Training Program Course
Institutional Sector Accounts-Advanced (ISA-A)
This course is based on the conceptual framework of the System of National Accounts (SNA). It covers advanced methodological and practical issues related to the compilation of the sequence of accounts of the SNA (current accounts, capital accounts, financial account, other changes in volume of assets account, revaluation account, and balance sheets) by institutional sectors. It examines the linkages between institutional sectors as a basis for establishing from-whom-to-whom accounts. The course provides participants with the necessary skills to compile-or further enhance-their country's institutional sector accounts and balance sheets. The lectures provide a thorough review of the methodological framework, concepts, and definitions relating to sectoral institutional sector accounts and balance sheets, examine potential data sources for the compilation of annual and quarterly accounts, and illustrate possible compilation techniques and procedures. The course also provides a forum for participants to share country practices and experiences relating to the compilation of sectoral institutional accounts and balance sheets.
Target Audience
Compilers of national accounts, including financial accounts statistics, and accounts on a from-whom-to-whom basis, who are employed by national statistical agencies and central banks.
Qualifications
Participants are expected to have a degree in economics or statistics, or equivalent experience.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Develop from-whom-to-whom financial flow and balance sheet accounts.
- Analyze the institutional sector accounts through a from-whom-to-whom lens in recognition of the counterparties to transactions within the accounts.
- Apply the acquired knowledge on concepts and methodology to identify data gaps as well as strengths and weaknesses in existing data.
- Explain the importance and relevance of compiling institutional sector accounts and balance sheets for the analysis of economic and financial developments.