interview, we had the pleasure of talking to Ms. Maja Handjiska Trendafilova, who has been leading the Regional School for Public Administration (ReSPA) since April 2022. Ms. Trendafilova shared with us some of the ReSPA's dedicated efforts aimed at strengthening regional cooperation, professionalizing…

We are delighted to share a thoughtful reflection by Ms. Zorica Božinovska Lazarevska, a respected academic from the Faculty of Economics at the University of St. Cyril and Methodius in Skopje, North Macedonia, on the collaboration between science and practice in strengthening the accounting and internal auditing…

Over the years we have gradually broadened our focus from the technical expertise of public financial management and central banking to non-technical areas of leadership for managing reforms and learning and knowledge ecosystems. An example of this transformation is also our ongoing collaboration with the Ministry…

The nearly year-long journey of the WeLead Project’s Cohort 1 has come to an end. Participants in this EU-funded, multi-beneficiary capacity development initiative had the opportunity to collaborate across six key components: WeLearn, WeShare, WeWrite, WeConnect, WeExperience, and WeCoach. To better understand…

Development cooperation is crucial in addressing today's global challenges, from climate to poverty. Despite the 2030 Agenda's goals, progress remains slow. We were happy to talk to Mr. Edvin Skrt, Director-General of the Directorate for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid at the Ministry of Foreign and…