## Virtual : Fiscal Frameworks (FF)

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## Bibliographic details
- Session: SA 21.27V
- Location: New Delhi, India
- Dates: August 2-13, 2021 (2 weeks)
- Delivery method: Virtual Training
- Primary language: English
- Status: Deadline passed

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### Target audience
- Junior to mid-level government officials in ministries of economy, planning, and finance, treasuries, central banks, independent fiscal agencies, and other agencies involved in the analysis, design, conduct, and assessment of fiscal policy.

### Qualifications and prerequisites
- Expected qualifications: a degree in economics or finance or equivalent work experience.
- Required skills: good quantitative skills, proficiency in the use of computers to analyze data.
- Recommended prior courses: Financial Programming and Policies (FPP) and the Fiscal Policy Analysis (FPA) course (strongly recommended before enrolling).
- Software familiarity: Familiarity with Microsoft Excel is essential as many workshops are conducted in Excel.

### Course description
- Presented by the Institute for Capacity Development.
- Topics covered:
  - Review of the role of government and the objectives of fiscal policy.
  - Revisit of essential macrofiscal tools and methodologies.
  - Identification of a country’s fiscal framework as the set of institutions that design and conduct fiscal policy.
  - Emphasis on the need for high-quality information, transparency, and responsibility to hold governments accountable for their medium- to long-term fiscal objectives.
  - Concluding thematic presentations by participants.

### Course objectives
Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:
- Describe recently introduced institutions to enhance fiscal policy effectiveness.
- Critically assess the quality of data for fiscal policy.
- Design fiscal rules for specific national problems.
- Use an in-year tool to monitor fiscal performance.
- Contribute to building a medium-term budget (for consolidation or stimulus) while limiting recession risks and respecting sustainability.

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## References

- [Virtual Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)
- [Fintech Market Development and Policy Implications (FINTECH)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/st/2026/fintechst26-23)
- [Advanced Government Finance Statistics (GFS-A)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/gfs-ace26-45)
- [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/sa/2021/ffsa21-27v_