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Fiscal Sustainability (FS)

Fiscal Sustainability

This course, presented by the Institute for Capacity Development, introduces the easy-to-use Excel-based Public Debt Dynamics Tool (DDT) and explains how to use this tool for projecting the stock of public debt for the baseline (most likely) and alternative scenarios, including natural-disaster scenarios and fan charts.  The DDT is also used to estimate paths of fiscal adjustments consistent with a user-defined target level of debt. Participants are given preliminary data and are expected to present an analysis of the public debt situation in their country (or the country of their choice) at the end of the course.

Read More Topic : Fiscal Policy

    Target Audience

    All government officials are welcome to register. This course is particularly useful for officials from ministries of finance, debt agencies, central banks, and other government agencies responsible for implementing macroeconomic and debt policies.

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    Qualifications

    Participants are expected to have a degree in economics or equivalent work experience and some familiarity with using spreadsheets.

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    Course Objectives

    Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:

    • Project public debt. 
    • Identify the main drivers of public debt changes. 
    • Compute measures of fiscal adjustments consistent with a public debt target. 
    • Conduct a stress test to public debt projections, including through the use of fan charts. 
    • Identify the main components of a debt sustainability analysis to assess the risk of debt distress.
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    Upcoming Offering

    Start date End date Location Delivery Method Session No. Primary & (Interpretation) language Apply
    February 9, 2025 February 20, 2025 Kuwait City, Kuwait In-person Training CE 25.08 English (Arabic) Apply online by December 1, 2024
    March 3, 2025 March 14, 2025 Ebene, Mauritius In-person Training AT 25.06 English (French, Portuguese) Apply online by January 17, 2025
    April 14, 2025 April 25, 2025 Singapore, Singapore In-person Training ST 25.02 English Deadline passed
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    Videos

    Introduction to Fiscal Sustainability course

    by Irina Yakadina
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