## Macroeconomic Diagnostics (MDSx)

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [Macroeconomic Diagnostics (MDSx)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2024/mdsxol24-182)

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## Bibliographic details
- Session: OL 24.182
- Location: Course conducted online
- Dates: May 1, 2024 - August 31, 2024 (18 weeks)
- Delivery method: Online Training
- Primary language: English
- Status: Deadline passed

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### Course logistics and qualifications
- Session No.: OL 24.182
- Deadline: Deadline passed
- Location: Course conducted online
- Date: May 1, 2024 - August 31, 2024 (18 weeks)
- Delivery Method: Online Training
- Primary Language: English
- Course offered in: English and French
- Qualifications:
  - 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
- All government officials are welcome to register.
- Particularly relevant for officials in central banks and ministries of finance or economy who are directly involved in diagnosing the state of the macro-economy and making projections.

### Course description
- Presented by the Institute for Capacity Development.
- Designed to strengthen participants' ability to assess a country's macroeconomic situation with an emphasis on practical tools for day-to-day macroeconomic analysis.
- Covers assessments of:
  - the current state of the macroeconomy;
  - the stance of fiscal and monetary policy;
  - financial stability;
  - the medium-term prospects of the economy, taking into account the sustainability of public and external debt, possible misalignments of the exchange rate, and vulnerabilities arising in the different sectors.
- Uses a case study to illustrate application of these tools and to show how they can contribute to the policymaking process.

### Course objectives
- Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
  - Analyze potential output, calculate output gaps, and diagnose the outlook for the economy.
  - Assess the stance of current fiscal, monetary, exchange rate, and financial policies.
  - Assess macro-financial linkages, including through the analysis of financial sector soundness indicators.
  - Assess the medium-term prospects of the economy, especially the sustainability of public and external debt.
  - Identify possible external and internal economic risks and vulnerabilities to economic growth and identify policies to address them.

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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/mdsxol24-182_