Welcome to METAC
The Middle East Regional Technical Assistance Center (METAC) was established in October 2004 as a collaborative venture between the International Monetary Fund (IMF), member countries, and bilateral and multilateral development partners. The mission of METAC is to assist members in advancing public policies and institutions that enable inclusive and sustainable growth, so that living standards improve for all citizens.
METAC provides capacity development services in the areas of Banking Regulation and Supervision, Central Bank Operations, Public Financial Management, Revenue and Customs Administration, and Real Sector Statistics. Technical assistance and training activities are tailored to the needs of METAC’s 14 member countries. Regional workshops and webinars for member country officials are offered in English, with simultaneous interpretation into Arabic and French.
20th Anniversary
In December 2024, METAC celebrated its 20th Anniversary with a regional conference in Cairo, discussing Good Governance for Economic Resilience: Twenty Years of METAC Capacity Development in the Middle East and North Africa. Learn more about the event on the anniversary conference webpage.
Upcoming and Recent Events
Regional Workshop on GDP Rebasing and 2025 SNA (October 19-23, 2025)
Regional Workshop on Use of Artificial Intelligence in Customs Administrations (October 13-16, 2025)
Regional Workshop on Public Sector Debt Statistics (September 7-11, 2025)
Regional Workshop on IFRS 9: A Supervisory Perspective (June 16-19, 2025)
Webinar on Tax and Expenditure Policies to Promote Women's Economic Empowerement (June 11, 2025)
Steering Committee Meeting (June 3, 2025)
Webinar on Female Labor Participation in the MENA Region (May 27, 2025)
Follow-up Webinar on Bridging Gaps through Evidence Based Policies
(May 20, 2025)
METAC -CEF Course on Climate-Responsive Public Investment Management (May 18-22, 2025)
Regional Workshop on Local Currency Bond Market Development
(May 4-8, 2025)
Webinar on Frayed Societies: Decoding the Interplay between Conflicts and Gender Inequality (April 29, 2025)
Newsletter
Regional Notes
METAC 20th Anniversary
Regional Economic Outlook
