Training Program

Officials from the Ministry of Finance in SARTTAC member countries

Participants should have experience in treasury management and/or budgeting and/or cash/debt, and/or expenditure management.

This five-day workshop is designed to equip participants with essential techniques and tools to understand modern government cash management policies and processes. Cash managers are increasingly being asked to provide information on current and prospective cash flows while facing challenges in gathering financial information; and as well as evaluating the possible impacts on cash balance, they may be asked for advice on how the ministry should respond to the forecast. This workshop will help participants understand how a multi-faceted approach to cash management viz. through expanding the coverage of treasury single account (TSA), developing cash flow forecasts, and more active management of cash surplus/shortfalls etc. can help to improve existing practices. The workshop will also provide guidance on the presentation of information for effective decision making. Attendees will gain practical experience with the IMF's Cash Flow Forecasting Tool (CFAT), facilitated through presentations, exercises and group work, blending conceptual learning with hands-on application.