## Introduction to Financial Programming and Policies

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**Canonical URL:** [Introduction to Financial Programming and Policies](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2024/fpp-0xol24-09)

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## Bibliographic details
- Session: OL 24.09
- Location: Course conducted online
- Dates: July 22, 2024 - August 30, 2024 (6 weeks)
- Delivery method: Online Training
- Primary language: English
- Status: Deadline passed

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### Logistics and Status
- Status: Deadline passed
- Session No.: OL 24.09
- Location: Course conducted online
- Date: July 22, 2024 - August 30, 2024 (6 weeks)
- Delivery Method: Online Training
- Primary Language: English

### Qualifications and Technical Requirements
- Some knowledge of economics is helpful.
- Basic Microsoft Excel skills and access to a computer with a reliable Internet connection and a Google Chrome web browser are essential.

### Target Audience
- Individuals new to macroeconomic policy analysis, including policymakers, economic analysts, and other professionals seeking to deepen their understanding of macroeconomic analysis and policy formulation.
- Note: This course is not for those who have already taken either the online or in-person Financial Programming and Policies (FPP) course unless they would like a refresher.

### Course Description
- An online primer presented by the Institute for Capacity Development.
- Designed to equip participants with foundational knowledge necessary for engaging with more advanced aspects of macroeconomic analysis and policy formulation covered in in-depth financial programming and policies (FPP) courses.
- Intended to bridge the gap for learners transitioning to the more in-depth FPP courses and useful for those who only want to learn the basics of the topic.

### Course Objectives
- Explain the financial programming approach and its relevance and application in assessing macroeconomic conditions and vulnerabilities.
- Explain the diagnostic framework for identifying internal and external imbalances within an economy, setting the stage for subsequent analysis and policy intervention.
- Describe the four key macroeconomic sectors—real, fiscal, external, and financial—focusing on the critical statistics and indicators necessary for evidence-based diagnostics and informed policymaking.
- Recognize critical interlinkages among the four key macroeconomic sectors.
- Review accounting and behavioral relationships, using real-world data from a country case study, to gain insights into how sectoral interactions shape the overall macroeconomic landscape.

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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)
- [Macroeconomic Management in Resource Rich Countries (MRC)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/mrcce26-44)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2024/fpp-0xol24-09_