Monetary and Financial Statistics - Advanced (MFS-A)
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Bibliographic details
- Session: ST 24.31
- Location: Singapore, Singapore
- Dates: September 2-13, 2024 (2 weeks)
- Delivery method: In-person Training
- Primary language: English
- Status: Deadline passed
Program overview and logistics
- Session No.: ST 24.31
- Location: Singapore, Singapore
- Date: September 2-13, 2024 (2 weeks)
- Delivery Method: In-person Training
- Primary Language: English
- Status: Deadline passed
- Presented by: the Statistics Department, International Monetary Fund
Target audience and qualifications
- Target Audience:
- Central bank officials and officials from regulatory agencies responsible for compiling monetary statistics.
- Qualifications:
- Participants are expected to have a degree in economics or statistics, or equivalent experience.
- Previous completion of the Monetary and Financial Statistics - Introductory (MFS-I) course in person or virtual is recommended.
Course description and content
- The course introduces the fundamentals of compiling monetary statistics, with special attention to other financial corporations (OFCs).
- Course material is based on the Monetary and Financial Statistics Manual and Compilation Guide (MFSMCG).
- The course assumes participants already understand the main principles underlying the compilation of monetary statistics (e.g., having participated in the MFS-I course).
- Core topics:
- Characteristics of various OFCs (insurance corporations, pension funds, non-MMF investment funds, etc.).
- Typical balance sheet structure of OFCs and their role in the financial sector.
- Overview of financial statistics and national accounts:
- Financial flows and stocks of all sectors of the domestic economy and their interactions with the rest of the world.
- The balance sheet approach to vulnerability analysis.
- Relationships between monetary, balance of payments, government finance, and national accounts statistics.
- Format:
- Lectures and case studies to familiarize participants with practical aspects of compiling monetary statistics for OFCs and the basic principles underlying the compilation of national accounts.
- At the end of the course, participants are expected to make a short presentation on monetary statistics compilation issues in their own countries.
Learning objectives and competencies
Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:
- Describe the role of OFCs in the financial sector and the related implications of data collection for monetary statistics purposes.
- Distinguish between different types of OFCs.
- Compile OFC monetary statistics according to IMF standardized report form 4 SR for OFCs.
- Apply the main principles of financial statistics and national accounts.