Past Events

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…

On March 27, the IACOP Central Harmonization Challenges Working Group will hold a Thematic Session on 'The Modern Role of Internal Audit: Competency Framework and Methodology.' The session aims to discuss the evolving role of internal audit, explore…

On March 27, 2025, back-to-back with the PEMPAL Whole-of-Network Plenary in Vienna, the Treasury Community of Practice held a TCOP Thematic Day. The main theme of the event was the Impact of Digital Transformation on the Evolution of the Treasury…

The event brought together around 200 participants from around 30 countries, including 21 PEMPAL countries. The participants were senior and mid-level managers responsible for government budget planning, preparation, execution, monitoring, and…

Based on the positive feedback received on the previous TCOP videoconference with the participation of the Directorate General of Treasury, Ministry of Finance of Indonesia in April 2024, and given the high priority of the digital agenda among the…

On February 3, a workshop of BCOP’s Budget Literacy and Transparency Working Group (BLTWG) took place in a hybrid format – face-to-face for a small group of BCOP members in Paris and via videoconference for wider BCOP membership. This BCOP BLTWG…

On January 30, 2025, a Smart Interactive Talk (SIT) is planned on the Practical Advice on Implementing the IIA’s new Global Internal Audit Standards in the public sector context. The new Global Internal Audit Standards consist of five key domains.…

Following the discussions in Tirana that demonstrated high interest in the community to using active cash management instruments, TCOP Thematic Group on Cash Management and Cash Forecasting held a VC on January 28, 2025. TCOP members from 14 PEMPAL…

On December 12, 2024, a Smart Interactive Talk (SIT) is planned on the Practical Advice on Implementing the IIA’s new Global Internal Audit Standards in the public sector context. The new Global Internal Audit Standards consist of five key domains.…

Following the recent consultations on the impact of PEMPAL on PFM reforms in member countries and in the broader context of measuring treasury outcomes and debating on the future of PFM, on December 11, 2024, TCOP held a thematic VC on TCOP Impact…

BCOP delegation attended and contributed to the meeting of OECD Senior Budget Officials regional network for Central, Eastern, and South-Eastern European Countries (CESEE SBO) that took place on December 4-5. Cooperation with OECD provides an…