## Monetary and Financial Statistics - Introductory Course (MFS-I)

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**Canonical URL:** [Monetary and Financial Statistics - Introductory Course (MFS-I)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ct/2023/mfs-ict23-07)

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## Bibliographic details
- Session: CT 23.07
- Location: Shenzhen, China
- Dates: September 11-22, 2023 (2 weeks)
- Delivery method: In-person Training
- Primary language: English
- Interpretation language: Chinese

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### Invitation and Logistics
- Session No.: CT 23.07
- Location: Shenzhen, China
- Date: September 11-22, 2023 (2 weeks)
- Delivery Method: In-person Training
- Primary Language: English
- Interpretation Language: Chinese

### Target Audience and Qualifications
- Target Audience:
  - Central bank officials and officials from financial regulatory agencies responsible for compiling monetary statistics.
- Qualifications:
  - Participants are expected to have a degree in economics or statistics or equivalent experience.

### Course Description
- Presented by the Statistics Department.
- Provides an introduction to the compilation of monetary statistics covering the central bank (CB) and other depository corporations (ODCs) in accordance with international standards.
- Course materials are based on the Monetary and Financial Statistics Manual and Compilation Guide (MFSMCG).
- Topics and coverage:
  - Principles of residency and sectorization of institutional units.
  - Characteristics and types of financial instruments.
  - Valuation principles and other accounting issues relevant to the compilation of monetary statistics.
  - Defining characteristics of depository corporations (DCs), notably their role as money issuers.
  - Main principles on which analysis of monetary and credit aggregates is based.
- Training format:
  - Lectures and exercises covering practical aspects of compiling monetary statistics.
  - Emphasis on the use of financial statements for filling out standardized report forms (SRFs 1 SR and 2 SR).
  - Derivation of the respective surveys for the CB, ODCs, and the consolidated DCs sector.
- Participant engagement:
  - Participants should be prepared to ask questions and discuss challenges related to MFS compilation practices.
- Course scope note:
  - This course is an abbreviated version of the longer, introductory MFS course traditionally offered by STA in-person.

### Course Objectives
- Upon completion, participants should be able to:
  - Compile monetary statistics (sectoral balance sheets and surveys) for the CB, ODC, and DC sectors according to the methodology recommended by the MFSMCG using the SRFs 1 SR and 2 SR.
  - Properly classify balance sheet accounts according to residency, counterpart sector, and type of financial instrument, and correctly apply valuation and other accounting principles.
  - Understand how the DCs survey and the main monetary and credit aggregates support the analysis of monetary policy.

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## References

- [In-person Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)
- [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)
- [Macroeconomic Management in Resource Rich Countries (MRC)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/mrcce26-44)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ct/2023/mfs-ict23-07_