## 25th Macroeconomist Training Program

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### Event overview
- Title: LET’S TRY OUT BILATERAL ECONOMIC SURVEILLANCE!
- Organizer: IMF Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
- Format: three day residential workshop at JICA Tokyo (Tokyo International Center)
- Date: Wednesday, January 14 – Friday, January 16, 2026
- Target audience: Students pursuing Master’s/PhD (Young scholars and undergraduate students can also apply)
- Admission: 20 (Participants will be selected through submitted application)
- Fee: Free
- Language: English
- Deadline: Sunday, November 30, 2025, 11:59 PM
- Application link: https://cvent.me/MOBZBa
- Certificate: A Certificate of Participation will be granted to participants who complete this workshop.

### Main lecturer
- Main Lecturer: Jerry Schiff (PhD)
- Biography highlights:
  - Former Deputy Director of the Asia and Pacific Department and Senior Advisor in the Office of the Managing Director at the IMF.
  - Taught courses on macroeconomics and economic policy at American University, George Washington University and the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Public Policy.

### Workshop objectives and content
- Objective: Provide an opportunity to explore how the IMF uses its financial programming framework to analyze member country economic prospects and risks and to make policy recommendations.
- Content themes:
  - Overview of how the IMF analyzes macroeconomic issues, including through the use of its financial programming tool.
  - Real country case studies of IMF surveillance and program activities.
  - Hands-on group case analysis and group presentations using tools introduced in the classroom.
  - Sessions on fiscal policy, monetary and financial sector policies, and macro-financial linkages.
  - Discussion of IMF policy advice and IMF-supported programs through country cases.

### Draft agenda — Day 1: Wednesday, January 14, 2026
- 10:00 – 10:30 Registration
- 10:30 – 11:00 Icebreaking Session
- 11:00 – 11:10 Welcome and Opening Remarks
  - Takashi Nagaoka, Director, IMF Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
  - JICA (TBD)
- 11:10 – 11:45 A. The Role of the IMF
- 11:45 – 12:45 Lunch Break
- 12:45 – 14:15 B. Financial Programing I: The IMF’s macroeconomic framework
- 14:15 – 14:30 Coffee Break
- 14:30 – 16:00 C. Financial Programing II: Fiscal policy
- 16:00 – 16:15 Coffee Break
- 16:15 – 17:15 D. Financial Programming III: Monetary and financial sector policies
- 17:15 – 17:30 Coffee Break
- 17:30 – 18:30 E. Financial Programming III: Monetary and financial sector policies (cont.)

### Draft agenda — Day 2: Thursday, January 15, 2026
- 9:00 – 10:30 F. IMF Policy Advice: The case of Turkey
  - Use the case of Turkey to explain IMF Policy Advice and illustrate financial programming application to identify risks and develop policy recommendations.
- 10:30 – 10:45 Coffee Break
- 10:45 – 12:15 G. IMF-Supported Programs: The case of Sri Lanka
  - Discuss role and process behind an IMF-supported program; explore key trade-offs in program design.
- 12:15 – 13:15 Lunch Break
- 13:15 – 14:15 H. Presentation by JICA
- 14:15 – 14:30 Coffee Break
- 14:30 – 15:00 I. Explanation of Group Assignments
- 15:00 – 17:00 J. Office Hours: Preparation of group presentations

### Draft agenda — Day 3: Friday, January 16, 2026
- 9:00 – 11:45 K. Office Hours: Preparation of group presentations
- 11:45 – 12:45 Lunch Break
- 12:45 – 14:15 L. Group Presentations I
- 14:15 – 14:30 Coffee Break
- 14:30 – 16:00 M. Group Presentations II
- 16:00 – 16:30 Closing Remarks
  - Takashi Nagaoka, Director, IMF Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
  - The Photo Session and End of Course Survey will follow.
- 16:30 – Social Hour

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_Source: https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/oap/oap-home/2025/25th-mtp-flyer-agenda.pdf_