## Budget Formulation and Good Budgeting Practices (BFBP)

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [Budget Formulation and Good Budgeting Practices (BFBP)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/courses/bfbp)

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: October 23, 2020

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### Course description and focus
- Presented by the IMF Fiscal Affairs Department.
- Helps Nepal authorities gain a deeper understanding of international and regional good practices in:
  - Budget formulation
  - Medium term and performance budgeting
  - Cash management
  - Cross-cutting issues
- Most sessions will follow discussion on issues and practices in Nepal and possible strengthening of their systems.

### Target audience and qualifications
- Target audience:
  - Mid level officers of Government of Nepal dealing with budgeting
- Qualifications:
  - At least five years of experience in budgeting, budget execution

### Course objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Conduct training in collaboration with Budget office of Nepal
- Discuss the problem areas in the subject and cross-cutting areas
- Discuss international and regional good practices
- Discuss the country practices and gap areas to strengthen budget institutions and controls; with a vision on fiscal federalism

### Related IMF training offerings (listed in source)
- Institutional Sector Accounts-Advanced - Blended (ISA-A)
  - English | February 1-12, 2027 | Blended Training | Washington, D.C., United States
- Core Elements of Banking Supervision (CBS)
  - English (French, Portuguese) | January 18-29, 2027 | In-person Training | Ebene, Mauritius
- Advanced Government Finance Statistics (GFS-A)
  - English (Arabic) | December 13-17, 2026 | In-person Training | Kuwait City, Kuwait

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## References

- [Institutional Sector Accounts-Advanced - Blended (ISA-A)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/hq/2027/isa-ahq27-02)
- [Core Elements of Banking Supervision (CBS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2027/cbsat27-10)
- [Advanced Government Finance Statistics (GFS-A)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/gfs-ace26-45)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/courses/bfbp_