## Macroeconomic Management in Resource Rich Countries (MRC)

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [Macroeconomic Management in Resource Rich Countries (MRC)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/mrcce26-44)

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## Bibliographic details
- Session: CE 26.44
- Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Dates: December 7-18, 2026 (2 weeks)
- Delivery method: In-person Training
- Primary language: English
- Interpretation language: Arabic
- Status: Apply online by October 3, 2026 Deadline extended

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### Overview
- Training Program focused on macroeconomic policy issues and challenges faced by resource-rich countries (RRCs).
- Incorporates lectures, hands-on workshops, debates, and case studies.

### Target Audience and Qualifications
- Target Audience:
  - Mid-level to senior officials from central banks, ministries of finance, and other government agencies tasked with the design and execution of policies in resource-rich countries (RRCs).
- Qualifications:
  - Participants are expected to have an advanced degree in economics or equivalent experience and be proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel.

### Course Description
- The course discusses macroeconomic policy issues and challenges faced by RRCs.
- Provides participants with an understanding of:
  - the macroeconomics of growth and diversification,
  - fiscal policy management,
  - macroeconomic policy coordination,
  - public-sector asset management in RRCs.

### Course Objectives
- Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
  - Analyze economic performance in resource-rich countries, including in terms of growth, inclusiveness, diversification, and sustainability.
  - Design appropriate fiscal frameworks, applying suitable fiscal benchmarks to determine whether to consume, save, and/or invest the proceeds from the sale of natural resources.
  - Identify the appropriate macroeconomic policy responses to commodity price shocks.

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## References

- [In-person Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)
- [Apply Now](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=CE26.44E)
- [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/ce/2026/mrcce26-44_