Strengthening Budget Institutions (SBI)
This course, presented by the Fiscal Affairs Department, examines the role of fiscal institutions, such as medium-term fiscal frameworks, top-down budgeting, medium-term budgeting, cash and debt management, independent fiscal institutions, and budget comprehensiveness, and how each promotes fiscal discipline.
Target Audience
Mid-level to senior officials in ministries of finance or economy, treasuries, debt management offices, or financial planning divisions in line ministries.
Qualifications
Participants are expected to have significant experience in fiscal policy, macroeconomics, or budgeting.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Explain and describe the importance of fiscal institutions for modern public finance management.
- Summarize and analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the budget institutions of their own country relative to regional comparators.
- Summarize factors in the choices involved in the design of fiscal responsibility laws, fiscal rules, and independent fiscal institutions.
- Explain and analyze the main techniques used to measure fiscal risks, the steps taken and the choices involved in the management of fiscal risks.
- Describe and summarize the key features of the Fiscal Transparency Code and Public Investment Management Assessment frameworks.
Virtual Workshop in Collaboration with ATI on the Joint IMF and WB Debt Sustainability Framework for Low-income Countries
French, September 26-30, 2022, Ebene, Mauritius
Apply online by August 19, 2022
Central Bank Operations in a world of Digital Money (CBODM)
English, September 26-30, 2022, New Delhi, India
Apply online by August 19, 2022
Macroeconometric Forecasting and Analysis (MFA)
English, September 19-30, 2022, New Delhi, India
Apply online by August 20, 2022
Strategic and Practical Considerations in Pursuing Money Laundering Cases (AMLS)
English, October 31, 2022 - November 4, 2022, Vienna, Austria
Apply online by August 21, 2022
Virtual : Macroeconometric Forecasting and Analysis (MFA)
English, September 19-29, 2022, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Apply online by August 22, 2022