## Applied Economic Policy Course for Indian Economic Service Officers

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**Canonical URL:** [Applied Economic Policy Course for Indian Economic Service Officers](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/sa/2025/wspsa25-30)

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## Bibliographic details
- Session: SA 25.30
- Location: New Delhi, India
- Dates: June 30, 2025 - July 4, 2025 (1 week)
- Delivery method: In-person Training
- Primary language: English

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### Invitation and Logistics
- Session No.: SA 25.30
- Location: New Delhi, India
- Date: June 30, 2025 - July 4, 2025 (1 week)
- Delivery Method: In-person Training
- Primary Language: English

### Target Audience and Qualifications
- Target Audience:
  - Mid-level to senior officials in ministries of finance or economy who are directly involved in diagnosing the state of the macroeconomy, making projections and providing policy inputs.
- Qualifications:
  - Participants should preferably have an advanced degree in economics or equivalent experience.

### Course Description
- The course is designed to strengthen participants' ability to comprehensively assess a country's macroeconomic situation, including:
  - the current state of the economy;
  - the stance of fiscal and monetary policy;
  - financial stability;
  - vulnerabilities in the different sectors;
  - the medium-term outlook, including the management and sustainability of public debt.
- The course also discusses other key policy issues such as the goods and service tax, public debt management, fiscal risks and challenges with compiling statistical data.
- Emphasis:
  - Practical tools for use in day-to-day macroeconomic analysis and their application to Indian data.
  - Use of relevant case studies to illustrate application of tools and contribution to the policymaking process.

### Course Objectives
- Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
  - Analyze the four main macroeconomic sectors (real, fiscal, external, and monetary) and their interlinkages including macro-fiscal and macro-financial aspects, and how to diagnose macroeconomic imbalances.
  - Assess the stance of current fiscal and monetary policy and fiscal sustainability,
  - Understand major issues in public debt management in India and the public finances of India and its states.
  - Understand macro-financial linkages and developments in the financial sector to assess risks to financial stability.
  - Understand major issues in public financial management and fiscal risks, goods and service tax system in India, and challenges and data gaps in compilation of national accounts in India.

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## References

- [In-person Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)
- [Vulnerability Diagnostics (VDS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/jv/2026/vdsjv26-38)
- [Macro-relevant Environment and Climate Change Statistics (CCS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/hq/2027/ccshq27-01)
- [Investor Relations and Sovereign Bond Issuance (LCBM)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/sa/2026/lcbmsa26-44)
- [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)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/sa/2025/wspsa25-30_