## PROGRAM AGENDA — Friday, June 21 & Saturday, June 22

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### Friday, June 21: Registration, opening, and IMF frameworks
- 9:10- Registration
- 9:30-9:45 Welcome and Opening Remarks
  - Mr. Jonathan Dunn, Deputy Head of Office, IMF OAP
  - Mr. Ryutaro Murotani, Deputy Head of Office for Global Issues and Development Partnership, JICA
- 9:45-10:30 A. Role of the IMF
  - The session will explain the role of the IMF in the international financial system.
  - The lecturer will describe how an IMF economist works at Headquarters and in the field.
- 10:30-10:40 Break
- 10:40-12:10 B. Overview of the IMF's Macroeconomic Framework (1)
  - Overview of the ways in which the IMF analyzes and projects macroeconomic developments and policies.
  - Discussion of the IMF's financial programming tool and how it is used to understand linkages between macroeconomic variables and to make projections that are both internally consistent and sensible.
  - Examination of the role of financial programming in:
    - identifying macroeconomic imbalances and vulnerabilities,
    - developing policy recommendations,
    - constructing quantitative targets in IMF-supported programs.
- 12:10-13:10 Lunch
- 13:10-14:40 C. Overview of the IMF's Macroeconomic Framework (2)
- 14:40-14:50 Break
- 14:50-16:20 D. IMF Surveillance: Case Study of Turkey
  - Use of a country case to explain the role of IMF surveillance and illustrate how financial programming is utilized to analyze a country economy.
  - Exploration of how to use economic data to identify trends and risks and develop policy recommendations.
  - A recent IMF staff report will serve as the basis of this lecture.
- 16:20-16:30 Break
- 16:30-17:15 E. Presentation by JICA
- 17:15-17:25 Break
- 17:25-17:55 F. Introduction of Group Assignment
  - Explanation of the group assignment and distribution of material.
  - Opportunity for participants to ask questions based on the day’s material.

### Saturday, June 22: IMF-supported programs, group work, and presentations
- 9:30-11:00 G. IMF-Supported Programs: Case Study of Mongolia
  - Discussion of the role of, and process behind, an IMF-supported program.
  - Use of a case study of a recent program to provide concrete examples of key concepts and to explore trade-offs faced in program design.
- 11:00-11:15 Break
- 11:15-12:15 H. Preparation for Group Presentations
- 12:15-13:15 Lunch
- 13:15-14:15 I. Group Presentations (1)
  - Participants use country data from IMF staff reports to:
    - provide a diagnosis of a country’s prospects and risks,
    - make policy recommendations.
- 14:15-14:30 Break
- 14:30-15:30 J. Group Presentations (2)
- 15:30-16:00 Awarding of Certificates to Participants / Photo Session
- 16:00- Reception

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_Source: https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/oap/oap-home/2019/7th-mtp-program-agenda.pdf_