Joint Vienna Institute
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The Joint Vienna Institute (JVI) is an international organization in Vienna, Austria.[1]: 7 It was established in 1992 to provide professional training to public officials from economic institutions, including central banks, supporting the post-communist transition in Central and Eastern Europe and the post-Soviet states.[2]: 102–107
The JVI was established in September 1992 as a common project of the Austrian Ministry of Finance, Bank of International Settlements (BIS), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), International Monetary Fund (IMF), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB), and International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank).[2]: 102 The initial idea came from the OeNB,[2]: 103 and was strongly supported by IMF Managing Director Michel Camdessus.[1]: 7
The JVI was initially intended as a temporary structure to accompany the post-communist transition, expected to close in August 2004. In 2002, however, the sponsoring organizations decided to make it permanent.[2]: 105 In the early 2010s, the Austrian government and the IMF were the JVI's main financial backers.[3] They have extended their financial commitment to the JVI on a four-year basis, with renewals in 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022.[4]
The JVI's membership was expanded beyond the founders to include the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1998[4] and the European Investment Bank (EIB) in 2013.[3] The European Commission, which supported the JVI from the start but declined to be one of its founding members for legal reasons,[1]: 8 gained observer status in 2007.[4]
Leadesrhip
- Andrew Beith, Director 1992-1995[5]
- Horst Struckmeyer, Director ca. 1995-1998
- Lindsay Wolfe, Director ca. 1998-2002
- Pamela Bradley, Director ca. 2002-2006
- Eduard Hochreiter, Director 2006-2012
- Norbert Funke, Director 2012-2016[6]
- Thomas Richardson, Director 2016-2020[7]
- Hervé Joly, Director since 2020[8]