Financial Programming and Policies, Part 1: Macroeconomic Accounts and Analysis (FPP.1x)
Apply online by April 1, 2025 Deadline extended
Session No.: OL 24.159
Location: Course conducted online
Date: May 1, 2024 - April 15, 2025 (50 weeks)
Delivery Method: Online Training
Primary Language: Russian
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All government officials are welcome to register. The course is particularly relevant for officials in ministries of finance, economy, planning and central banks who advise on or help implement macroeconomic and financial policies. The course is offered in English, French, Spanish, Russian, and Arabic.
Qualifications
Some knowledge of economics is helpful. Basic Microsoft Excel skills and access to a computer with a reliable Internet connection and a Google Chrome web browser are essential.
Course Description
This online course, presented by the Institute for Capacity Development, explains the basic skills required to conduct financial programming; the principal features of the accounts of the four main sectors that comprise the macroeconomy (real, fiscal, external, and monetary); and how they relate to each other. For each sector, the course presents the accounting framework, interpretations of variables and indicators from these accounts, and basic analysis of the accounts.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Calculate economic variables using macroeconomic accounting principles.
- Interpret the accounts of the real, fiscal, external, and monetary sectors that comprise the macroeconomy.
- Describe the accounting and behavioral links between the macroeconomic accounts.
- Analyze economic and financial developments of a case study country using a hands-on, Excel-based framework.
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