Virtual : Public Sector and Debt Statistics

Source details

Session No.: CE 22.28 V
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Date: October 10-13, 2022 (1 week)
Delivery Method: Virtual Training
Primary Language: English
Interpretation Language: Arabic
Status: Deadline passed
Target Audience:
- Officials whose main responsibility is compiling public sector debt statistics.
Qualifications:
- Participants should have a degree in economics or statistics or equivalent experience.

Conducted by the IMF Statistics Department.
Deals with the conceptual framework of public sector debt statistics as presented in the Public Sector Debt Statistics Guide and on the practical aspects of compiling public sector debt data.
Covers basic concepts, accounting principles, and detailed classifications discussed in the context of methodology harmonized with government finance statistics and the system of national accounts.
Examines coverage and accounting rules for public sector debt, valuation, classification, important methodological issues, and the sources and methods used for compiling the statistics.
Addresses reporting debt data to the IMF and the World Bank.
Organized around a series of case studies.

Define gross and net debt and explain the basic concepts and accounting principles that apply to compilation of public sector debt statistics.
Classify public sector debt positions according to the Public Sector Debt Statistics Guide classifications.
Apply the general principles to classify an entity in the public sector and in relevant subsectors of the public sector, such as the general government and public corporations.
Report to the IMF and the World Bank quarterly public sector debt statistics covering¿at a minimum¿the central government.