## Virtual: Building Institutions to Fight Corruption (BIFC)

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [Virtual: Building Institutions to Fight Corruption (BIFC)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2024/bifcat24-38v)

## Other formats

- [Markdown version](/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2024/bifcat24-38v/index.md)
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## Bibliographic details
- Session: AT 24.38V
- Location: Ebene, Mauritius
- Dates: June 3-7, 2024 (1 week)
- Delivery method: Virtual Training
- Primary language: English
- Interpretation language: French Portuguese
- Status: Deadline passed

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### Qualifications
- Applicants are expected to be mid-to senior level qualified professionals with several years of experience of policy making and/or working on addressing vulnerabilities to corruption in the fiscal area.

### Target audience
- Professionals from Ministries of Finance, Central Banks and other key public agencies including the Leader/President/Prime Minister's Office, the Supreme Audit Institution, the Anti-Corruption Commission, and the Accountant General's Office.
- These agencies are identified as critical in shaping and implementing a country's anticorruption strategy and policies.

### Course description
- Presented by IMF staff and led by the Fiscal Affairs Department.
- Sets out a detailed road map to identify and address vulnerabilities to corruption in the public financial management cycle.
- Covers systems and institutions for both revenue and expenditure management.
- Presents indicators and red flags that can alert policy makers and oversight agencies of possible challenges and weaknesses.
- Explains potential macro-fiscal implications and costs of corruption.
- Includes examples and case studies from the region.
- Aims to help country authorities build their institutions and skills to fight corruption.

### Course objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Identify the legal instruments, mechanisms, and strategies that need to be in place to both prevent and prosecute corruption.
- Better understand the need for a strong rule of law and how it relates to corruption.
- Understand mechanisms for international cooperation designed to fight corruption.

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## References

- [Virtual Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)
- [Institutional Sector Accounts-Advanced - Blended (ISA-A)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/hq/2027/isa-ahq27-02)
- [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)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2024/bifcat24-38v_