NBP Technical Cooperation Catalogue 2018

1 NBP Technical Cooperation Catalogue 2018 narodowy bank PolskiInternational DepartmentWarsaw 2017 NBP Technical Cooperation Catalogue 2018 narodowy bank PolskiContentsForewordNarodowy bank polski Technical Cooperation ProgrammeSeminars and Workshops in 2018 Economic education and promotional activity in the central bank and financial supervisionStructural business cycle modelling at central banksSelected issues in modelling monetary transmission mechanismThe role and activities of regional branches at narodowy bank PolskiMonetary policy operational framework developmentInternational Cooperation at narodowy bank PolskiThe procedure for awarding public contracts15th Annual NBP-SNB Joint Seminar: Macroprudential Stress TestingSeasonal adjustment of economic time series with JDemetra+Contemporaneous methods for real-time inflation forecasting (dynamic factor models, Bayesian VARs, and leading indicators).

2 Evaluating performance of point and density forecastsAdvanced econometrics: introduction to Bayesian econometricsInternal audit at narodowy bank PolskiTechnical and organisational aspects of information security management in NBP. Proactive and reactive security measures against cyber threatsDiagnosis of organisational climate as a factor influencing work efficiency methods and toolsBasic analysis of time seriesPractical informationWarsaw Come by, stay for longerContacts5710 131517192123252729 313335 37 394142444645 narodowy bank PolskiForewordLadies and Gentlemen,It is with great pleasure that I present to you the ninth edition of the narodowy bank polski Technical Cooperation Catalogue .

3 In today s world, Technical Cooperation is of growing importance as a dimension of relationships among central banks. It is a useful platform for sharing ideas and exploring new ways of working together in an increasingly interlinked world. It is also an important instrument to build the capacity of central banks of developing and transition this fact, narodowy bank polski has been sharing its expertise and experience with the central banks in countries on the path towards economic and political transition for as long as thirteen years. The transfer of knowledge and spreading good practices is successfully carried out within the framework of the NBP Technical Cooperation the past, it was NBP that benefited from the experience of other countries in creating the structures of a modern central bank in Poland.

4 We intend through the Technical Cooperation Programme to pass on the knowledge we have gathered over the years and which has been enriched with our institution s experience of independently building its own structures and performing its tasks effectively. Like in the past, narodowy bank polski has prepared a comprehensive offer of 15 specialist seminars and workshops for 2018 on issues relating to key areas of the central bank s activities. This year, for the first time, the offer has been extended with a workshop on The Role and Activity of NBP Regional Branches, organized in Cooperation with the NBP Regional Branches in Krak w, Katowice and Rzesz w.

5 Additionally (and traditionally), NBP and the Swiss National bank will organize a joint seminar, already for the 15th time. As we try to respond to your suggestions and take into account the participant feedback we receive, NBP s 2018 offer covers a broad range of central banking topics from monetary policy to economic part of the Technical Cooperation Programme, narodowy bank polski also offers bilateral Cooperation (study visits, internships, expert visits) with the central banks from the emerging countries, especially those of the neighbouring countries. We are proud that our experience is attractive to you and applied in your make every effort to prepare the best offer which will meet your expectations and needs.

6 The very positive feedback from our partners so far proves our further engagement is needed and appreciated. I do hope that the NBP Technical Cooperation Programme for 2018 will again attract your Glapi skiPresident narodowy bank Polski67 NBP Technical Cooperation Catalogue 2018 narodowy bank PolskiAbout narodowy bank polski Technical Cooperation ProgrammeNarodowy bank polski Technical Cooperation Programme is addressed to officials representing central banks and institutions with competences similar to NBP tasks from developing and transition countries outside the European main goal of the programme is to exchange NBP s knowledge and experience on various aspects of central banking with external partners and to support the development of institutional capacities of

7 The cooperating institutions. Within the programme, we aim to stimulate open discussion and build long-term relationships among participants, thus contributing to establishing working relations within the central banking community. The Technical Cooperation programme is carried out by NBP experts, all having hands-on experience on the relevant topics, in Cooperation with partners from other domestic and foreign institutions such as the Polish Ministry of Finance, the Polish Financial Supervision Authority, the Polish Security Printing Works, the Mint of Poland, the Swiss National bank , etc. To date NBP has organised various successful training schemes and participated in two twinning projects.

8 From 2005 to 20171, NBP has organised altogether well over five hundred projects within the programme, including 541 bilateral Cooperation activities ( study visits, internships and expert visits). A total of 3,263 participants representing 41 countries completed training at NBP in that : Breakdown of NBP Technical Cooperation activities in 20172We are proud that a number of participants have decided to implement some of NBP s practices ( building a structural inflation forecasting model, implementing operational risk management, running economic educational projects).To suit the varied needs of our partners, narodowy bank polski offers a whole range of Cooperation forms: seminars, workshops, telephone and e-mail consultations, study visits, internships, twinning projects etc.

9 This Catalogue presents the programme of open seminars and workshops only. All partners are invited to participate in the following: seminars, workshops, telephone and e-mail consultations. 1 Till November 2017 2 Till November 2017 narodowy bank polski Technical Cooperation ProgrammeMeasured as percentage of total number of events7%6%39%46%2%Experts visits Study visitsSeminarsWorkshopsInternships89 NBP Technical Cooperation Catalogue 2018 narodowy bank PolskiStriving to make the Technical Cooperation programme as effective as possible, narodowy bank polski adopted the NBP Technical Cooperation Programme 2016+. The aim was to focus on bilateral Cooperation with individual institutions and to offer them a wider range of activities and long-term projects.

10 The group of priority partners includes central banks and corresponding institutions of the following countries: Eastern Partnership countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, members of the Swiss-Polish constituency in the IMF and the World bank Group: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan3, candidate countries for EU accession: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and offer is addressed especially to the above-mentioned priority partners. They may use the opportunity to participate in the following: study visits, internships, experts visits visits of NBP experts to other central banks, horizontal programmes Cooperation in several different fields, mainly in the form of study visits and expert visits planned over several years and structured to complement and strengthen each other as well as to contribute, to the greatest extent possible, to an improvement in the functioning of the partner bank as a whole, thematic packages tailored-made offer of Cooperation that takes the form of a variety of scheduled activities dedicated to one theme, twinning year narodowy bank polski attempts to enhance the quality of its Technical Cooperation activities.