## Virtual : Fiscal Sustainability (FS)

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [Virtual : Fiscal Sustainability (FS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2021/fsat21-27v)

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## Bibliographic details
- Session: AT 21.27V
- Location: Ebene, Mauritius
- Dates: October 25, 2021 - November 5, 2021 (2 weeks)
- Delivery method: Virtual Training
- Primary language: English
- Interpretation language: French Portuguese
- Status: Deadline passed

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### Training program overview
- Event: Virtual : Fiscal Sustainability
- Organizer: Institute for Capacity Development, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Session No.: AT 21.27 V
- Location: Ebene, Mauritius
- Date: October 25, 2021 - November 5, 2021 (2 weeks)
- Delivery Method: Virtual Training
- Primary Language: English
- Interpretation Language: French Portuguese
- Status: Deadline passed

### Target audience and qualifications
- Target Audience:
  - Junior to senior officials with some intermediate fiscal background who are interested in understanding and applying fiscal sustainability analyses and learning how such analyses may relate to a country-specific environment.
- Qualifications:
  - Participants are expected to have a degree in economics or equivalent work experience and some familiarity with using spreadsheets.

### Course description and focus
- The course looks at fiscal sustainability as a requirement for macroeconomic stability and sustainable and inclusive long-term growth.
- Provides a thorough overview of how to assess fiscal sustainability from a policy and tools perspective.
- Discusses long-term fiscal pressures and risks as well as debt management strategies and the early warning indicators used by the IMF.
- Special attention is given to case studies of fiscal crises and the subsequent fiscal adjustments.

### Course objectives (learning outcomes)
- Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
  - Describe why fiscal sustainability is central to macroeconomic stability and sustainable growth.
  - Apply effective concepts, definitions, and techniques for analyzing fiscal sustainability.
  - Identify fiscal vulnerabilities, distinguishing between near-term and long-term risks.
  - Analyze crises and fiscal adjustment cases.
  - Differentiate between various debt sustainability analysis (DSA) frameworks.
  - Prepare a brief DSA for either a country with access to financial markets or a low-income country.

### Related training offerings (as listed by the IMF Institute for Capacity Development)
- Core Elements of Banking Supervision (CBS)
  - English (French, Portuguese) | January 18-29, 2027 | In-person Training | Ebene, Mauritius
- Advanced Government Finance Statistics (GFS-A)
  - English (Arabic) | December 13-17, 2026 | In-person Training | Kuwait City, Kuwait
- Fiscal Sustainability (FS)
  - English (Arabic) | November 9-20, 2026 | In-person Training | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Safeguards Assessments of Central Banks (SAC)
  - English (French, Portuguese) | November 9-13, 2026 | In-person Training | Ebene, Mauritius

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## References

- [Virtual Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)
- [Core Elements of Banking Supervision (CBS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2027/cbsat27-10)
- [Advanced Government Finance Statistics (GFS-A)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/gfs-ace26-45)
- [Fiscal Sustainability (FS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/fsce26-38)
- [Safeguards Assessments of Central Banks (SAC)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2026/sacat26-30)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2021/fsat21-27v_