## Financial Soundness Indicators (FSIx) — Training Program (Session No.: OL 23.233)

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## Bibliographic details
- Session: OL 23.233
- Location: Course conducted online
- Dates: September 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023 (17 weeks)
- Delivery method: Online Training
- Primary language: English
- Status: Deadline passed

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### Course logistics and classification
- Session No.: OL 23.233  
- Status: Deadline passed  
- Location: Course conducted online  
- Date: September 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023 (17 weeks)  
- Delivery Method: Online Training  
- Primary Language: English

### Target audience and qualifications
- Target Audience:
  - Officials at central banks and supervisory agencies for the financial sector who are involved in the collection, compilation, and analysis of financial soundness indicators (FSIs).
- Qualifications:
  - Participants are expected to have a degree in economics, statistics, finance or accounting, or equivalent experience.
  - Access to a computer with a reliable Internet connection and a Google Chrome web browser are essential.

### Course description and scope
- The course was presented by the Statistics Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- Focus:
  - Introduces participants to the underlying concepts, definitions, and methodology for the compilation of Financial Soundness Indicators (FSIs).
- Historical and global context:
  - FSIs were developed by the IMF in the late 1990 s.
  - More than 140 countries compile and report FSIs to the IMF.
- Uses of FSIs:
  - Widely used by researchers, analysts, and policymakers to monitor the soundness of the financial system from a macroprudential perspective.
  - Used by IMF staff in financial stability analysis and surveillance.
- Topics covered:
  - History of the FSIs and their application in surveillance and macroprudential analysis.
  - The conceptual framework for the FSIs.
  - The data collection process for FSI compilation and its underlying aggregation and consolidation methodologies.
  - Application of core and additional FSIs in macroprudential analysis.
- Reference material:
  - An important reference throughout the course is the Financial Soundness Indicators Compilation Guide revised in 2019.
  - The 2019 FSIs Guide is described as the ultimate authority on FSI concepts and methods and is the foundation of the course.

### Course objectives (learning outcomes)
Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:
- Define the key concepts of the FSIs and their application in surveillance and macroprudential analysis.
- Define the conceptual framework including application of the regulatory capital, leverage and liquidity concepts used in FSI compilation.
- Describe the data preparation process for FSI compilation, and apply the recommended aggregation and consolidation methodologies.
- Specify each of the Core and Additional FSIs for deposit-takers and explain the application of each in macroprudential analysis.
- Identify the source data and specify the FSIs for non-deposit takers, and explain their application in macroprudential analysis.

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## References

- [Online 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)

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