The program, dubbed "Strengthening the Central Bank Capacities in the Western Balkans with a view to the integration to the European System of Central Banks," aims to enhance the analytical and policy tools of central banks in the region with the transfer of best international practices.
The beneficiaries of the program are the Bank of Albania, the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Banking Agency of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Banking Agency of Republika Srpska, the Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo, the Central Bank of Montenegro, the National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia and the National Bank of Serbia.
The program is the follow-up to a similar initiative coordinated by the Deutsche Bundesbank, with the contribution of the European Central Bank, completed in 2021.



