{
  "title": "Macroeconomic Management in Resource-Rich Countries",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/jv/2024/mrcjv24-29",
  "canonical": "https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/jv/2024/mrcjv24-29",
  "overlayPath": "/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/jv/2024/mrcjv24-29/index.md",
  "summary": "Macroeconomic Management in Resource-Rich Countries Training Program Target Audience Mid-level to senior officials from central banks, ministries of finance, and other government agencies tasked with the design and execution of policies in resource-rich countries (RRCs).",
  "publishDate": "2025-05-23",
  "sections": [
    {
      "heading": "Training program overview",
      "content": "- Session No.: JV 24.29\n- Location: Vienna, Austria\n- Date: September 23, 2024 - October 4, 2024 (2 weeks)\n- Delivery Method: In-person Training\n- Primary Language: English\n- Interpretation Language: Russian\n- Status: Deadline passed"
    },
    {
      "heading": "Target audience and qualifications",
      "content": "- Target Audience: Mid-level to senior officials from central banks, ministries of finance, and other government agencies tasked with the design and execution of policies in resource-rich countries (RRCs).\n- Qualifications:\n  - Participants are expected to have an advanced degree in economics or equivalent experience.\n  - Participants are expected to be proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel.\n  - It is strongly recommended that applicants first complete the online Macroeconomic Management in Resource-Rich Countries (MRCx) course."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Course description and core content",
      "content": "- The course discusses macroeconomic policy issues and challenges faced by RRCs.\n- Instructional methods: lectures, hands-on workshops, debates, and case studies.\n- Core subject areas:\n  - Macroeconomics of growth and diversification.\n  - Fiscal policy management.\n  - Macroeconomic policy coordination.\n  - Public-sector asset management in RRCs."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Course objectives (learning outcomes)",
      "content": "Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:\n- Analyze economic performance in resource-rich countries, including in terms of growth, inclusiveness, diversification, and sustainability.\n- Design appropriate fiscal frameworks, applying suitable fiscal benchmarks to determine whether to consume, save, and/or invest the proceeds from the sale of natural resources.\n- Identify the appropriate macroeconomic policy responses to commodity price shocks.\n- Design policies to promote transparency in the management of natural resources, including in terms of the appropriate institutional structures for sovereign wealth funds."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Related IMF in-person training listings (selected)",
      "content": "- Core Elements of Banking Supervision (CBS): English (French, Portuguese) | January 18-29, 2027 | In-person Training | Ebene, Mauritius\n- Advanced Government Finance Statistics (GFS-A): English (Arabic) | December 13-17, 2026 | In-person Training | Kuwait City, Kuwait\n- Fiscal Sustainability (FS): English (Arabic) | November 9-20, 2026 | In-person Training | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates\n- Safeguards Assessments of Central Banks (SAC): English (French, Portuguese) | November 9-13, 2026 | In-person Training | Ebene, Mauritius\n- Macroeconomic Management in Resource Rich Countries (MRC): English (Arabic) | December 7-18, 2026 | In-person Training | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates"
    }
  ],
  "bullets": [
    "Session No.: JV 24.29",
    "Location: Vienna, Austria",
    "Date: September 23, 2024 - October 4, 2024 (2 weeks)",
    "Delivery Method: In-person Training",
    "Primary Language: English",
    "Interpretation Language: Russian",
    "Status: Deadline passed",
    "Target Audience: Mid-level to senior officials from central banks, ministries of finance, and other government agencies tasked with the design and execution of policies in resource-rich countries (RRCs).",
    "Qualifications:",
    "The course discusses macroeconomic policy issues and challenges faced by RRCs.",
    "Instructional methods: lectures, hands-on workshops, debates, and case studies.",
    "Core subject areas:",
    "Analyze economic performance in resource-rich countries, including in terms of growth, inclusiveness, diversification, and sustainability.",
    "Design appropriate fiscal frameworks, applying suitable fiscal benchmarks to determine whether to consume, save, and/or invest the proceeds from the sale of natural resources.",
    "Identify the appropriate macroeconomic policy responses to commodity price shocks.",
    "Design policies to promote transparency in the management of natural resources, including in terms of the appropriate institutional structures for sovereign wealth funds.",
    "Core Elements of Banking Supervision (CBS): English (French, Portuguese) | January 18-29, 2027 | In-person Training | Ebene, Mauritius",
    "Advanced Government Finance Statistics (GFS-A): English (Arabic) | December 13-17, 2026 | In-person Training | Kuwait City, Kuwait",
    "Fiscal Sustainability (FS): English (Arabic) | November 9-20, 2026 | In-person Training | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates",
    "Safeguards Assessments of Central Banks (SAC): English (French, Portuguese) | November 9-13, 2026 | In-person Training | Ebene, Mauritius",
    "Macroeconomic Management in Resource Rich Countries (MRC): English (Arabic) | December 7-18, 2026 | In-person Training | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates"
  ],
  "alternates": {
    "markdown": "/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/jv/2024/mrcjv24-29/index.md",
    "json": "/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/jv/2024/mrcjv24-29/index.json",
    "bundleManifest": "/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/jv/2024/mrcjv24-29/bundle-manifest.json"
  },
  "generatedAtUtc": "2026-09-29T17:18:09.093Z"
}