Macro Fiscal Workshop

Course Details

Start: April 8, 2019

End: April 12, 2019

Course Number: SA19.31

Course Name: Macro Fiscal Workshop

Language: English

Location: Paro, Bhutan

Application Process: By Nomination

 

 

Target Audience

Mid to High Level Government Officials of Bhutan in Macro Policymaking.


Qualifications

Participants should have significant experience in macroeconomic policy.
Participants are expected to have a degree in economics or a related field and experience in macroeconomic analysis.


Course Description

The workshop will cover the basics of macroeconomic accounts and analysis of the four sectors - real, fiscal, monetary and external. It will cover the topic of building a macro-fiscal framework in the context of Bhutan.


Course Objectives

This workshop will be targeted at a cohort of mid to high level officials from the Ministry of Finance and other agencies who are members of the Macroeconomic Framework Coordination Committee (MFCC) with the objective to further build their capacity towards macro-fiscal analysis and forecasting. The MFCC coordinates the Government macroeconomic policies.