Joint World Bank/IMF/WAIFEM Regional Workshop on Local Currency Bond Market (LCBM) Development

The World Bank (WB) and International Monetary Fund (IMF), in collaboration with the West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management (WAIFEM), will organize a Regional Workshop on Local Currency Bond Market Development via a blended learning format from June 20 - 24, 2022

.The main objective of this course is to train officials on the enabling conditions, the building blocks for local debt market development and the design and sequencing of policy reforms for developing the LCBMs. The training will also provide a platform for participants to learn from peer countries' experiences and sound practices.

Course on Risk Based Audit in The Banking Sector Using CAATs

Recognizing the need to increase national revenues in a context of growing sophistication and complexity of multinational companies’ legal forms and management arrangements, the ECOWAS Commission has embarked on a continuous training program for Tax Auditors of Member States.

The aim is to strengthen their skills and equip them to conduct risk-based audits using computerized accounting systems and data effectively and efficiently.

To this end, ECOWAS Commission and its development partner, the German Development Cooperation (GIZ), through the West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management (WAIFEM), are organizing the online component of the regional training workshop for Tax Auditors on Risk-Based Auditing using Computer-Assisted Audit Techniques (CAATs) in the banking sector.

Joint/IMF/World Bank/WAIFEM Regional Workshop on Debt Reporting and Monitoring 

The World Bank (WB) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) in collaboration with the West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management (WAIFEM) will organize a Regional Workshop on Fundamentals of Debt Reporting and Monitoring via virtual platform from June 6 - 10, 2022.

The main objective of this course is to provide officials with tools and sound practice in debt disclosure that can help our member countries improve transparency of their debt-management operations. The training will also provide a platform for participants to learn from experiences of peer countries, international organizations and lenders to better educate and persuade senior government officials about the crucial nature of debt disclosure.