## Stress Testing Banks

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [Stress Testing Banks](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ct/2019/stbct19-03)

## Other formats

- [Markdown version](/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ct/2019/stbct19-03/index.md)
- [Structured JSON version](/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ct/2019/stbct19-03/index.json)
- [Bundle manifest](/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ct/2019/stbct19-03/bundle-manifest.json)

## Bibliographic details
- Session: CT 19.03
- Location: Shenzhen, China
- Dates: March 4-15, 2019 (2 weeks)
- Primary language: English
- Interpretation language: Chinese

---

### Target audience
- Experienced practitioners from central banks and regulatory agencies, in particular those in supervisory and financial stability areas, including teams in charge of financial stability reports.

### Qualifications
- Participants should be familiar with basic statistical concepts, econometric analysis and distribution theory.

### Course description and format
- Duration: Two week course.
- Delivery: Lectures and had-on workshops.
- Purpose: Build capacity for stress testing and systemic risk analysis; follow up on training provided in the first course.
- Core advanced focus areas:
  - Solvency-liquidity interactions and macro-financial feedback loops.
  - Contagion and network analysis.
  - Market-based tools for systemic risk analysis.

---


## References

- [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/ct/2019/stbct19-03_