Virtual : Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Statistics - Intermediate (BPIIPS-M)
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- Session: JV 22.02V
- Location: Vienna, Austria
- Dates: January 24, 2022 - February 4, 2022 (2 weeks)
- Delivery method: Virtual Training
- Primary language: English
- Interpretation language: Russian
- Status: Deadline passed
Program identity and logistics
- Session No.: JV 22.02 V
- Location: Vienna, Austria
- Date: January 24, 2022 - February 4, 2022 (2 weeks)
- Delivery Method: Virtual Training
- Primary Language: English
- Interpretation Language: Russian
- Deadline status: Deadline passed
Qualifications and target audience
- Qualifications required:
- A degree in economics or statistics and at least two years of relevant compilation experience, or
- Completion of the Compilation of Balance of Payments Statistics (BPSCG) course.
- Target audience:
- Officials responsible for the compilation of external sector statistics (ESS) (balance of payments and/or international investment position (IIP)) statistics, and who are familiar with the methodology of the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Statistics Manual, sixth edition (BPM6).
Course description and scope
- Course level and aim:
- Intermediate regional course presented by the Statistics Department targeting compilers with a certain degree of experience in the compilation and/or analysis of balance of payments and/or IIP.
- Aims to provide a deep understanding of the concepts, data sources and compilation techniques for balance of payments and IIP statistics and their application for addressing complex methodological issues.
- The course does not cover basic balance of payments and IIP concepts; intermediate level presupposes participants’ familiarity with the basic concepts.
- Instructional format:
- Series of lectures and workshops analyzing country cases with a strong data component to allow peer learning and sharing of experiences.
- Specific exercises geared to integrating data compilation with Fund surveillance and policy advice; and to demonstrate the analytical uses of ESS.
- Emphases and topics:
- Estimating informal cross border activities.
- Treatment of special purpose entities.
- Themes and challenges emerging from developments in the global economy and their impact on compilation work.
Pre-course recommendation and registration
- Recommended preparatory material:
- It is highly recommended to complete the BOP/IIP online course (OL21.139) to review or learn BOP/IIP basic concepts.
- Registration for the online course is open and can be done at: https://www.imf.org/en/Capacity-Development/Training/ICDTC/Schedule/OL/2021/BOP-IIPxOL21-139.
- This online course is only available in English and should be completed by December 31, 2021.
Course objectives
Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:
- Apply knowledge gained in dealing with complex methodological and compilation issues related to balance of payments and IIP statistics.
- Identify potential data sources and compilation techniques to be used to improve the coverage in ESS of activities emerging from globalization.
- Describe the analytical uses of balance of payments and IIP statistics.