Training Program

Bangladesh government officials (source data providers, compilers, and intensive users) from the Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh Bank and other agencies who would benefit from gaining new, or refreshing existing, knowledge of the concepts, principles, sources, and methods used to compile and disseminate PSDS.

Participants are expected to have a degree in economics or a related field and/or have relevant work experience, engage in regular compilation or use of PSDS, and have proficiency in Microsoft EXCEL and WORD. It is expected that participants already have some knowledge of Government Finance and Statistics as a precursor to PSDS.

This course offers an opportunity to learn the concepts, principles, sources, methods, accounting rules, and general framework used to compile PSDS. The fundamental features of PSDS will be covered:

sectorization;
definitions and accounting principles;
compilation and dissemination of PSDS; and
selected issues in PSDS.

The course is taught using international standards presented in the Public Sector Debt Statistics: Guide for Compilers and Users 2011 (PSDS Guide). Course participants will complete case studies, will be asked to compile PSDS, and will discuss the status of PSDS development in the Bangladesh. To the extent possible, the course will feature applied components that are based on the Bangladesh experience.