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Fiscal Frameworks

Fiscal Frameworks for Pacific Countries (FF)

Invitation

Session No.: OT 19.56

Location: Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Date: August 5-9, 2019 (1 week)

Primary Language: English

Interpretation Language: English

    Target Audience

    Junior to mid-level government officials, such as staff of ministries of economy, planning, and finance, treasuries, central banks, independent fiscal agencies, and other agencies involved in the analysis, design, conduct, and assessment of fiscal policy.
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    Qualifications

    Participants should have a degree in economics or finance or equivalent work experience, good quantitative skills, and proficiency in the use of computers to analyze data. Applicants are strongly encouraged to complete the online FPP.1x and FFP.2x courses (or face-to-face FPP) and the Fiscal Policy Analysis (FPA) course before enrolling in this course. Because many of the workshops involve the use of Excel worksheets, familiarity with the basics of Excel is essential.
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    Course Description

    This course, presented by the IMF Institute for Capacity Development, starts by reviewing the role of government and the objectives of fiscal policy; revisits essential macrofiscal tools and methodologies; and identifies a country’s fiscal framework as the set of institutions that design and conduct fiscal policy. The course stresses the need for high-quality information, transparency, and responsibility in order to hold governments accountable for their medium- to long-term fiscal objectives. The course concludes with thematic presentations by participants.

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    Course Objectives

    Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to

    • Describe emerging fiscal policy methodologies and tools.
    • Adopt a critical approach to assessing the quality of data for fiscal policy.
    • Design fiscal rules for specific national problems.
    • Use an in-year tool to monitor fiscal performance.
    • Contribute to building a medium-term budget (for consolidation or stimulus) while limiting recession risks and respecting sustainability.
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