## Virtual : Monetary and Financial Statistics - Advanced (MFS-A)

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [Virtual : Monetary and Financial Statistics - Advanced (MFS-A)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/st/2022/mfs-ast22-23v)

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## Bibliographic details
- Session: ST 22.23V
- Location: Singapore, Singapore
- Dates: August 15-18, 2022 (1 week)
- Delivery method: Virtual Training
- Primary language: English
- Status: Deadline passed

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### Course description and scope
- Presented by the Statistics Department.  
- Introduces the fundamentals of compiling monetary statistics, with special attention to other financial corporations (OFCs).  
- Gives an overview of financial statistics and national accounts.  
- Course material is based on the Monetary and Financial Statistics Manual and Compilation Guide (MFSMCG).  
- Assumes participants already understand the main principles underlying the compilation of monetary statistics (e.g., having participated in the MFS-I course).  
- Core focus:
  - Characteristics of various OFCs (insurance corporations, pension funds, non-MMF investment funds, etc.).  
  - Typical balance sheet structure of OFCs.  
  - Role of OFCs in the financial sector.  
- Also covers:
  - Financial statistics addressing financial flows and stocks of all sectors of the domestic economy and their interactions with the rest of the world.  
  - The balance sheet approach to vulnerability analysis.  
  - Relationships between monetary, balance of payments, government finance, and national accounts statistics.  
- Teaching methods: Lectures and case studies to familiarize participants with practical aspects of compiling monetary statistics for OFCs and the basic principles underlying the compilation of national accounts.  
- End-of-course requirement: Participants are expected to make a short presentation on monetary statistics compilation issues in their own countries.

### Course objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Describe the role of OFCs in the financial sector and the related implications of data collection for monetary statistics purposes.  
- Distinguish between different types of OFCs.  
- Compile OFC monetary statistics according to IMF standardized report form 4 SR for OFCs.  
- Apply the main principles of financial statistics and national accounts.

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## References

- [Virtual Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)
- [Core Elements of Banking Supervision (CBS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2027/cbsat27-10)
- [Advanced Government Finance Statistics (GFS-A)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/gfs-ace26-45)
- [Fiscal Sustainability (FS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/fsce26-38)
- [Safeguards Assessments of Central Banks (SAC)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2026/sacat26-30)
- [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/st/2022/mfs-ast22-23v_