Past Events

On February 12, 2026, the TCOP Working Group on Using IT in Treasury Operations held a thematic video conference on Global and ECA Trends in Digital Transformation of Public Finance. Over 50 PFM practitioners, including representatives of 14…

The PEMPAL Budget Community of Practice (BCOP) will hold its 2026 annual plenary meeting on February 9-10 in hybrid format (in the World Bank Paris Office and via videoconference). The general objective is to provide the opportunity for BCOP…

Implementing the new Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS) is essential to ensure that internal audit function in the public sector remains effective and aligned with the latest global best practices. With the rapidly evolving public sector…

This virtual workshop will serve to present the outline and the key planned elements/content of the BCOP’s new knowledge product on Practical Content and Communication of Performance Information to BCOP members and to get their comments and…

On November 20, 2025, the Cash Management and Forecasting Working Group of the PEMPAL Treasury Community of Practice (TCOP) held a thematic video conference on Using Digital Currencies in PFM. Over 60 participants, including 55 PFM…

On October 21-23, 2025, PEMPAL IACOP together with the Ministry of Finance of Moldova, will hold a meeting of the Audit in Practice and Central Harmonization Unit Challenges Working Groups in Chisinau, Moldova.The meeting will focus on identifying…

On October 13 – 16, 2025, PEMPAL Treasury Community of Practice (TCOP) held an annual plenary meeting in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The plenary was attended by over 90 participants including over 70 representatives of national treasuries and ministries…

Two events of the PEMPAL Budget Community of Practice (BCOP) will take place in Sofia, Bulgaria, on October 1-3, 2025. This will include a BCOP thematic workshop and participation in the joint BCOP-OECD event.On October 1, BCOP will hold the first…

On September 25, 2025, the TCOP Cash Management Working Group held a thematic videoconference on the Role of the Cash Coordination Committee. Over 40 treasury practitioners from 16 PEMPAL countries joined the event.The objective of the VC was…

Following the discussions during the TCOP Extended Study Visit to Georgia on September 18, 2025, the World Bank organized a video conference on the Use of AI in Boosting Efficiency and Transparency of Treasury Departments.The objectives of the…

On June 3-5, 2025, PEMPAL IACOP together with the Ministry of Finance of Montenegro, held a meeting of the Audit in Practice and Central Harmonization Unit Challenges Working Groups in Budva, Montenegro.The meeting: (i) explored Montenegro’s Public…

On May 28 – 30, 2025, PEMPAL Treasury Community of Practice organized an Extended Study Visit to Tbilisi, Georgia. Over 70 treasury practitioners from 16 PEMPAL countries (Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia,…

The new Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS) introduce substantial changes to internal audit practices across all sectors, including the public sector. Effective implementation can be enhanced by strong collaboration between Central Harmonization…

The Budget Community of Practice (BCOP) of the Public Expenditure Management Peer-Assisted Learning network (PEMPAL) held its annual plenary meeting in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on May 13-15, 2025.The general objective of the BCOP 2025 Annual Plenary…

Capital budgeting was one of the top priority topics recently identified by the BCOP member countries. This workshop is organized to start BCOP’s examination of this important topic. BCOP members got familiarized with the World Bank’s…