The Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo reported that Governor Ahmet Ismaili met Mary Goodman, Assistant Director and Division Chief in the International Monetary Fund’s Monetary and Capital Markets Department (MCM), in Washington, D.C., and reaffirmed strategic cooperation aimed at strengthening financial stability. The discussion focused on IMF MCM technical assistance projects supporting the central bank’s mandate and progress achieved to date. Topics covered included strengthening the microprudential and macroprudential supervisory framework, the Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process (SREP), crypto-assets, oversight of systems and the regulatory framework for information technology, risk management, cybersecurity, and strengthening macroeconomic modelling and forecasting. The release also noted Ismaili’s participation in an IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings 2025 high-level panel where Kosovo’s financial system achievements and its experience with the IMF Financial Sector Stability Review (FSSR) were presented, with most FSSR-related technical assistance delivered by MCM experts.
Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo 2025-10-16
Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo reviews IMF technical assistance work and reaffirms cooperation on financial stability reforms
The Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo announced that Governor Ahmet Ismaili met with Mary Goodman of the International Monetary Fund to reaffirm strategic cooperation for financial stability. Discussions included IMF technical assistance in microprudential and macroprudential supervision, crypto-assets, IT regulation, risk management, and cybersecurity. Ismaili also participated in an IMF-World Bank panel highlighting Kosovo's financial system achievements and the IMF Financial Sector Stability Review.