## Financial Development and Financial Inclusion

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**Canonical URL:** [Financial Development and Financial Inclusion](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2026/fdfiat26-24)

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## Bibliographic details
- Session: AT 26.24
- Location: Ebene, Mauritius
- Dates: November 16, 2026 - December 11, 2026 (4 weeks)
- Delivery method: Blended Training
- Primary language: English
- Interpretation language: French Portuguese
- Status: Apply online by September 14, 2026 Deadline extended

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### Program overview and logistics
- Session No.: AT 26.24
- Location: Ebene, Mauritius
- Date: November 16, 2026 - December 11, 2026 (4 weeks)
- Delivery Method: Blended Training
- Primary Language: English
- Interpretation Language: French Portuguese
- Target Audience:
  - Mid-level to senior officials from central banks and government agencies dealing with financial sector issues.
  - Preference is given to applicants working on the promotion of financial development and inclusion.
- Qualifications:
  - Basic knowledge of economics or finance, or equivalent work experience.
  - Knowledge of econometrics is helpful but not required.

### Course description and pedagogical approach
- The course explains the macroeconomic relevance of financial development and inclusion, beginning with an analysis that defines the role of finance in the economy.
- Presents the main measures of financial development and an analytical framework, highlighting frictions or obstacles that could impede financial development as well as policies that encourage it.
- Introduces financial inclusion as an integral dimension of financial development and reviews:
  - Measures of financial inclusion.
  - Macroeconomic impact of financial inclusion.
  - Main policy strategies usually pursued to increase inclusion.
- Instructional methods:
  - Case studies.
  - Group work.
  - Workshops to ensure practical experience applying course concepts and tools.

### Learning objectives and expected competencies
Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:
- Identify the main functions that finance plays in the macroeconomy.
- Measure the degree of financial development and inclusion for a country or countries using a wide range of standard indicators.
- Use a simple analytical model to predict the likely outcomes of different policies on financial inclusion and how it ultimately affects the macroeconomy.
- Assess policy options and strategies for financial development and inclusion from a macroeconomic perspective by identifying potential tradeoffs and possible impediments.
- Formulate a strategy for policies to support financial development in a country, taking into account initial conditions and links between the financial sector and the macroeconomy.

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## References

- [Blended Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)
- [Apply Now](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=AT26.24E)
- [Integrating Basel III Liquidity Standards with ILAAP A Framework for Effective Liquidity Risk Management](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/ce26-31)
- [Big Data for Macroeconomic Statistics (BDMS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2026/bdmsat26-27)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2026/fdfiat26-24_