As part of the implementation of research cooperation, the West African Center for Banking Studies and Training (COFEB) organized an online research workshop in collaboration with Princeton University on "Modeling Using MATLAB Software, Intermediate Level" from March 15 to 18, 2022.

This workshop marked the launch of cooperation between the BCEAO, Princeton University in the United States, and the African School of Economics (ASE), which signed a memorandum of understanding in October 2021. It builds on the work done by COFEB in 2021 to strengthen the capacity of researchers and staff in the BCEAO and partner central banks involved in macroeconomic forecasting and modeling activities focusing on recent developments.