Calendar of Activities 2026

 

The Center for Latin American Monetary Studies (CEMLA) has been a benchmark in central banking issues in the region for many years. In a changing economic environment with significant challenges, CEMLA reaffirms its commitment to the highest standards in the study, analysis and training of these issues and changes, not only for its understanding but also to facilitate its management.

Thus, CEMLA presents his Program of Activities strengthened for the current year, with a deep commitment to its membership. Below are the courses, workshops, seminars, meetings and other activities scheduled for 2026.

 

DATE EVENT CO-SPONSOR VENUE
March 2 - 4 Seminar on the Implementation of the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, seventh edition (BPM7) and the System of National Accounts 2025
Coordinator: Jesús Cervantes González
International Monetary Fund (IMF) CEMLA Mexico City, Mexico
Face-to-face
March 3 - 4 CEMLA/FSI Seminar
Coordinator: Gustavo Leyva Jiménez
Financial Stability Institute (FSI) Videoconference
March 9 - 10 IX Fintech Forum Meeting
Coordinator: Gerardo Hernández del Valle
Banco de España, Banco de la República (Colombia), Fondo Latinoamericano de Reservas Cartagena, Colombia
Face-to-face
March 17 - 20 CEMLA Course: DSGE Models for Central Banks
Coordinator: Gustavo Leyva Jiménez
Banco de la República (Colombia) CEMLA Mexico City, Mexico
Face-to-face
March 23 - 27 Course on Real Estate Price Indexes
Coordinator: Jesús Cervantes González
International Monetary Fund (IMF) CEMLA Mexico City, Mexico
Face-to-face
March 25 - 28 Committee of Alternates - Spring
Coordinator: Nabiha Sáade Záblah
To be defined CEMLA Mexico City, Mexico
Face-to-face
March 30 - April 1 CEMLA Course: Macroeconomic Forecasting with Matching Learning
Coordinator: Gustavo Leyva Jiménez
Videoconference
April 14 - 16 Course on Macroprudential Policies: Strategy and Implementation
Coordinator: Gustavo Leyva Jiménez
CEMLA Mexico City, Mexico
Face-to-face
April 20 - 24 Course on Balance Sheet Approach
Coordinator: Jesús Cervantes González
International Monetary Fund (IMF) CEMLA Mexico City, Mexico
Face-to-face
May 14 - 15 VI Course on Financial Market Infrastructure
Coordinator: Gerardo Hernández del Valle
Videoconference
May 26 - 27 XII Meeting of the Latin American and Caribbean Central Banks Financial Information Forum
Coordinator: Gustavo Leyva Jiménez
FIF Executive Committee CEMLA Mexico City, Mexico
Face-to-face
May 26 - 27 Accounting Meeting
Coordinator: Gerardo Hernández del Valle
CEMLA Mexico City, Mexico
Face-to-face
May Board of Governors - Spring
Coordinator: Nabiha Sáade Záblah
To be defined Tarragona, Spain
Face-to-face
May Assembly - Spring
Coordinator: Nabiha Sáade Záblah
To be defined Tarragona, Spain
Face-to-face
May CXX Meeting of Governors of Central Banks Members of CEMLA - Spring
Coordinator: Nabiha Sáade Záblah
To be defined Tarragona, Spain
Face-to-face
June 8 - 9 Seminar on Data Laboratory for Access to Microdata in a Central Bank
Coordinator: Gerardo Hernández del Valle
Banco de España CEMLA Mexico City, Mexico
Face-to-face
June 9 - 10 VII Meeting of Financial Risk Management Officers in Central Banking
Coordinator: Gustavo Leyva Jiménez
Banco de España, Banco de México, Banco Central de Costa Rica, Banco Central de Chile CEMLA Mexico City, Mexico
Face-to-face
June 15 - 19 CEMLA Course: Introduction to Numerical Methods
Coordinator: Gustavo Leyva Jiménez
Videoconference
June 22 - 26 CEMLA Course: Macroeconomics and Numerical Methods
Coordinator: Gustavo Leyva Jiménez
Videoconference
June 24 - 26 Course on Suptech and Regtech
Coordinator: Gerardo Hernández del Valle
Financial Network Analytics (FNA) Videoconference
II Quarter Course on the System of National Accounts 2025
Coordinator: Jesús Cervantes González
INEGI Videoconference
II Quarter Course on Monetary and Financial Information for Macroeconomic Analysis
Coordinator: Jesús Cervantes González
CEMLA Mexico City, Mexico
Face-to-face
II Quarter Seminar on Remittances and Migration
Coordinator: Jesús Cervantes González
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Videoconference
July 8 Financial Information Forum – Policy Implementation Seminar
Coordinator: Gustavo Leyva Jiménez
FIF Executive Committee Videoconference
July 10 CEMLA Workshop: Central Bank Communication
Coordinator: Gustavo Leyva Jiménez
Videoconference
August 3 - 4 VI Course on Machine Learning and Central Banking (virtual)
Coordinator: Gerardo Hernández del Valle
To be defined Videoconference
August Committee of Alternates - Fall
Coordinator: Nabiha Sáade Záblah
CEMLA Mexico City, Mexico
Face-to-face
September 2 - 4 VI Course on Machine Learning and Central Banking (in-person)
Coordinator: Gerardo Hernández del Valle
To be defined CEMLA Mexico City, Mexico
Hybrid
September 8 - 9 XVI Meeting of Financial Stability Officials
Coordinator: Gustavo Leyva Jiménez
CEMLA Mexico City, Mexico
Face-to-face
III Quarter Course on the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, seventh edition (BPM7)
Coordinator: Jesús Cervantes González
Banco de México Videoconference
III Quarter Course on Consumer and Producer Price Indexes
Coordinator: Jesús Cervantes González
INEGI CEMLA Mexico City, Mexico
Face-to-face
October 5 IMF-CEMLA-ASBA Workshop on Cyber Resilience in Latin America and the Caribbean
Coordinator: Gerardo Hernández del Valle
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Videoconference
October 7 Financial Risk Management in Central Banking – Policy Implementation Seminar
Coordinator: Gerardo Hernández del Valle
Banco de España, Banco de México, Banco Central de Costa Rica, Banco Central de Chile Videoconference
October 26 - 30 Financial Risk Management in Central Banking – Policy Implementation Seminar
Coordinator: Gerardo Hernández del Valle
Banco de España, Banco de México, Banco Central de Costa Rica, Banco Central de Chile Madrid, Spain
Face-to-face
October 27 - 31 Board of Governors - Fall
Coordinator: Nabiha Sáade Záblah
Bangkok, Thailand
Face-to-face
October 27 - 31 Assembly - Fall
Coordinator: Nabiha Sáade Záblah
Bangkok, Thailand
Face-to-face
October 27 - 31 CXXI Meeting of Governors of Central Banks Members of CEMLA - Fall
Coordinator: Nabiha Sáade Záblah
Bangkok, Thailand
Face-to-face
October 29 - 30 VII Meeting of Financial Market Infrastructure Managers
Coordinator: Gerardo Hernández del Valle
Banco de España CEMLA Mexico City, Mexico
Face-to-face
November 4 - 5 Workshop on Climate-related Financial Risks
Coordinator: Gustavo Leyva Jiménez
UNEP FI Videoconference
November 5 - 6 CEMLA Conference 2026 - XXXI Meeting of the Central Banking Research Network
Coordinator: Gustavo Leyva Jiménez
CEMLA Mexico City, Mexico
Face-to-face
November 9 - 13 CEMLA Course: Financial Mathematics (introductory)
Coordinator: Gerardo Hernández del Valle
Videoconference
November 17 - 19 CEMLA Course: Financial Mathematics (practical)
Coordinator: Gerardo Hernández del Valle
CEMLA Mexico City, Mexico
Face-to-face
November 19 - 20 XXI Meeting of Monetary Policy Makers
Coordinator: Gustavo Leyva Jiménez
CEMLA Mexico City, Mexico
Face-to-face
November 23 - 24 V CEMLA-Dallas Fed Financial Stability Conference
Coordinator: Gustavo Leyva Jiménez
Dallas FED CEMLA Mexico City, Mexico
Face-to-face
December 7 - 11 Expert Seminar on Big Data Applications and Data Analytics in Central Banks
Coordinator: Gerardo Hernández del Valle
Banco de España Madrid, Spain
Face-to-face
IV Quarter Seminar on Remittances and Migration
Coordinator: Jesús Cervantes González
Videoconference
To be defined Technical Assistance to the Central Bank of Costa Rica on Measurement of Remittances through Surveys and Other Instruments
Coordinator: Jesús Cervantes González
Videoconference
To be defined Central Banking: A Comprehensive Approach
Coordinator: Roberto Marino López
Videoconference
To be defined Meeting of Experts in Document Management and Central Bank Archives
Coordinator: Roberto Marino López
Banco de España Madrid, Spain
Face-to-face
To be defined Expert Meeting on Good Governance and Transparency: Promoting the Modernization of Central Banks and Their Adaptation to the External Environment
Coordinator: Roberto Marino López
Banco de la República (Colombia) Bogotá, Colombia
Face-to-face
To be defined Meeting on Human Resources Management in Central Banking
Coordinator: Nabiha Sáade Záblah
Banco Central de Reserva del Perú Lima, Peru
Face-to-face
To be defined Meeting on legal issues
Coordinator: Roberto Marino López
Videoconference