## Selected Macroeconomics Issues for Reserve Bank of India General Inductees

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## Bibliographic details
- Session: SA 23.44
- Location: New Delhi, India
- Dates: December 4-8, 2023 (1 week)
- Delivery method: In-person Training
- Primary language: English

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### Target audience and qualifications
- Target Audience: Mid-level to senior officials in RBI who are directly involved in diagnosing the state of the macroeconomy and making projections.
- Qualifications: A background in economics would be useful but not essential.

### Program logistics
- Session No.: SA 23.44
- Location: New Delhi, India
- Date: December 4-8, 2023 (1 week)
- Delivery Method: In-person Training
- Primary Language: English

### Course description
- The course provides senior officers of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) a broad understanding of macroeconomic issues and tools used to assess the economic situation.
- Designed to strengthen participants' ability to assess a country's macroeconomic situation, including:
  - the current state of the economy;
  - the stance of fiscal and monetary policy;
  - financial stability; and
  - the sustainability of public debt.
- Concepts are applied to India to illustrate current macroeconomic opportunities and challenges and to demonstrate practical tools for day-to-day macroeconomic analysis and policy making.

### Course objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Analyze economic and financial developments of a country in the region using historical data and hands-on, Excel-based tools.
- Analyze potential output and calculate output gaps and diagnose the outlook for the economy.
- Assess the stance of current fiscal, monetary and 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, and identify impediments to long-term growth.
- Identify possible risks and vulnerabilities to economic growth and identify policies to address them.

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## References

- [In-person Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)
- [Integrating Basel III Liquidity Standards with ILAAP A Framework for Effective Liquidity Risk Management](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/ce26-31)
- [Climate in Macroeconomic Framework (CMF)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2026/cmfat26-22)
- [Big Data for Macroeconomic Statistics (BDMS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2026/bdmsat26-27)
- [Financial Development and Financial Inclusion (FDFI)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2026/fdfiat26-24)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/sa/2023/wspsa23-44_