IMF Caucasus, Central Asia, and Mongolia Regional Capacity  Development Centre opened in Kazakhstan on June 9

ArmInfo.The Capacity Development Centre of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the  countries of the Caucasus, Central Asia and Mongolia was opened in Kazakhstan. Chairman of the Kazakh National Bank Galymzhan Pirmatov and the IMF delegation led by IMF Managing Director Kristalina  Georgieva attended the solemn opening ceremony of the Centre on June 9 in Almaty. This is stated in the message of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The report notes that heads of central banks from the region and  around the world, international financial organizations and  diplomatic missions, as well as representatives of government  agencies attended the ceremony.

The Regional Center in Almaty has become the 17th IMF Capacity  Development Center in the world.  The Center will coordinate the  activities of the IMF in nine countries of the region: Armenia,  Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia,  Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The activities of the  center will be aimed at developing competencies, exchanging  experience, studying and applying the best world practices in the  field of public administration, monetary and budgetary policy, and  the development of the financial sector.  The opening of the IMF  regional center in Almaty is the result of many years of cooperation  between Kazakhstan and the IMF.