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  "title": "Macroeconomic Management in Resource-Rich Countries (MRCx)",
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  "summary": "Macroeconomic Management in Resource-Rich Countries Training Program Qualifications Some knowledge of economics would be helpful.",
  "publishDate": "2026-02-19",
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    {
      "heading": "Overview",
      "content": "- Session No.: OL 26.178.\n- Course conducted online; Delivery Method: Online Training.\n- Date: May 1, 2026 - April 15, 2027 (50 weeks).\n- Primary Language: Russian. The course is offered in English, French, and Russian.\n- Presented jointly by the Institute for Capacity Development and the Fiscal Affairs and Statistics Departments of the IMF.\n- Focus: macroeconomic policy issues and challenges faced by resource-rich countries (RRCs), including macroeconomics of growth and diversification, fiscal policy management, macroeconomic policy coordination, and public-sector asset management in RRCs."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Qualifications and Technical Requirements",
      "content": "- Some knowledge of economics would be helpful.\n- Basic Microsoft Excel skills are essential.\n- Access to a computer with a reliable internet connection is essential."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Target Audience",
      "content": "- All government officials are welcome to register.\n- Particularly useful for officials from central banks, ministries of finance, and other government agencies involved in the design and execution of policies in resource-rich countries (RRCs)."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes",
      "content": "Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:\n- Analyze economic performance in resource-rich countries, including in terms of growth, inclusiveness, diversification, and sustainability.\n- Design appropriate fiscal frameworks, applying suitable fiscal benchmarks to determine whether to consume, save, or invest the proceeds from the sale of natural resources.\n- Identify the appropriate macroeconomic policy responses to commodity price shocks.\n- Design policies to promote transparency in natural resource management."
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    "Session No.: OL 26.178.",
    "Course conducted online; Delivery Method: Online Training.",
    "Date: May 1, 2026 - April 15, 2027 (50 weeks).",
    "Primary Language: Russian. The course is offered in English, French, and Russian.",
    "Presented jointly by the Institute for Capacity Development and the Fiscal Affairs and Statistics Departments of the IMF.",
    "Focus: macroeconomic policy issues and challenges faced by resource-rich countries (RRCs), including macroeconomics of growth and diversification, fiscal policy management, macroeconomic policy coordination, and public-sector asset management in RRCs.",
    "Some knowledge of economics would be helpful.",
    "Basic Microsoft Excel skills are essential.",
    "Access to a computer with a reliable internet connection is essential.",
    "All government officials are welcome to register.",
    "Particularly useful for officials from central banks, ministries of finance, and other government agencies involved in the design and execution of policies in resource-rich countries (RRCs).",
    "Analyze economic performance in resource-rich countries, including in terms of growth, inclusiveness, diversification, and sustainability.",
    "Design appropriate fiscal frameworks, applying suitable fiscal benchmarks to determine whether to consume, save, or invest the proceeds from the sale of natural resources.",
    "Identify the appropriate macroeconomic policy responses to commodity price shocks.",
    "Design policies to promote transparency in natural resource management."
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