Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy (MTDSx)
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- Published: July 24, 2025
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| 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 26.183 | Spanish | [[[Apply online](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.186R)](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.204E)](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.183S) by April 1, 2027 |
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Course overview
- Designed to build capacity in developing and implementing a sound Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy (MTDS).
- Delivered through a blend of video lectures, guided exercises, and hands-on simulations.
- Introduces participants to the joint IMF-World Bank MTDS framework and the analytical tool (MTDS AT).
- Emphasizes practical application, enabling learners to analyze their own debt portfolios in the context of macroeconomic indicators, market conditions, and financing options.
- Topic: Financial Sector Issues
Target audience and qualifications
- Target audience:
- Officials from debt management offices, ministries of finance, or central banks who deal with public debt management.
- Qualifications:
- Participants are expected to have a degree in economics or finance, or equivalent experience.
Course objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Describe the steps in developing an MTDS (the IMF-WB MTDS framework).
- Analyze the central government debt portfolio to identify the costs and risks inherent in the existing debt.
- Formulate different market risk scenarios (baseline and shock scenarios), adapting them to the country's specific situation.
- Identify and assess various financing strategies under these scenarios and compare the cost/risk trade-offs involved.
- Use the quantitative MTDS analytical tool that accompanies the MTDS framework.
- Present the results of the analysis in a manner that enhances its value for policy purposes.
- Formulate a strategy that is in line with debt management objectives.