The course, crafted for supervisors who recently joined the world of central banking, has indeed evolved into a flagship program of the IMF. It surely reflects the importance of capacity building in banking supervision.
I must say that this course is very topical as African countries, just like other nations across the world, are grappling with COVID-19 which is straining not only financial institutions but also supervisors. Ladies and gentlemen, The COVID-19 crisis has underlined the frontline role of central banks as providers of immediate response to economic wildfires.