External Debt Statistics (EDSx)
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Bibliographic details
- Session: OL 24.129
- Location: Course conducted online
- Dates: March 28, 2024 - May 9, 2024 (6 weeks)
- Delivery method: Online Training
- Primary language: French
- Status: Deadline passed
Basic information and logistics
- Session No.: OL 24.129
- Delivery Method: Online Training
- Location: Course conducted online
- Date: March 28, 2024 - May 9, 2024 (6 weeks)
- Primary Language: French
- Registration status: Deadline passed
Target audience and prerequisites
- Target Audience:
- Those interested in learning the fundamentals of compiling international accounts—specifically compilation of external debt statistics (EDS) and/or international investment position (IIP) statistics.
- Open to those who compile, or plan to compile, EDS/IIP and to the general public.
- Qualifications:
- Some knowledge of economics and statistics or equivalent experience is helpful.
- Access to a computer with a reliable Internet connection and a Google Chrome web browser are essential.
Course description
- Presented by: Statistics Department
- Coverage:
- Thorough understanding of the international standards for the compilation of EDS presented in the 2013 EDS: Guide for Compilers and Users (2013 EDS Guide).
- Basic concepts, definitions, and classifications relevant to EDS compilation.
- Principal accounting rules, including valuation and time of recording.
- Basic concepts of the debt sustainability analysis framework.
Course objectives (learning outcomes)
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Explain the international accounts framework of external sector statistics.
- Apply the methods for the measurement of external debt from the viewpoint of the debtor and their accounting principles.
- Review the presentation of EDS.
- Define the debt reorganization and review the four types of debt reorganization.
- Comprehend the objective of debt sustainability analysis framework as well as factors that affect economy’s debt sustainability.