Training Program

This regional workshop is aimed towards Mid to Senior level officials in the Ministry of Finance, Macro-fiscal, SOE Oversight, Debt Management or Budget Departments in SARTTAC member countries.

Participants should have experience in analyzing, managing or reporting fiscal risks.

This one-week course identifies the key sources of fiscal risk facing governments and sets out key mitigation actions and institutional arrangements that can be taken. The workshop will explore in detail risks associated with government guarantees and loans, State-Owned Enterprises and Public Private Partnerships and provide participants the opportunity to use the IMF-Fiscal Risk Tools available to support the management of fiscal risks. The workshop makes use of lectures, exercises, and groupwork to ensure that participants gain practical experience that is useful for their jobs and provides an opportunity to share country experiences.