Past Events

On March 31, 2026, the PEMPAL Budget Community of Practice (BCOP) held a webinar on Smart Budgeting for Performance Management in Korea, bringing together over 80 public financial management practitioners from across the ECA region.The webinar…

On March 30, 2026, the World Bank organized a video conference on Leveraging Peer-to-Peer Learning to Support Treasury Development in Europe and Central Asia. Over 45 PFM practitioners, including representatives from 9 PEMPAL countries (…

Sustainability is becoming central to government strategies, public service delivery, and accountability frameworks, increasing the demand for credible evidence on results and resilience. Public sector internal audit functions can add value by…

On March 24, 2026, PEMPAL Budget and Treasury communities of practice held a joint thematic meeting on Green Budget Reporting. The event was attended by about 70 participants, including 60 PFM practitioners from 20 PEMPAL countries (Albania, Armenia…

On March 3–5, 2026, PEMPAL IACOP together with the General Intervention of the State Administration (IGAE) of Spain will hold a Plenary Meeting in Madrid, Spain.The meeting will explore Spain’s public internal control and internal audit reforms,…

On February 17-19, 2026, PEMPAL Treasury Community of Practice (TCOP) held a Joint Meeting of TCOP Working Groups on Cash Management and Forecasting and Using IT in Treasury Operations in Bucharest, Romania, in a hybrid format.  100…

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…