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  "title": "Macroeconomic Diagnostics (MDS)",
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  "summary": "The course emphasizes practical tools for use in day-to-day macroeconomic analysis and relies on case studies relevant to the region where the course is given to illustrate how these tools are applied and how they can contribute to the policymaking process.",
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      "heading": "Overview",
      "content": "- Course presented by the Institute for Capacity Development.\n- Designed to strengthen participants’ ability to comprehensively assess a country’s macroeconomic situation, including:\n  - the current state of the economy;\n  - the stance of fiscal and monetary policy;\n  - financial stability;\n  - exchange rate;\n  - vulnerabilities in the different sectors;\n  - the medium-term outlook, especially the sustainability of public and external debt.\n- Emphasizes practical tools for day-to-day macroeconomic analysis and uses region-relevant case studies to illustrate application to policymaking.\n- Topic: General Macroeconomics\n- Course duration: two-week course."
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      "content": "- Officials from central banks and ministries of finance or economy who are directly involved in diagnosing the state of the macroeconomy and making projections."
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      "heading": "Qualifications",
      "content": "- Expected credentials and skills:\n  - advanced degree in economics or equivalent experience;\n  - good quantitative skills;\n  - proficiency in the use of Microsoft Excel.\n- Strong recommendation:\n  - applicants should have completed the online Financial Programming and Policies, Part 1: Macroeconomic Accounts and Analysis (FPP.1 x) or the online Macroeconomic Diagnostics (MDSx) course."
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      "content": "Upon completion, participants should be able to:\n- Analyze potential output, calculate output gaps, and diagnose the outlook for the economy.\n- Assess the stance of current fiscal, monetary, exchange rate, and financial policies.\n- Assess macro-financial linkages, including through the analysis of financial sector soundness indicators.\n- Assess the medium-term prospects of the economy, especially the sustainability of public and external debt.\n- Identify possible external and internal economic risks and vulnerabilities to economic growth, and develop policies to address them."
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      "content": "- Two-week course structured to strengthen comprehensive macroeconomic assessment capabilities covering:\n  - current state of the economy;\n  - stance of fiscal and monetary policy;\n  - financial stability and exchange rate misalignments;\n  - vulnerabilities across sectors;\n  - medium-term outlook with emphasis on public and external debt sustainability.\n- Emphasis on practical tools and use of case studies relevant to the region where the course is given to illustrate tool application and contribution to the policymaking process."
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