The Central Bank of Liberia announced that Liberia will chair both the AFRITAC West 2 Steering Committee and the African Training Institute Steering Committee from July 2026 to June 2027. The ATI chairmanship will pass from Mali to Liberia after a unanimous decision by participating countries at a virtual meeting on June 12, 2026, while the AFRITAC West 2 chairmanship will transfer from Sierra Leone to Liberia following unanimous endorsement at the committee meeting in Freetown on June 18, 2026. In accepting the roles, Executive Governor Henry F. Saamoi set out three priorities for Liberia’s chairmanship: keeping International Monetary Fund-supported capacity development programs strategically relevant and responsive, strengthening regional cooperation and peer learning, and improving the impact, effectiveness and accountability of technical assistance and training. Liberia will also host the AFRITAC West 2 and ATI steering committee meetings in 2027. The two bodies are part of the International Monetary Fund’s capacity development architecture, and the Central Bank of Liberia said Liberia has drawn support from these programs in areas including monetary policy implementation, financial sector supervision and macroeconomic management.
Central Bank of Liberia2026-06-22
Central Bank of Liberia announces Liberia will chair AFRITAC West 2 and ATI steering committees from July 2026 to June 2027
The Central Bank of Liberia announced that Liberia will chair the AFRITAC West 2 Steering Committee and the African Training Institute Steering Committee from July 2026 to June 2027 after unanimous member endorsements. Liberia has set priorities around the relevance of IMF-supported capacity development, regional peer learning, and stronger accountability for technical assistance and training. It will also host both steering committee meetings in 2027.