Financial Soundness Indicators (FSIx)

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Training program presented by the Statistics Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Focus: underlying concepts, definitions, and methodology for the compilation of Financial Soundness Indicators (FSIs) aligned with the 2019 Financial Soundness Indicators Compilation Guide (2019 FSI Guide).
Historical note: FSIs were developed by the IMF in the late 1990 s and currently more than 150 countries compile and report FSIs to the IMF.
Applications emphasized: surveillance, macroprudential analysis, and IMF financial stability analysis and surveillance.

Target audience: Officials at central banks and supervisory agencies of the financial sector involved in the collection, compilation, and analysis of FSIs.
Qualifications:
- Expected academic background: degree in economics, statistics, finance or accounting, or equivalent experience.
- Technical requirements: access to a computer with a reliable Internet connection and a Google Chrome web browser.

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.