## Financial Programming and Policies, Part 1: Macroeconomic Accounts & Analysis (FPP.1 x)

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [Financial Programming and Policies, Part 1: Macroeconomic Accounts & Analysis (FPP.1 x)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/courses/fpp-1x)

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: August 9, 2022

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## Upcoming offerings

| Start date | End date | Location | Delivery Method | Session No. | Primary & (Interpretation) language | Apply |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 1, 2026 | April 15, 2027 | Course conducted online | [[[Online Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods) | [OL 26.145](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2026/fpp-1xol26-145) | Russian | [[[Apply online](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.142S)](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.144F)](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.145R) by April 1, 2027 |
| May 1, 2026 | April 15, 2027 | Course conducted online | [[[Online Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods) | [OL 26.144](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2026/fpp-1xol26-144) | French | [[[Apply online](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.142S)](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.144F)](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.145R) by April 1, 2027 |
| May 1, 2026 | April 15, 2027 | Course conducted online | [[[Online Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods) | [OL 26.142](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2026/fpp-1xol26-142) | Spanish | [[[Apply online](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.142S)](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.144F)](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.145R) by April 1, 2027 |

### Overview
- The course is an online course presented by the Institute for Capacity Development.
- It explains the basic skills required to conduct financial programming.
- It covers the principal features of the accounts of the four main sectors that comprise the macroeconomy: real, fiscal, external, and monetary.
- For each sector, the course presents:
  - the accounting framework,
  - interpretations of variables and indicators from these accounts,
  - basic analysis of the accounts.
- Topic: General Macroeconomics

### Target audience and languages
- Target Audience:
  - All government officials are welcome to register.
  - Particularly relevant for officials in ministries of finance, economy, planning and central banks who advise on or help implement macroeconomic and financial policies.
- Languages: The course is offered in English, French, Spanish, Russian, and Arabic.

### Qualifications and technical requirements
- Qualifications:
  - Some knowledge of economics is helpful.
- Technical requirements:
  - Basic Microsoft Excel skills.
  - Access to a computer with a reliable Internet connection and a Google Chrome web browser are essential.

### Course objectives
Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:
- Calculate economic variables using macroeconomic accounting principles.
- Interpret the accounts of the real, fiscal, external, and monetary sectors that comprise the macroeconomy.
- Describe the accounting and behavioral links between the macroeconomic accounts.
- Analyze economic and financial developments of a case study country using a hands-on, Excel-based framework.

### Delivery note
- Upcoming Offering

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## References

- [Online Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)
- [OL 26.145](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2026/fpp-1xol26-145)
- [OL 26.144](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2026/fpp-1xol26-144)
- [OL 26.142](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2026/fpp-1xol26-142)
- [Apply online](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.145R)
- [Apply online](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.144F)
- [Apply online](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.142S)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/courses/fpp-1x_