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  "title": "Budget Formulation and Good Budgeting Practices (BFBP)",
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  "summary": "Most sessions will follow discussion on issues and practices in Nepal and possible strengthening of their systems.",
  "publishDate": "2020-10-23",
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      "heading": "Course description and focus",
      "content": "- Presented by the IMF Fiscal Affairs Department.\n- Helps Nepal authorities gain a deeper understanding of international and regional good practices in:\n  - Budget formulation\n  - Medium term and performance budgeting\n  - Cash management\n  - Cross-cutting issues\n- Most sessions will follow discussion on issues and practices in Nepal and possible strengthening of their systems."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Target audience and qualifications",
      "content": "- Target audience:\n  - Mid level officers of Government of Nepal dealing with budgeting\n- Qualifications:\n  - At least five years of experience in budgeting, budget execution"
    },
    {
      "heading": "Course objectives",
      "content": "Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:\n- Conduct training in collaboration with Budget office of Nepal\n- Discuss the problem areas in the subject and cross-cutting areas\n- Discuss international and regional good practices\n- Discuss the country practices and gap areas to strengthen budget institutions and controls; with a vision on fiscal federalism"
    },
    {
      "heading": "Related IMF training offerings (listed in source)",
      "content": "- Institutional Sector Accounts-Advanced - Blended (ISA-A)\n  - English | February 1-12, 2027 | Blended Training | Washington, D.C., United States\n- Core Elements of Banking Supervision (CBS)\n  - English (French, Portuguese) | January 18-29, 2027 | In-person Training | Ebene, Mauritius\n- Advanced Government Finance Statistics (GFS-A)\n  - English (Arabic) | December 13-17, 2026 | In-person Training | Kuwait City, Kuwait"
    }
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