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Courses Title	Course Date	Duration in Weeks	Course Location	Closing Date	Course Number	Target Audience	Application Link
Macroeconometric Forecasting and Analysis	January 13-17	1	New Delhi, India	Thursday, December 12, 2019	SA 20.02	All member countries	Apply Online
Producer Price Index	January 20-24	1	New Delhi, India	By Nomination	SA 20.01	All member countries
Fiscal Analysis and Forecasting	January 27-31	1	Colombo, Sri Lanka	By Nomination	SA 20.08	Sri Lankan Agencies
Nonbanking Financial Intermediation	January 27-31	1	Mumbai, India	By Nomination	SA 20.09	RBI India
National Accounts Statistics	February 10-14	1	New Delhi, India	By Nomination	SA 20.05	All member countries
Fiscal Reporting - Improving the Coverage, Quality and Transparency	February 17-21	1	New Delhi, India	By Nomination	SA 20.07	All member countries
Strengthening Public Financial Management Framework Bangladesh Batch 3	February 17-21	1	New Delhi, India	By Nomination	SA 20.14	Bangladesh Agencies
Inclusive Growth	February 24-28	1	New Delhi, India	Friday, February 21, 2020	SA 20.03	All member countries	Apply Online
Tax Administration Diagnostic Assessment Tool	February 24-28	1	New Delhi, India	By Nomination	SA 20.06	India (CBIC)
Macroeconomic Diagnostics	Cancelled	2	New Delhi, India	Friday, March 13, 2020	SA 20.04	All member countries	Apply Online
Government Finance and Public Sector Debt Statistics - Batch 1	June 8-12	1	Virtual from SARTTAC	By Nomination	SA 20.19v	India (CAG)
Public Sector Debt Statistics	June 15-19	1	Virtual from SARTTAC	By Nomination	SA 20.20v	All member countries
Government Finance and Public Sector Debt Statistics - Batch 2	June 22-26	1	Virtual from SARTTAC	By Nomination	SA 20.21v	India (CAG)
Selected Macroeconomic Issues for Indian Administrative Service Officers	August 10-14	1	Virtual from SARTTAC	By Nomination	SA 20.22v	India (IAS)
Public Sector Debt Statistics (Nepal)	August 30-September 3	1	Virtual from SARTTAC	By Nomination	SA 20.24v	Nepal Agencies
Public Financial Management for State Finance Secretaries (India)	August 31-September 4	1	Virtual from SARTTAC	By Nomination	SA 20.23v	India (State Finance Secretaries)
Virtual: Macroeconomic Diagnostics (MDS)	October 26-November 6	2	Virtual from SARTTAC	Thursday, October 15, 2020	SA 20.27v	All member countries	Apply Online
Virtual: Advanced Issues in National Accounts (NAS)	November 2-6	1	Virtual from SARTTAC	By Nomination	SA 20.26v	All member countries
Financial Sector Surveillance - Batch 1	November 9-13	1	Virtual from SARTTAC	Monday, October 12, 2020	SA 20.13v	All member countries	Apply Online
Financial Sector Surveillance - Batch 2	November 16-20	1	Virtual from SARTTAC	Monday, October 12, 2020	SA 20.25v	All member countries	Apply Online
Taxpayer Registration - Train the Trainers	December 10-18	1.4	Virtual from SARTTAC	By Nomination	SA 20.29v	Indian Revenue Agency
Tax Administration Diagnostic Assessment Tool	December 14-22	1.4	Virtual from SARTTAC	By Nomination	SA 20.28v	India GST Council

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Courses Title	Course Date	Duration in Weeks	Course Location	Closing Date	Course Number	Target Audience	Application Link
Macroeconometric Forecasting and Analysis	January 7-11	1	New Delhi	Friday, December 7, 2018	SA 19.01	All member countries	Apply Online
Improved Treasury and Debt Management	January 7-11	1	New Delhi, India	By Nomination	SA 19.11	All member countries
Macro-Fiscal Forecasting and Policy Analysis - Customized Training	January 11-18	1.2	Jaipur, India	By Nomination	SA 19.19	Rajasthan State Agencies
Supervision of Market Risk and Operational Risk for the RBI	January 14-18	1	Mumbai, India	By Nomination	SA 19.17	RBI India
Taxpayer Registration	January 21-25	1	New Delhi, India	By Nomination	SA 19.13	All member countries
Compliance Risk Management	February 11-15	1	New Delhi, India	By Nomination	SA 19.14	All member countries
Risk Based Audit Techniques for Income Tax Officials (Bangladesh)	February 24-28	1	Dhaka, Bangladesh	By Nomination	SA 19.16	Bangladesh Agencies
Government Finance and Public Sector Debt Statistics (Bhutan)	February 25 - March 1	1	Thimphu, Bhutan	By Nomination	SA 19.18	Bhutan Agencies
Risk Based Audit Techniques for VAT Officials (Bangladesh)	March 3-7	1	Dhaka, Bangladesh	By Nomination	SA 19.15	Bangladesh Agencies
Organizational Structure and Management	March 4-8	1	New Delhi, India	By Nomination	SA 19.21	All member countries
Quarterly National Accounts	March 11-15	1	New Delhi, India	By Nomination	SA 19.12	All member countries
Assessing and Managing Fiscal Risk in Developing Asia-Pacific Countries	March 25-29	1	New Delhi, India	By Nomination	SA 19.20	Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Combodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, Fiji and selected Indian states
Core Elements of Banking Supervision	April 1-5	1	New Delhi, India	Tuesday, March 5, 2019	SA 19.24	All member countries	Apply Online
Tax Administration Diagnostic Assessment Tool - Batch 1	April 1-5	1	New Delhi, India	By Nomination	SA 19.30	Indian States
Government Finance and Public Sector Debt Statistics	April 3-5	0.6	Chennai, India	By Nomination	SA 19.25	CAG, Indian States
Strengthening Public Financial Management in State Governments of India	April 5-10	0.8	Assam, India	By Nomination	SA 19.34	Selected North-East Indian States
Government Finance and Public Sector Debt Statistics	April 8-10	0.6	Bengaluru, India	By Nomination	SA 19.26	CAG, Indian States
Macro Fiscal Workshop	April 8-12	1	Paro, Bhutan	By Nomination	SA 19.31	Bhutan Agencies
Government Finance and Public Sector Debt Statistics	April 8-12	1	New Delhi, India	By Nomination	SA 19.23	All member countries
Tax Administration Diagnostic Assessment Tool - Batch 2	April 8-11	0.8	New Delhi, India	By Nomination	SA 19.29	Indian States
Government Finance and Public Sector Debt Statistics	April 22-24	0.6	Jaipur, India	By Nomination	SA 19.27	CAG, Indian States
National Accounts Statistics	April 29-May 3	1	New Delhi, India	By Nomination	SA 19.28	Indian Agencies
Macro-Fiscal Policy Analysis for Indian States - Customized Training	April 30-May 4	1	New Delhi, India	By Nomination	SA 19.22	Indian State Agencies
Government Finance and Public Sector Debt Statistics	May 15-17	0.6	Allahabad, India	By Nomination	SA 19.37	Indian State Agencies
Government Finance and Public Sector Debt Statistics	May 20-22	0.6	Shillong, India	By Nomination	SA 19.36	Indian State Agencies
Financial Programming and Policies	May 20-31	2	New Delhi, India	By Nomination	SA 19.32	Indian Agencies
Macroeconomic Diagnostics	June 10-21	2	New Delhi, India	By Nomination	SA 19.35	Indian Agencies
Financial Programming and Policies	June 11-17	1	Male, Maldives	By Nomination	SA 19.38	Maldives Agencies
Gender Responsive Budgeting	June 17-19	0.6	Bangkok, Thailand	By Nomination	SA 19.41	Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Lao PDR, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
Risk Based Audit Techniques	June 24-28	1	New Delhi, India	By Nomination	SA 19.40	All member countries
Regulatory and Supervisory Approaches to Managing Cyber Risks in the Financial System	June 25-27	0.6	New Delhi, India	By Nomination	SA 19.39	Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Fiji, Lao PDR, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Vietnam
Price Statistics	June 30-July 3	1	Dhaka, Bangladesh	By Nomination	SA 19.42	Bangladesh Agencies
Government Finance and Public Sector Debt Statistics (Maldives)	August 4-7	0.8	Male, Maldives	By Nomination	SA 19.47	Maldives Agencies
Business Survey Questionnaire Design for National Accounting	August 5-9	1	New Delhi, India	By Nomination	SA 19.58	Indian Agencies
Strengthening Public Financial Management Framework	August 5-9	1	New Delhi, India	By Nomination	SA 19.57	Bangladesh Agencies
Government Finance and Public Sector Debt Statistics (Bhutan)	August 7-9	0.6	Paro, Bhutan	By Nomination	SA 19.59	Bhutan Agencies
Collections and Arrears Management	August 19-23	1	New Delhi, India	By Nomination	SA 19.43	All member countries
Financial Programming and Policies	August 19-30	2	New Delhi, India	Friday, July 19, 2019	SA 19.46	All member countries	Apply Online
Macro-Fiscal Policy Analysis for Indian States - Customized Training	September 2-6	1	Kolkata, India	By Nomination	SA 19.66	Indian State Agencies
Taxpayer Registration	September 16-20	1	New Delhi, India	By Nomination	SA 19.60	All member countries
Strengthening Public Financial Management in State Governments of India	September 16-20	1	Chennai, India	By Nomination	SA 19.71	Selected South Indian States
Selected Macroeconomic Issues for Mid-Career Indian Economic Services Officers	September 16-27	2	New Delhi, India	By Nomination	SA 19.67	Indian Agencies
Public Sector Debt Statistics (Nepal)	September 22-26	1	kathmandu, Nepal	By Nomination	SA 19.64	Nepal Agencies
Core Elements of Insurance Supervision	September 23-27	1	New Delhi, India	By Nomination	SA 19.54	All member countries
Financial Programming and Policies - Customized Training (Bangladesh)	October 1-7	1	Dhaka, Bangladesh	By Nomination	SA 19.53	Bangladesh Agencies
National Accounts Statistics - Sequence of Accounts	October 14-18	1	Kathmandu, Nepal	By Nomination	SA 19.62	Nepal Agencies
Government Finance Statistics (Bangladesh)	October 20-24	1	Dhaka, Bangladesh	By Nomination	SA 19.52	Bangladesh Agencies
Monetary Policy Frameworks and Operations	October 21-25	1	New Delhi, India	By Nomination	SA 19.70	All member countries
Public Sector Debt Statistics (Bangladesh)	October 27-31	1	Dhaka, Bangladesh	By Nomination	SA 19.51	Bangladesh Agencies
Financial Sector Policies	October 28-November 1	1	New Delhi, India	Friday, October 4, 2019	SA 19.50	All member countries	Apply Online
TADAT High Level Meeting for Chief Commissioners and Commissioners	October 31-November 1	0.4	New Delhi, India	By Nomination	SA 19.72	Indian Agencies
Tax Administration Diagnostic Assessment Tool - Batch 1	November 4-7	0.8	New Delhi, India	By Nomination	SA 19.69	Indian Agencies
GDP Rebasing	November 4-8	1	New Delhi, India	By Nomination	SA 19.65	All member countries
Strengthening Public Financial Management Framework (Group 2)	November 4-8	1	New Delhi, India	By Nomination	SA 19.63	Bangladesh Agencies
Tax Administration Diagnostic Assessment Tool - Batch 2	November 11-14	0.8	New Delhi, India	By Nomination	SA 19.68	Indian Agencies
Strengthening Budget Institutions and PFM for northeastern Indian states	November 11-15	1	Assam, India	By Nomination	SA 19.73	Indian North-East State Agencies
Financial Development and Financial Inclusion	November 11-22	2	New Delhi, India	By Nomination	SA 19.05	All member countries
Key Elements of Strategic Budget Formulation	November 18-22	1	New Delhi, India	By Nomination	SA 19.77	All member countries
Financial Programming and Policies (Bhutan)	November 18-27	2	Thimpu, Bhutan	By Nomination	SA 19.76	Bhutan Agencies
GST Basics and understanding of the GST law (Bhutan)	November 25-29	1	Paro, Bhutan	By Nomination	SA 19.74	Bhutan Agencies
Public Sector Debt Statistics (Sri Lanka)	November 25-29	1	Colombo, Sri Lanka	By Nomination	SA 19.78	Sri Lankan Agencies
Managing Capital Flows: Macroeconomic Analysis and Policies	December 9-13	1	New Delhi, India	Friday, October 25, 2019	SA 19.49	All member countries	Apply Online
Accelerating Government Cash Management Reforms in South Asia	December 9-13	1	New Delhi, India	By Nomination	SA 19.75	All member countries
Exchange Rate Policy	December 16-20	1	New Delhi, India	Friday, November 1, 2019	SA 19.48	All member countries	Apply Online

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Courses Title	Course Date	Duration in Weeks	Course Location	Closing Date	Course Number	Target Audience	Application Link
Price Statistics Training (India)	January 15-19	1	New Delhi	By Nomination	SA 18.13	India (CSO, MOSPI)
Government Finance and Public Sector Debt Statistics	February 5-9	1	New Delhi	By Nomination	SA 18.12	Indian Subnational Government
Macro-Fiscal Framework – Analysis and Forecasting (Bhutan)	February 26 - March 2	1	Thimphu, Bhutan	By Nomination	SA 18.20	Bhutanese Agencies
National Accounts Statistics (Sri Lanka)	March 19-23	1	Colombo, Sri Lanka	By Nomination	SA 18.16	Sri Lankan Agencies
Gender Budgeting	March 26-28	0.6	New Delhi	By Nomination	SA 18.17	All member countries
National Accounts Statistics (India)	April 2-6	1	New Delhi	By Nomination	SA 18.22	Indian States
Price Statistics Training (Bangladesh)	April 8-12	1	Dhaka, Bangladesh	By Nomination	SA 18.21	Bangladesh Agencies
Core Elements of Banking Supervision	April 9-13	1	New Delhi	Friday, March 9, 2018	SA 18.01	All member countries	Apply Online
International Survey on Revenue Administration	April 9-13	1	New Delhi	Friday, March 9, 2018	SA 18.18	All member countries	Apply Online
Financial Programming and Policies	April 16-27	2	New Delhi	Friday, March 16, 2018	SA 18.04	All member countries	Apply Online
Compliance Risk Management	April 23-27	1	New Delhi	By Nomination	SA 18.23	All member countries
Fiscal Analysis and Forecasting	April 30-May 4	1	New Delhi	By Nomination	SA 18.02	Indian States
Statistics on International Trade in Goods and Services	May 14-18	1	New Delhi	Monday, April 16, 2018	SA 18.14	All member countries	Apply Online
Regional Seasonal Adjustment	June 25-29	1	New Delhi	Friday, May 25, 2018	SA 18.25	All member countries	Apply Online
Audit Techniques (Sri Lanka)	July 16-20	1	Colombo, Sri Lanka	By Nomination	SA 18.27	Sri Lankan Agencies
Government Finance and Public Sector Debt Statistics (Maldives)	August 5-8	0.8	Male, Maldives	By Nomination	SA 18.32	Maldives' Agencies
Budget Formulation and Good Budgeting Practices (Nepal)	August 6-10	1	Kathmandu, Nepal	By Nomination	SA 18.33	Nepal Agencies
Macroeconomic Diagnostics (Sri Lanka)	August 6-10	1	Colombo, Sri Lanka	By Nomination	SA 18.31	Sri Lankan Agencies
Macroeconomic Diagnostics (India)	August 13-24	2	New Delhi	By Nomination	SA 18.05	IES officers and other Indian agencies
Strategic Budgeting including Fiscal Analysis and Forecasting for Rajasthan State officials	August 20-30	1.8	Jaipur, India	By Nomination	SA 18.42	Rajasthan State Agencies
Financial Programming and Policies (Bangladesh)	August 27-31	1	New Delhi	By Nomination	SA 18.30	Bangladesh Agencies
Fiscal Reporting - Improving the Coverage, Comprehensiveness, Quality and Transparency	September 10-14	1	New Delhi	Friday, August 24, 2018	SA18.35	All member countries and Indian States	Apply Online
Managing Capital Flows	September 10-14	1	New Delhi	Friday, July 27, 2018	SA 18.07	All member countries	Apply Online
Government Finance and Public Sector Debt Statistics (Sri Lanka)	September 17-21	1	Colombo, Sri Lanka	By Nomination	SA 18.34	Sri Lankan Agencies
Fiscal Reporting - Improving the Coverage, Comprehensiveness, Quality and Transparency	September 17-20	0.8	New Delhi	Friday, August 31, 2018	SA 18.29	Indian Agencies	Apply Online
Government Finance and Public Sector Debt Statistics (Nepal)	September 17-21	1	Kathmandu, Nepal	By Nomination	SA 18.37	Nepal Agencies
Financial Sector Policies	September 24-28	1	New Delhi	Friday, August 10, 2018	SA 18.08	All member countries	Apply Online
Price Statistics (Nepal)	October 1-5	1	Kathmandu, Nepal	By Nomination	SA 18.39	Nepal Agencies
GST Implementation and Management Workshop Statistics (Bhutan)	October 1-5	1	Thimphu, Bhutan	By Nomination	SA 18.26	Bhutanese Agencies
Strengthening Public Financial Management in State Governments of India (PFM-SG)	October 8-12	1	New Delhi	By Nomination	SA 18.40	Indian States
Compliance Risk Management (Bhutan)	October 22-26	1	Thimphu, Bhutan	By Nomination	SA 18.48	Bhutanese Agencies
Government Finance and Public Sector Debt Statistics (Bangladesh)	October 28-November 1	1	Dhaka, Bangladesh	By Nomination	SA 18.41	Bangladesh Agencies
Macroeconomic and Fiscal Analysis Learning Workshop	October 29-30	0.4	New Delhi	By Nomination	SA 18.50	Bhutanese Agencies
National Accounts Statistics (Bangladesh)	November 4-8	1	Dhaka	By Nomination	SA 18.51	Bangladesh Agencies
Fiscal Sustainability-Debt Sustainability Framework for Low Income Countries	November 12-16	1	Bangkok, Thailand	By Nomination	SA 18.36	Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Cambodia
Collections and Arrears Management	November 12-16	1	New Delhi	By Nomination	SA 18.49	All member countries
Tax Administration Diagnostic Assessment Tool (Batch 1)	November 13-16	0.8	New Delhi	By Nomination	SA 18.44	India (CBIC)
Tax Administration Diagnostic Assessment Tool (Batch 2)	November 19-23	1	New Delhi	By Nomination	SA 18.45	India (CBIC)
National Accounts Statistics (Maldives)	November 25-29	1	Male, Maldives	By Nomination	SA 18.52	Maldives' Agencies
Practical Implementation of Risk-Based Supervision	November 26-30	1	New Delhi	By Nomination	SA 18.43	All member countries
Government Financial Statistics - 1 (GFS)	November 28-30	0.6	New Delhi	By Nomination	SA 18.46	Indian Agencies
Government Financial Statistics - 2 (GFS)	December 3-5	0.6	New Delhi	By Nomination	SA 18.47	Indian Agencies
External Balance Assessment - EBA Lite Workshop (EBA)	December 10-12	0.6	New Delhi	By Nomination	SA 18.54	All member countries
Audit Techniques	December 10-14	1	New Delhi	By Nomination	SA 18.53	All member countries


Dec 11 - 22, 2017:	Training course on "Financial Programming and Policies" (SA17.25)
	This course, presented by the IMF's Institute for Capacity Development, aims at teaching participants how to both diagnose macroeconomic imbalances and correct them through a coordinated set of adjustment policies. It covers the principal features of the four main macroeconomic sectors (real, fiscal, external, and monetary/financial) and the interrelations among them, highlighting both accounting and behavioral relationships, using data from a country case study.

Dec 11 - 15, 2017:	Training course on "Financial Development and Financial Inclusion" (SA17.08)
	This course, presented by the IMF’s Institute for Capacity Development, outlines the macroeconomic relevance of financial development and financial inclusion. Beginning with an analytical framework that defines the role of finance in the economy, the course reviews the conceptual and empirical literature on the impact of finance on macroeconomic performance and growth. It also addresses key policy issues to encourage financial development (market enabling policies) and limit its potential destabilizing effects (market harnessing policies).

Dec 4 - 7, 2017:	Training course on "Public Investment Management" (SA17.19)
	This course, presented by the IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department, looks at planning large capital spending projects, how to allocate resources to projects which have been properly costed and evaluated, and regular monitoring of investment projects. Data analysis is provided on public investment efficiency scores based on regional, global and emerging market country averages.

Dec 4 - 7, 2017:	Training course on "Current Issues in Banking Regulation and Supervision" (SA17.21)
	This course, presented by the IMF's Monetary and Capital Markets Department, reviews the latest developments in banking supervisory and regulatory topics. These include changes to capital adequacy standards, the new Basel liquidity measurement rules, as well as supervision of systemically important banks. The course sessions will focus on aspects of particular relevance to the region and will discuss main implementation challenges, as well as implications for banks and supervisory authorities.

Nov 28 - Dec 1, 2017:	Workshop on "Managing Fiscal Risks in Emerging Market Economies" , at TAOLAM in Bangkok, Thailand
	This activity is being funded in part by generous support provided to the IMF by the Government of Japan.The workshop will involve both knowledge development and peer-to-peer exchange in monitoring, analyzing, and managing fiscal risks. It is intended to bring together mid- to senior-level officials from emerging economies in South and Southeast Asia, including Indonesia, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Thailand, as well as selected officials from several developing economies in the region, including Cambodia, Lao P.D.R, Myanmar, and Vietnam.

Nov 26 - 30, 2017:	Training course on "Financial Programming and Policies" (SA17.31), in Dhaka, Bangladesh
	This course, presented by the IMF Institute for Capacity Development, explains how to both diagnose macroeconomic imbalances and correct them through a coordinated set of adjustment policies. It covers the principal features of the four main macroeconomic sectors (real, fiscal, external, and monetary) and how they relate to each other, highlighting both accounting and behavioral relationships and using data from a country case study.

Oct 30 - Nov 3, 2017:	Training course on "Fiscal Sustainability" (SA17.23)
	This course, presented by the IMF’s Institute for Capacity Development, looks at fiscal sustainability as a key requirement to achieve macroeconomic stability and ensure sustainable long-term growth and equity. It provides a thorough overview of how to assess fiscal sustainability from a policy and tools perspectives. It presents and discusses tools to understand fiscal risks and early warning indicators used by the IMF; sovereign debt management strategies; and debt crisis. It also covers policy issues related to long-term fiscal challenges such as aging populations and pension reform, and the impact of various contingent liabilities (such as Public Private Partnerships — PPPs) on the long-term fiscal position.

Oct 26-27, 2017:	Training course on "External Sector Assessment" (SA17.29)
	This 2-day customized course, presented by the IMF, covers external sector assessment as a key requirement to achieve macroeconomic stability. It provides a thorough overview of how to assess the external sector, consisting of the following: (i) Exchange rate assessment methodologies; (ii) External Balance Assessment (EBA) Model; (iii) Equilibrium real exchange rate approach; (iv) Macroeconomic balance approach; and (v) External sustainability approach. In addition, the topic of external debt sustainability will also be featured. Presentations will be complemented by hands-on workshops using templates with country case studies used by the IMF teams in carrying out their assessment.

Sept 25-29, 2017:	Training course on "Tax Policy and Administration: Theory and Practice" (SA17.28)
	This course, presented by the IMF's Fiscal Affairs Department, aims at broadening participants' knowledge of the main challenges facing governments in the design, administration, and monitoring of a modern tax system. It briefly outlines the theoretical underpinnings of tax policymaking, and discusses in detail its practice and implementation with a particular emphasis on the region. Participants will be encouraged to share their experiences and develop strategies to improve key elements of their tax systems and how they administer them.

Sept 18-26, 2017:	Training course on "Financial Sector Surveillance" (SA17.18)
	This course, presented by the IMF’s Institute for Capacity Development, aims at introducing participants to key elements and tools used in the analysis and mitigation of financial sector vulnerabilities that provide a foundation on which to build surveillance systems. It focuses on the assessment of the main risks facing bank and non-bank financial institutions and their potential macroeconomic implications

Sept 18-22, 2017	Training course on "Government Finance and Public Sector Debt Statistics" (SA17.22)
	This course offers, in the first three days, an opportunity to learn the concepts, principles, sources, methods, accounting rules, and general framework used to compile GFS and PSDS. The fundamental features of GFS and PSDS will be covered: institutional units, sectorization, basis of reporting, transactions, other economic flows, accounts (revenue, expense, expenditure, assets, liabilities), statements, balance sheets, etc. The course is taught using international standards presented in the Government Finance Statistics Manual 2014 (GFSM 2014) and the Public Sector Debt Statistics: Guide for Compilers and Users 2011 (PSDS Guide).

Sept 11-15, 2017:	Training course on "Managing Capital Flows: Macroeconomic Analysis and Policies" (SA17.17)
	This course, presented by the IMF’s Institute for Capacity Development, is devoted to fostering the understanding of the dynamics of capital flows and their effects on economic growth, macroeconomic volatility, and crisis risk. The course discusses the policy options available to reap the benefits of capital market integration while minimizing and mitigating its adverse effects.

Sept 11-14, 2017:	Training course on "Strengthening Budget Institutions" (SA17.16)
	This course, presented by the IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department, examines the good practices in public financial management, such as fiscal rules, strategic budgeting, medium-term budget frameworks, performance orientation, fiscal and financial reporting, budget execution, fiscal risk management, and their function in promoting fiscal discipline and efficient fiscal management.

Aug 21-25, 2017:	Training course on "Macroeconomic Diagnostics (MDS)" (SA17.26) in Colombo, Sri Lanka
	This course, presented by the IMF's Institute for Capacity Development, aims at strengthening participants' ability to assess a country's macroeconomic situation, emphasizing practical tools for use in day-to-day macroeconomic analysis. The course covers assessments of: - the current state of the macro economy; - the stance of fiscal and monetary policy; - financial stability; and - the medium-term prospects of the economy, including the sustainability of public and external debt, the possible misalignment of the exchange rate, and vulnerabilities from the different sectors. The course relies on case studies relevant for the region to illustrate the application of these tools, and to show how they can be used as an input in the policymaking process

Aug 20-24, 2017:	Training course on "Price Statistics (PRS)" (NI17.93) in Male, Maldives
	This course offers an opportunity to learn the concepts, principles, sources, and methods used to compile price statistics, such as the consumer price index (CPI) and producer price index (PPI). The course covers fundamental features of price indexes, the strengths and weaknesses of common index formulae, the sources and methods used for compiling price index weights, and price indices, including how to handle missing data and link rebased indexes.

July 24-28, 2017:	Training course on "External Sector Statistics (ESS)" (SA17.14)
	This course, presented by the IMF’s Statistics Department, provides training on the methodology for compiling and disseminating cross-border position statistics, primarily the IIP and memoranda and supplementary position data items following the IMF’s Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, sixth edition (BPM6). It also covers the Coordinated Portfolio Investment Survey (CPIS) and the Coordinated Direct Investment Survey (CDIS), with a view to strengthening participants’ understanding of how these cross-border databases may be used to enhance the quality of the IIP, and to analyze external risks and vulnerabilities. The integration of stocks and flows will also be addressed.

June 19-30, 2017:	Training course on "Financial Programming and Policies" (SA17.05)
	This course, presented by the IMF's Institute for Capacity Development, aims at teaching participants how to both diagnose macroeconomic imbalances and correct them through a coordinated set of adjustment policies. It covers the principal features of the four main macroeconomic sectors (real, fiscal, external, and monetary/financial) and the interrelations among them, highlighting both accounting and behavioral relationships, using data from a country case study.

June 12-16, 2017:	Training course on "Quarterly National Accounts" (SA17.13)
	This course, presented by the IMF’s Statistics Department, aims at providing a thorough understanding of concepts, sources of data, and compilation techniques for producing quarterly national accounts (QNA) statistics. The course is based on the IMF’s Quarterly National Accounts Manual and is oriented toward national accounts compilers from countries that are developing or planning to develop QNA. The course covers both theoretical and practical issues in the compilation of QNA.

June 5-9, 2017:	Training course on "Public Financial Management" (SA17.12)
	This one-week seminar, presented by the IMF's Fiscal Affairs Department (FAD), provides an overview of the various aspects of public financial management and their inter-linkages, as well as how sound PFM contributes to better fiscal management. The seminar covers areas, such as strategic budgeting, medium-term expenditure framework, budget execution and controls, cash management, and fiscal and financial reporting.

May 22-25, 2017:	Training course on "Tax Administration Diagnostic Assessment Tool (SA17.11)"
	The training workshop, presentated by the TADAT Secretariat, consists of presentations explaining (i) the design principle and purpose; (ii) the scoring methodology for each of the performance areas and indicators based on the TADAT Field Guide; (iii) the pre-assessment, assessment, and post-assessment phases of a TADAT diagnostic; and (iv) how a good PAR should be written.

April 17-28, 2017:	Training course on "Monetary Policy" (SA17.03)
	This course, presented by the IMF's Institute for Capacity Development, is an overview policy course focused on monetary policy regimes, monetary transmission mechanism, and the role of monetary policy in macroeconomic stabilization. The course bridges the gap between theory, empirical evidence, and operational experience, by conveying the optimization problems and tradeoffs involved in monetary policy decisions.

April 17-21, 2017:	Training course on "National Accounts Statistics Overview" (SA17.10)
	This course offers an overview of National Accounts Statistics (NAS) as outlined by the System of National Accounts 2008 (SNA 2008), with selected reflections on India’s NAS. The course begins with an analysis of the macroeconomic statistical system—pointing to NAS as being at the center of the system.

March 20-31, 2017:	Training course on "Fiscal Analysis and Forecasting" (SA17.02)
	This course aims at offering participants a more extensive exposure to fiscal issues and the macroeconomic effects of fiscal policy than is possible in a normal course on financial programming and policies. Separate lectures are devoted to fiscal accounts and analysis, fiscal forecasting, fiscal sustainability, the interrelations between the fiscal sector and the rest of the economy, and the fiscal dimension in financial programming.

March 6-10, 2017:	Training course on "Public Financial Management" (SA17.09)
	This one-week seminar, presented by the IMF's Fiscal Affairs Department (FAD), provides an overview of the various aspects of public financial management and their inter-linkages, as well as how sound PFM contributes to better fiscal management. The seminar covers areas, such as strategic budgeting, medium-term expenditure framework, budget execution and controls, cash management, and fiscal and financial reporting.

January 9-20, 2017:	Training course on "Macroeconomic Diagnostics" (SA17.01)
	This course, presented by the IMF's Institute for Capacity Development, aims at strengthening participants' ability to assess a country's macroeconomic situation, emphasizing practical tools for use in day-to-day macroeconomic analysis. The course covers assessments of: - the current state of the macro economy; - the stance of fiscal and monetary policy; - financial stability; and - the medium-term prospects of the economy, including the sustainability of public and external debt, the possible misalignment of the exchange rate, and vulnerabilities from the different sectors.

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