## Workshop on Financial Access Data Collection and Usage

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**Canonical URL:** [Workshop on Financial Access Data Collection and Usage](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/st/2026/fadcst26-29)

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## Bibliographic details
- Session: ST 26.29
- Location: Singapore, Singapore
- Dates: June 22-26, 2026 (1 week)
- Delivery method: In-person Training
- Primary language: English
- Status: Deadline passed

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### Target audience and qualifications
- Target Audience:
  - Government officials in central banks and other agencies involved in the compilation of supply-side financial access data and the formulation/implementation of financial inclusion policies.
- Qualifications:
  - Participants are expected to have a degree in economics, finance, statistics, or equivalent work experience.
  - Participants' current job or responsibilities at work should be linked to the topic of the workshop.

### Course description
- The workshop will address key issues related to data collection and usage of the Financial Access Survey (FAS), the IMF's annual supply-side database on financial inclusion.
- Coverage includes:
  - The FAS data collection methodology in detail.
  - The importance of FAS for policymaking and monitoring financial access and usage.
  - Presentation of results of the FAS pilot exercises.
  - Discussion of potential revisions to the FAS questionnaire based on pilot findings.
- Peer learning is a central component:
  - Opportunities for participants to engage in discussions.
  - Opportunities to deliver presentations.
  - Opportunities to share experiences with supply-side financial inclusion data collection and usage.

### Course objectives
- Upon completion, participants should be able to:
  - Understand the nature and content of the FAS data.
  - Grasp the detailed FAS methodology, including gender-disaggregated data and digital financial services information.
  - Enhance FAS data collection and reporting through peer learning.
  - Become familiar with the use of FAS data, including for tracking financial inclusion trends, benchmarking and policymaking.

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## References

- [In-person Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)
- [Producer, Export, and Import Price Statistics](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/jv/2026/peijv26-36)
- [Tax Policy and Administration: Theory and Practice (TPAT)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ct/2026/tpatct26-20)
- [Confronting Macro-Critical Corruption (CMCC)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/cmccce26-39)
- [Diversification and Industrial Policy for Sustainable Growth](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/wspce26-36)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/st/2026/fadcst26-29_