Monetary and Financial Statistics - Advanced (MFS-A)
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- Session: CT 26.10
- Location: Shenzhen, China
- Dates: July 20-31, 2026 (2 weeks)
- Delivery method: In-person Training
- Primary language: English
- Status: Deadline passed
Program overview
- Training Program title: Monetary and Financial Statistics - Advanced
- Session No.: CT 26.10
- Status: Deadline passed
- Location: Shenzhen, China
- Date: July 20-31, 2026 (2 weeks)
- Delivery Method: In-person Training
- Primary Language: English
Target audience and qualifications
- Target Audience:
- Central bank officials and officials from regulatory agencies responsible for compiling monetary statistics.
- Qualifications:
- Participants are expected to have a degree in economics or statistics, or equivalent experience.
Course description — scope and topics
- Conceptual and practical aspects of compiling monetary statistics focusing on other financial corporations (OFCs) as set out in the 2016 Monetary and Financial Statistics Manual and Compilation Guide (MFSMCG).
- Examination of OFCs (insurance corporations, pension funds, non-MMF investment funds, etc.), their role in financial systems, and their typical balance sheet structures.
- Use of OFCs' data to compile comprehensive monetary statistics to understand liquidity and financing extended to the nonfinancial sectors and nonresidents by the financial corporations sector.
- Application of MFS in constructing the balance sheet approach (BSA) matrix and in the IMF's financial programming framework.
- Coverage of cutting-edge issues related to MFS, including Fintech, digital money and climate finance.
- Practical training format:
- Combination of lectures and case studies.
- Practical skills for compiling monetary statistics for the OFCs subsector using standardized report forms (SRFs).
- Derivation of analytical surveys from SRFs, including the OFCs Survey (OFCS) and the financial corporations survey (FCS).
- Strong emphasis on peer learning through the exchange of country experiences among participants.
Course objectives — expected competencies upon completion
- Analyze the conceptual framework underlying MFS compilation, focusing on sectoring, classification, and valuation of financial instruments, as well as accounting principles.
- Describe the role of OFCs in the financial sector and distinguish between different types of OFCs.
- Produce detailed analytical presentations of monetary data including OFCS and FCS using the IMF's SRFs.
- Identify and assess the interconnections of MFS within the IMF's Macroeconomic Framework as well as its use in the BSA.
- Establish a foundational understanding of the impacts of FinTech and climate change on financial sector statistics.
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