Macroeconomic Diagnostics Course for IES and ISS Probationary Officers
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Bibliographic details
- Session: SA 26.29
- Location: New Delhi, India
- Dates: July 6-15, 2026 (2 weeks)
- Delivery method: In-person Training
- Primary language: English
Training Program
- Target Audience:
- Official trainees of the recent IES Batch from the Ministry of Finance, India (MOF).
- Officer trainees of the recent ISS batch from the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation (MOSPI).
- Delivery Method: In-person Training.
- Primary Language: English.
Invitation and Logistics
- Session No.: SA 26.29
- Location: New Delhi, India
- Date: July 6-15, 2026 (2 weeks)
Qualifications
- Required background:
- Advanced degree in economics or statistics or equivalent experience.
- Good quantitative skills.
- Proficiency in the use of Excel.
- Recommended preparatory courses:
- It is strongly recommended that applicants complete the online FPP.1 x and FFP.2 x courses or the face-to-face FPP and the online MDSx before enrolling.
Course Description
- Presenting institution: IMF Institute for Capacity Development.
- Purpose:
- 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.
- Exchange rate misalignments.
- Vulnerabilities in the different sectors.
- The medium-term outlook, especially the sustainability of public and external debt.
- Emphasis and methods:
- Practical tools for day-to-day macroeconomic analysis.
- Reliance on case studies relevant to the region where the course is given to illustrate application of tools and contribution to the policymaking process.
Course Objectives
- Upon completion, participants should be able to:
- Analyze potential output and calculate output gaps and diagnose the outlook for the economy.
- Assess the stance of current fiscal, monetary, exchange rate, and financial policies.
- Assess macro-financial linkages, including through 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 external and internal economic risks and vulnerabilities to economic growth and identify policies to address them.
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