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  "title": "Financial Programming and Policies (FPP)",
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  "summary": "Financial Programming and Policies (FPP) Training Program Course Financial Programming and Policies (FPP) This course, presented by the Institute for Capacity Development, explains how to diagnose macroeconomic imbalances and correct them through a coordinated set of adjustment policies.",
  "publishDate": "2024-07-31",
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      "heading": "Overview",
      "content": "- The course, presented by the Institute for Capacity Development, explains how to diagnose macroeconomic imbalances and correct them through a coordinated set of adjustment policies.\n- It covers the principal features of the four main macroeconomic sectors: real, fiscal, external, and monetary/financial, and their interlinkages.\n- Emphasis on both accounting and behavioral relationships and use of data from a country case study."
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      "heading": "Target audience and qualifications",
      "content": "- Target Audience:\n  - Officials from ministries of finance, economy, planning and central banks who advise on or help design and implement macroeconomic and financial policies.\n- Qualifications:\n  - Participants are expected to have a degree in economics or equivalent experience and be proficient in the use of spreadsheets.\n  - It is strongly recommended that applicants have completed the online Financial Programming and Policies, Part 1: Macroeconomic Accounts and Analysis (FPP.1 x) course and the online Financial Programming and Analysis, Part 2: Program Design (FPP.2 x) course."
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      "heading": "Course objectives",
      "content": "- Create consistent macroeconomic baseline projections on the assumption that policies do not change, while respecting accounting and behavioral links among economic variables.\n- Analyze the baseline macroeconomic scenario, to understand economic and financial developments, and diagnose macroeconomic imbalances.\n- Identify economic vulnerabilities and risks in the baseline scenario and articulate how policy measures address them.\n- Prepare an adjustment scenario that reflects the policy measures and their macroeconomic impact.\n- Negotiate an economic adjustment program with the respective counterparty in a role-playing simulation exercise.\n- Identify further policy goals and measures that will be incorporated into a medium-term framework."
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      "heading": "Syllabus and instructional focus",
      "content": "- Aim: Teach participants how to diagnose macroeconomic imbalances and correct them through a coordinated set of adjustment policies.\n- Coverage:\n  - Principal features of the four main macroeconomic sectors (real, fiscal, external, and monetary/financial).\n  - Interrelations among sectors, highlighting both accounting and behavioral relationships.\n  - Practical application using data from a country case study.\n- Course Structure: Standard syllabus organized to integrate sectoral analysis with policy design and simulation exercises."
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