SARTTAC's Mid-Year Steering Committee (SC) Meeting

January 7, 2022 (Virtual)

A mid-year meeting of SARTTAC’s Steering Committee (SC) was held on January 7, 2022. The meeting was joined by around 50 participants, mainly from member country central banks and finance ministries, from development partners, and from the IMF. The main focus was on execution of SARTTAC’s FY22 (May 2021 – April 2022) workplan through December 2021 and the changes proposed for the balance of the fiscal year, the challenges and opportunities presented by virtual delivery of capacity development (CD), and progress on the mid-term evaluation of SARTTAC’s Phase I funding cycle. The SC was also presented with an overview of IMF’s CD activities across the globe and an update on the IMF’s surveillance work in the region, including recent Article IV consultations amongst the SARTTAC member countries. The SC representatives appreciated SARTTAC’s continued adaptability of virtual training to the needs of member countries, but welcomed planned moves to in-person delivery.