Virtual :Monetary and Financial Statistics - Introductory Course (MFS-I)

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Session No.: JV 21.11 V
Location: Vienna, Austria
Date: March 15-18, 2021 (1 week) New dates
Delivery Method: Virtual Training
Primary Language: English
Interpretation Language: Russian
Target Audience: Central bank officials responsible for compiling monetary statistics.
Qualifications: Participants should have a degree in economics or statistics, or equivalent experience.
Presented by: Statistics Department

Prepares participants to compile 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).
Covers principles of residency and sectorization of institutional units; characteristics and types of financial instruments; valuation principles; and other accounting issues relevant to compiling monetary statistics.
Familiarizes participants with the defining characteristics of depository corporations (DCs), notably their role as money issuers.
Explains main principles on which analysis of monetary and credit aggregates is based.
Consists of lectures, workshops, and case studies dealing with practical aspects of compiling monetary statistics, especially the use of financial statements for filling out standardized report forms (SRFs 1 SR and 2 SR) for the CB and ODCs.
Teaches the derivation of the monetary survey for the CB, ODCs, and the depository corporations sector.
At the end of the course, participants are expected to make a short presentation on monetary statistics compilation issues in their own countries.

Compile monetary statistics (sectoral balance sheets and surveys) for the CB, ODC, and DC sectors according to the methodology recommended by the MFSMCG (i.e., residency, sectorization, account classification by type of financial instruments, valuation, and other accounting issues) using SRFs 1 SR and 2 SR.
Use the monetary survey and the main monetary and credit aggregates in analyzing monetary policy.