Public Sector Debt Statistics
Invitation
Session No.: SA 19.78
Location: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Date: November 25-29, 2019 (1 week)
Primary Language: English
Interpretation Language: English
Target Audience
Sri Lankan government officials (source data providers, compilers, and intensive users) from the Ministry of Finance, Central Bank of Sri Lanka, and other agencies who have some knowledge of GFS and who would benefit from gaining new, or refreshing existing, knowledge of the concepts, principles, sources, and methods used to compile and disseminate PSDS.
Qualifications
Participants are expected to have a degree in economics or a related field and/or have relevant work experience, engage in regular compilation or use of PSDS, and must have proficiency in Microsoft EXCEL and WORD. It is expected that participants already
Course Description
This course offers an opportunity to learn the concepts, principles, sources, methods, accounting rules, and general framework used to compile PSDS. The fundamental features of PSDS will be covered: sectorization; definitions and accounting principles; compilation and dissemination of PSDS; and selected issues in PSDS. The course is taught using international standards presented in the Public Sector Debt Statistics: Guide for Compilers and Users 2011 (PSDS Guide). Course participants will complete case studies, will be asked to compile PSDS, and will discuss the status of PSDS development in the Sri Lanka. To the extent possible, the course will feature applied components that are based on the Sri Lankan experience.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to: Discuss general and specific aspects of the PSDS framework that are embodied in the PSDS Guide. Describe the institutional structure of government in the context of the broader public sector. Sectorize institutional units. Classify balance sheet financial asset and liability instruments. Identify debt liability instruments. Describe debt by important maturities. Understand the "accrual of interest" concept. Describe various types of valuations that may be used to estimate debt liabilities. Given required parameters, estimate the value of debt for balance sheet components. Prepare and understand statements that are used for reporting PSDS. Know the processes that are used to disseminate PSDS.
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