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  "title": "Virtual : Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Statistics - Intermediate (BPIIPS-M)",
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  "summary": "Back to top Virtual : Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Statistics - Intermediate (BPIIPS-M) Deadline passed Session No.",
  "publishDate": "2023-03-11",
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    {
      "heading": "Program identity and logistics",
      "content": "- Session No.: JV 22.02 V  \n- Location: Vienna, Austria  \n- Date: January 24, 2022 - February 4, 2022 (2 weeks)  \n- Delivery Method: Virtual Training  \n- Primary Language: English  \n- Interpretation Language: Russian  \n- Deadline status: Deadline passed"
    },
    {
      "heading": "Qualifications and target audience",
      "content": "- Qualifications required:\n  - A degree in economics or statistics and at least two years of relevant compilation experience, or\n  - Completion of the Compilation of Balance of Payments Statistics (BPSCG) course.\n- Target audience:\n  - Officials responsible for the compilation of external sector statistics (ESS) (balance of payments and/or international investment position (IIP)) statistics, and who are familiar with the methodology of the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Statistics Manual, sixth edition (BPM6)."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Course description and scope",
      "content": "- Course level and aim:\n  - Intermediate regional course presented by the Statistics Department targeting compilers with a certain degree of experience in the compilation and/or analysis of balance of payments and/or IIP.\n  - Aims to provide a deep understanding of the concepts, data sources and compilation techniques for balance of payments and IIP statistics and their application for addressing complex methodological issues.\n  - The course does not cover basic balance of payments and IIP concepts; intermediate level presupposes participants’ familiarity with the basic concepts.\n- Instructional format:\n  - Series of lectures and workshops analyzing country cases with a strong data component to allow peer learning and sharing of experiences.\n  - Specific exercises geared to integrating data compilation with Fund surveillance and policy advice; and to demonstrate the analytical uses of ESS.\n- Emphases and topics:\n  - Estimating informal cross border activities.\n  - Treatment of special purpose entities.\n  - Themes and challenges emerging from developments in the global economy and their impact on compilation work."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Pre-course recommendation and registration",
      "content": "- Recommended preparatory material:\n  - It is highly recommended to complete the BOP/IIP online course (OL21.139) to review or learn BOP/IIP basic concepts.\n  - Registration for the online course is open and can be done at: https://www.imf.org/en/Capacity-Development/Training/ICDTC/Schedule/OL/2021/BOP-IIPxOL21-139.  \n  - This online course is only available in English and should be completed by December 31, 2021."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Course objectives",
      "content": "Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:\n- Apply knowledge gained in dealing with complex methodological and compilation issues related to balance of payments and IIP statistics.\n- Identify potential data sources and compilation techniques to be used to improve the coverage in ESS of activities emerging from globalization.\n- Describe the analytical uses of balance of payments and IIP statistics."
    }
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    "Session No.: JV 22.02 V",
    "Location: Vienna, Austria",
    "Date: January 24, 2022 - February 4, 2022 (2 weeks)",
    "Delivery Method: Virtual Training",
    "Primary Language: English",
    "Interpretation Language: Russian",
    "Deadline status: Deadline passed",
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    "Target audience:",
    "Course level and aim:",
    "Instructional format:",
    "Emphases and topics:",
    "Recommended preparatory material:",
    "Apply knowledge gained in dealing with complex methodological and compilation issues related to balance of payments and IIP statistics.",
    "Identify potential data sources and compilation techniques to be used to improve the coverage in ESS of activities emerging from globalization.",
    "Describe the analytical uses of balance of payments and IIP statistics."
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