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Macroeconomics Foundation Course for Officials of Bangladesh Bank and Ministry of Finance, Government of Bangladesh

Invitation

Session No.: SA 25.05

Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh

Date: February 1-5, 2025 (1 week) New dates

Delivery Method: In-person Training

Primary Language: English

    Target Audience

    Junior to mid-level officials in Bangladesh Bank who are involved in diagnosing the state of the macroeconomy and making projections.

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    Qualifications

    A background in economics would be useful but not essential.

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    Course Description

    This course, presented by the IMF Institute for Capacity Development, is designed to strengthen participants' ability to comprehensively assess a country's macroeconomic situation, including the current state of the economy; the stance of fiscal and monetary policy; financial stability; exchange rate misalignments; vulnerabilities in the different sectors; and the medium-term outlook, especially the sustainability of public and external debt. The course emphasizes practical tools for use in day-to-day macroeconomic analysis and relies on case studies relevant to the region to illustrate how these tools are applied and how they can contribute to the policymaking process.

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    Course Objectives

    Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to: 

    • Analyze potential output and calculate output gaps and diagnose the outlook for the economy. 
    • Assess the stance of current fiscal, monetary and exchange rate, and financial policies. 
    • Assess macro-financial linkages, including through the analysis of financial sector soundness indicators. 
    • Assess the medium-term prospects of the economy, especially the sustainability of public external debt, and identify impediments to long-term growth.
    • Identify possible external and internal economic risks and vulnerabilities to economic growth and identify policies to address them.
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