Welcome to SARTTAC
South Asia Regional Training and Technical Assistance Center (SARTTAC) is a collaborative venture between the IMF, the member countries (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka), and development partners. The Center’s strategic goal is to help its member countries strengthen their institutional and human capacity to design and implement macroeconomic and financial policies that promote growth and reduce poverty.
Less than a year after IMF Managing Director Ms. Christine Lagarde and the Finance Minister of India, Mr. Arun Jaitley, signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding to establish a capacity development center for South Asia, the opening of SARTTAC marks a major milestone in the partnership between the IMF and its member countries in the region.
SARTTAC will allow the IMF to meet more of the high demand for technical assistance and training from the region and contribute to its ability to bring growth and stability to the region. Through its team of international resident experts, SARTTAC is expected to become the focal point for the delivery of IMF capacity development services to South Asia. Read More
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Phase 1 Program Document (February 2017)
SARTTAC operations will focus on training and technical assistance (TA) in the IMF’s core areas of expertise, including macroeconomic and financial policies; fiscal management and policies; monetary policy and operations; financial sector regulation and supervision; and real sector statistics...... Download
Upcoming and Active self-paced Online Course:
• Financial Development and Financial
Inclusion (OL 20.107, FDFIx)
February 12, 2020 -
August 31, 2020 (29 weeks)
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•
Foundations of Central Bank Law (OL 20.102, FCBLx)
February 5, 2020 - August 31, 2020 (30 weeks)
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•
Public Sector Debt Statistics (OL 20.101, PSDSx)
January 15, 2020 - August 31, 2020 (33 weeks)
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•
Compilation Basics for Macroeconomic
Statistics (OL 20.104, CBMSx)
January 15, 2020 -
August 31, 2020 (33 Weeks)
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• Energy Subsidy Reform (OL20.12, ESRx)
Work at your own pace between January 15 - August 31, 2020
Apply now! Final application deadline is July
20, 2020
• Financial Market Analysis (OL20.09,
FMAx)
Work at your own pace between January 15 -
August 31, 2020
Apply now! Final application deadline is July
20, 2020
• Financial Programming and Policies, Part
1: Macroeconomic Accounts & Analysis (OL 20.05,
FPP.1x)
Work at your own pace between January 15 -
August 31, 2020
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July 20, 2020
• Financial Programming and Policies, Part 2:
Program Design (OL 20.105, FPP.2x)
Work at your own
pace between January 15 - August 31, 2020
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July 20, 2020
• Macroeconometric Forecasting (OL20.10,
MFx)
Work at your own pace between January 15 -
August 31, 2020
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July 20, 2020
• Macroeconomic Management in Resource-Rich
Countries (OL20.11, MRCx)
Work at your own pace
between January 15 - August 31, 2020
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20, 2020
•
Macroeconomic Diagnostics (OL 19.108, MDSx)
Work at your own pace between November 1, 2019 - August 31,
2020 (43 Weeks)
Apply now! Final application deadline is July
20, 2020
• Tax Gap Analysis (OL 19.119,
VGAPx)
Work at your own pace between October 17, 2019 -
April 30, 2020 (28 Weeks)
Apply now! Final application deadline is April
16, 2020
• Public Financial Management (OL19.115,
PFMx)
Work at your own pace between May 1, 2019 and
April 30, 2020
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April 16, 2020
Important Notes for Online Courses:
• Online courses are free and open to all government officials
regardless of employing agency. All who register will be admitted,
there are no limits to number of participants per country or agency.
Sponsor contact information is requested in the online application but
formal sponsor approval is not required nor is a TOEFL score.
OL courses require a reliable Internet connection and may also require
software such as Excel or EViews for which a temporary license will be
made available.
• All government officials are welcome to register. These courses are particularly relevant for officials in ministries of finance, economy, and planning and in central banks who advise on macroeconomic and financial policies.
• In general, successful completion of an online course will be viewed favorably when applying to face-to-face ICD courses at headquarters or regional centers.
• Basic Excel skills and access to a computer with a reliable Internet connection and a Google Chrome web browser are essential.
• For Online Learning (OL) courses, which are delivered through the edX platform, you will need an additional piece of information to register: you will be prompted for your edX.org username. If you do not already have a username, please go to https://courses.edx.org/register and sign up for a free account. Once you have created an account, you may complete the IMF Institute application. If you already have an edX account, your username can be found on the top right of the screen after logging in.
Upcoming Trainings
Recent Events
With support from the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (OAP) and the South Asia Regional Training and Technical Assistance Center (SARTTAC), the IMF is organized a regional forum that brought together country officials, academics, development partners, and technical experts from South Asia and peer countries to share their insights on country experiences and perspectives on the key elements of a sustainable and inclusive growth agenda for the region. The forum’s findings and discussions will inform the ongoing research agenda of the IMF on South Asia, with key chapters to be featured on a book on “Fostering Growth in South Asia” in late 2020.
The IMF's Fiscal Affairs Department and SARTTAC successfully organized a forum on “Current Developments in International Corporate Taxation Policy, Legislation and Administration” at SARTTAC, New Delhi on February 3-4, 2020, that brought together senior officials from around the South Asian region and internationally to explore developments in international corporate taxation following the release in March 2019 of a major IMF paper entitled “Corporate Taxation in the Global Economy”.
The Steering Committee of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s South Asia Regional Training and Technical Assistance Center (SARTTAC) held its 3rd meeting on June 10th in the Maldives. Officials from SARTTAC member countries Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka attended the meeting, along with development partner representatives from the European Union, United Kingdom, and Australia. The Committee reviewed the training and technical assistance delivered by the center in fiscal year 2019, endorsed the work program for fiscal year 2020, and discussed a range of issues related to the operation of SARTTAC.
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