{ "title": "Selected Macroeconomics Issues for RBI Mid-Career Officers", "sourceUrl": "https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/sa/2024/wspsa24-32", "canonical": "https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/sa/2024/wspsa24-32", "overlayPath": "/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/sa/2024/wspsa24-32/index.md", "summary": "Back to top Qualifications A background in economics would be useful but not essential.", "publishDate": "2025-08-29", "sections": [ { "heading": "Training program overview", "content": "- Event: Selected Macroeconomics Issues for RBI Mid-Career Officers\n- Session No.: SA 24.32\n- Location: New Delhi, India\n- Date: August 27-31, 2024 (1 week)\n- Delivery Method: In-person Training\n- Primary Language: English\n- Target Audience: Mid-level to senior officials in RBI who are directly involved in diagnosing the state of the macroeconomy and making projections.\n- Qualifications: A background in economics would be useful but not essential." }, { "heading": "Course description and focus", "content": "- 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.\n- The course is designed to strengthen participants' ability to assess:\n - the current state of the economy;\n - the stance of fiscal and monetary policy;\n - financial stability; and\n - the sustainability of public debt.\n- Throughout the course, 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." }, { "heading": "Course objectives (learning outcomes)", "content": "Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:\n- Analyze economic and financial developments of a country in the region using historical data and a hands-on, Excel-based tools.\n- Analyze potential output and calculate output gaps and diagnose the outlook for the economy.\n- Assess the stance of current fiscal, monetary and exchange rate, and financial policies.\n- Assess macro-financial linkages, including through the analysis of financial sector soundness indicators.\n- Assess the medium-term prospects of the economy, especially the sustainability of public and external debt, and identify impediments to long-term growth.\n- Identify possible risks and vulnerabilities to economic growth and identify policies to address them." }, { "heading": "Related IMF training offerings (selection listed on the training program)", "content": "- Vulnerability Diagnostics (VDS): English | November 30, 2026 - December 11, 2026 | In-person Training | Vienna, Austria\n- Macro-relevant Environment and Climate Change Statistics (CCS): English | January 25, 2027 - February 5, 2027 | In-person Training | Washington, D.C., United States\n- Investor Relations and Sovereign Bond Issuance (LCBM): English | September 21-25, 2026 | In-person Training | New Delhi, India\n- Fintech Market Development and Policy Implications (FINTECH): English | November 9-20, 2026 | In-person Training | Singapore, Singapore\n- Advanced Government Finance Statistics (GFS-A): English (Arabic) | December 13-17, 2026 | In-person Training | Kuwait City, Kuwait" } ], "bullets": [ "Event: Selected Macroeconomics Issues for RBI Mid-Career Officers", "Session No.: SA 24.32", "Location: New Delhi, India", "Date: August 27-31, 2024 (1 week)", "Delivery Method: In-person Training", "Primary Language: English", "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.", "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.", "The course is designed to strengthen participants' ability to assess:", "Throughout the course, 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.", "Analyze economic and financial developments of a country in the region using historical data and a 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.", "Vulnerability Diagnostics (VDS): English | November 30, 2026 - December 11, 2026 | In-person Training | Vienna, Austria", "Macro-relevant Environment and Climate Change Statistics (CCS): English | January 25, 2027 - February 5, 2027 | In-person Training | Washington, D.C., United States", "Investor Relations and Sovereign Bond Issuance (LCBM): English | September 21-25, 2026 | In-person Training | New Delhi, India", "Fintech Market Development and Policy Implications (FINTECH): English | November 9-20, 2026 | In-person Training | Singapore, Singapore", "Advanced Government Finance Statistics (GFS-A): English (Arabic) | December 13-17, 2026 | In-person Training | Kuwait City, Kuwait" ], "alternates": { "markdown": "/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/sa/2024/wspsa24-32/index.md", "json": "/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/sa/2024/wspsa24-32/index.json", "bundleManifest": "/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/sa/2024/wspsa24-32/bundle-manifest.json" }, "generatedAtUtc": "2026-09-29T20:04:13.335Z" }