Cross-Border Position Statistics (CBPS)
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Course description and scope
- Provides training on the methodology for compiling and disseminating CBPS, including:
- the integrated IIP and memorandum and supplementary position data items following the Integrated Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, seventh edition (BPM7);
- EDS, including currency composition, remaining maturity, and debt service schedule;
- the CPIS, including sectoral data; and
- the CDIS.
- Course format: a series of lectures, discussions, and practical exercises.
- Lectures and discussions focus on general concepts and compilation practices.
- Exercises provide participants the opportunity to apply knowledge and discuss problems encountered in their compilation work.
- Analytical focus: gains insights into the analytical uses of the external accounts and illustrates integration of cross-border positions data into the broader macroeconomic framework.
- Course base materials: BPM7, the 2013 External Debt Statistics: Guide for Compilers and Users, the 2017 CPIS Guide, and the 2015 CDIS Guide.
Target audience and qualifications
- Target Audience:
- Officials whose main responsibility is compiling the integrated international investment position (IIP) and/or external debt statistics (EDS), as well as Coordinated Portfolio Investment Survey (CPIS) or Coordinated Direct Investment Survey (CDIS) data.
- Qualifications:
- Participants are expected to have a degree in economics or statistics, and have a minimum of one year of experience in compiling IIP and/or EDS.
Learning objectives and competencies
- Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Compile IIP, EDS, CPIS, and/or CDIS¿¿as well as the memorandum and supplementary items of the IIP and tables on external debt statistics¿¿according to the conceptual framework.
- Identify potential new data sources for the compilation of the CBPS.
- Apply compilation techniques and best dissemination practices related to CBPS.
- Illustrate the relationship between the integrated IIP and the balance of payments, and the integration of cross-border positions data into the broader macroeconomic framework.
- Describe the analytical use of CBPS.
Course delivery and related IMF training offerings
- Course delivery: lectures, discussions, and practical exercises (in-person and/or online formats implied by IMF training practices).
- Related IMF training offerings (examples with language, dates, modality, and location preserved as listed):
- Core Elements of Banking Supervision (CBS) — English (French, Portuguese) | January 18-29, 2027 | In-person Training | Ebene, Mauritius
- Advanced Government Finance Statistics (GFS-A) — English (Arabic) | December 13-17, 2026 | In-person Training | Kuwait City, Kuwait
- Fiscal Sustainability (FS) — English (Arabic) | November 9-20, 2026 | In-person Training | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Safeguards Assessments of Central Banks (SAC) — English (French, Portuguese) | November 9-13, 2026 | In-person Training | Ebene, Mauritius
- Macroeconomic Management in Resource Rich Countries (MRC) — English (Arabic) | December 7-18, 2026 | In-person Training | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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