Securities Statistics

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Event: Securities Statistics (SS), Session No.: HQ 26.13.
Status: Deadline passed.
Location: Washington, D.C., United States.
Date: September 21-25, 2026 (1 week).
Delivery Method: In-person Training.
Primary Language: English.
Target Audience: Officials in central banks and other agencies responsible for collecting and compiling securities statistics.
Qualifications: Participants are expected to have a degree in economics and/or statistics or equivalent experience. Knowledge of basic financial mathematics is an advantage.

The course is delivered in collaboration with the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the European Central Bank (ECB).
The course familiarizes participants with the methodology recommended by the Handbook on Securities Statistics, a joint undertaking of the IMF, the BIS, and the ECB. 2015.
Topics covered:
- Definition and features of securities.
- Valuation and accounting principles.
- Classification schemes and presentation tables for securities.
- Development and usage of security-by-security databases and associated challenges.
- Emerging issues such as climate finance and tokenization.
Course format includes hands-on workshops on the valuation and recording of debt securities, complemented by practical exercises on classifying various types of debt securities.

Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:

Analyze concepts underlying securities statistics in terms of classification, sectoring of the institutional sectors issuing/holding them, valuation, and accounting rules.
Compute nominal and market values, premiums/discounts, and accrued interest for various debt securities, including indexed instruments, based on their characteristics and market shifts (e.g., interest rates, inflation) for their subsequent recording as positions and flows.
Develop high-level as well as detailed presentation tables to support compilation and dissemination of securities statistics including those recommended in the context of G20 Data Gaps Initiative (DGI), in line with developments in securities markets and financing.
Evaluate various frameworks for presenting securities statistics and acquire insights into the development of security-by-security databases, while addressing challenges involved.
Gain insights into methodological guidance on climate finance, including data reporting, as part of Recommendation 4 under the ongoing G20 DGI-3 initiative.