Training Program

Mid-level officials in Central Bank of Sri Lanka and Ministry of Finance who are directly involved in diagnosing the state of the macroeconomy and making projections.

A background in economics would be useful but not essential.

This course designed new inductees into the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and Ministry of Finance's general stream is aimed to strengthen participants' ability to comprehensively assess a country's macroeconomic situation, including the current state of the economy; the stance of fiscal and monetary policy; financial stability; exchange rate misalignments; vulnerabilities in the different sectors; and the medium-term outlook, especially the sustainability of public and external debt. The course emphasizes practical tools for use in day-to-day macroeconomic analysis and relies on case studies relevant to the region where the course is given to illustrate how these tools are applied and how they can contribute to the policymaking process.