Eastern & Southern Africa · Celebrating 3 decades
Building the capacity
behind sound public finance.
Three decades strengthening central banks and ministries of finance across 14 member countries. Looking for a report, a course, or a forum? Just ask.
- Decades of capacity building
- 3
- Member countries
- 14
- Programme clusters
- 4
- Knowledge products
- 66+
MEFMI builds sustainable capacity and fosters best practice in central banks, ministries of finance and of planning across Eastern and Southern Africa — helping members identify emerging challenges, risks and opportunities.
What we do
Four programme clusters
Business Development Unit
MEFMI's commercial arm, offering needs-based, customised training, consultancy and advisory services to public, private and civil society institutions across Africa.
Learn moreFinancial Sector Management Programme
Provides capacity building across financial markets development, sovereign asset management, financial sector regulation and supervision, and non-bank financial institution oversight.
Learn moreMacroeconomic Management Programme
Builds capacity in macroeconomic policy analysis, modelling and forecasting, and macroeconomic statistics for central banks and ministries of finance and planning across the MEFMI region.
Learn moreSovereign Debt Management Programme
Builds sustainable institutional and professional capacity in sovereign debt management across the front, middle and back office functions of debt management offices in the region.
Learn moreKnowledge products
Latest publications
Highlights of the 2025 MEFMI Combined Forum
1 Nov 2025
ProspectusMEFMI Business Development Unit Prospectus 2025
1 Feb 2025
Forum2024 Deputy Governors & Deputy Principal/Permanent Secretaries Forum Report
1 Aug 2024
ManualMEFMI Guidelines on Managing Contingent Liabilities
1 May 2024
Newsroom
Recent news
29 May 2025
2025 MEFMI Executive Fora Focus on Leveraging Artificial Intelligence
The 2025 Executive Fora explored the adoption of artificial intelligence for enhanced macroeconomic and financial management across the region.
Read more28 Sept 2024
Press Statement — MEFMI Celebrates 30 Years of Capacity Building
MEFMI marks three decades of sustainable capacity building in macroeconomic, financial and sovereign debt management for its 14 member countries across Eastern and Southern Africa.
Read more5 Sept 2024
MEFMI Delivers Technical Assistance on the Private Capital Flows Monitoring System in Tanzania
MEFMI provided technical assistance on the Private Capital Flows Monitoring System (PCMS) to officials in Tanzania, strengthening the region's capacity to compile balance-of-payments and external-sector statistics.
Read moreWork with MEFMI
Capacity building for officials across the region.
Explore our e-learning courses, executive fora, and technical assistance — or reach the secretariat directly.