Macroeconomic Diagnostics (MDS)
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- Session: AT 27.05
- Location: Ebene, Mauritius
- Dates: March 22, 2027 - April 2, 2027 (2 weeks)
- Delivery method: In-person Training
- Primary language: English
- Interpretation language: French Portuguese
- Status: Apply online by February 12, 2027
Overview
- Training Program offered by the International Monetary Fund.
- Course Title: Macroeconomic Diagnostics (MDS).
- Session No.: AT 27.05.
- Purpose: Strengthen participants' ability to comprehensively assess a country's macroeconomic situation and produce medium-term outlooks, with emphasis on practical tools and regional case studies.
Target audience and qualifications
- Target Audience:
- Officials from central banks and ministries of finance or economy who are directly involved in diagnosing the state of the macroeconomy and making projections.
- Qualifications:
- Participants are expected to have an advanced degree in economics or equivalent experience, good quantitative skills, and proficiency in the use of Microsoft Excel.
Course logistics
- Location: Ebene, Mauritius.
- Date: March 22, 2027 - April 2, 2027 (2 weeks).
- Delivery Method: In-person Training.
- Primary Language: English.
- Interpretation Language: French Portuguese.
Course description
- The course is designed to enable comprehensive assessment of:
- The current state of the economy.
- The stance of fiscal and monetary policy.
- Financial stability.
- Exchange rate dynamics.
- Vulnerabilities in different sectors.
- The medium-term outlook, especially the sustainability of public and external debt.
- Emphasis on:
- Practical tools for day-to-day macroeconomic analysis.
- Case studies relevant to the region where the course is given to illustrate application to policymaking.
Course objectives (upon completion participants should be able to)
- Analyze potential output, calculate output gaps, and diagnose the outlook for the economy.
- Assess the stance of current fiscal, monetary, exchange rate, and financial policies.
- Assess macro-financial linkages, including through the analysis of financial sector soundness indicators.
- Assess the medium-term prospects of the economy, especially the sustainability of public and external debt.
- Identify possible external and internal economic risks and vulnerabilities to economic growth and develop policies to address them.
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