The Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo held meetings at the IMF’s headquarters during the 2025 IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings to broaden cooperation with the IMF’s Monetary and Capital Markets Department and Institute for Capacity Development. Discussions reviewed progress on recommendations from earlier IMF work, including the Financial Sector Stability Review and the Safeguards Assessment, alongside implementation of technical assistance delivered so far. Priority areas for further support included banking, insurance and pension supervision, financial stability, cybersecurity, and strengthening the central bank’s institutional and legal framework. The agenda highlighted implementation of the Supervisory Review Process (SREP), a review of the central bank’s Transparency Code, further development of macro-modelling tools, and enhanced IT supervision and cyber risk management aligned with international best practice. Talks with the Institute for Capacity Development focused on possible support to redesign macroeconomic models and forecasting scenarios tailored to Kosovo’s real and financial sectors, combined with training to build internal analytical capacity; IMF teams indicated readiness to provide additional technical assistance in line with the requests discussed. The delegation also planned further bilateral meetings in Washington, D.C. with other international partners involved in legislative reform and capacity-building initiatives linked to the central bank’s mandate.

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