## Monetary and Financial Statistics - Advanced (MFS-A)

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## Bibliographic details
- 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

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### 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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## 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)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ct/2026/mfs-act26-10_