International Monetary Fund Courses

Public Financial Management

68 ratings at edX

What is the government budget cycle? How should governments prepare policy-oriented budgets? How to hold governments accountable? Learn from an IMF team who advises on budget management and hear testimonies from ministers of finance and civil society.

• edX
• 8 weeks, 4-5 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Financial Market Analysis

40 ratings at edX

Learn the fundamentals of finance that are essential for both investors and policymakers.

• edX
• 7 weeks, 5-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Financial Programming and Policies, Part 1: Macroeconomic Accounts & Analysis

27 ratings at edX

A course on the macroeconomic accounts, their interrelationships, and the analysis of economic developments.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 5-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Macroeconometric Forecasting

48 ratings at edX

Learn how to create and assess forecasting models to predict macroeconomic variables such as inflation and economic growth.

• edX
• 8 weeks, 5-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Debt Sustainability Framework for Low Income Countries

1 review

This online course, presented jointly by the Institute for Capacity Development, the Strategy, Policy, and Review Department, and the World Bank, provides an overview of the World Bank–IMF Debt Sustainability Framework for Low Income Countries (LIC DSF).

• edX
• 2 weeks, 4-5 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Financial Programming and Policies, Part 2: Program Design

8 ratings at edX

Learn how to forecast macroeconomic accounts and design an economic program for a case study country.

• edX
• 10 weeks, 5-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Public Debt, Investment, and Growth: The DIG and DIGNAR Models

1 review

Explore macroeconomic models for policy analysis, focusing on public investment, debt sustainability, and growth in developing economies.

• edX
• 1 week, 3-4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Public Debt Dynamics under Uncertainty

1 review

Explore public debt dynamics under uncertainty, focusing on debt projections, fan charts, maximum debt limits, and safe debt levels for effective fiscal risk assessment.

• edX
• 2 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Foundations of Central Bank Law

21 ratings at edX

Comprehensive exploration of central bank legal foundations, covering establishment, mandates, structures, policies, and functions. Enhances critical analysis skills for improving national central bank laws.

• edX
• 9 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy

1 review

Comprehensive training on IMF-WB framework for analyzing debt portfolios, developing financing strategies, and understanding cost-risk trade-offs in medium-term debt management.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Debt Sustainability Analysis

What are the tools to assess debt sustainability? How can countries effectively manage their sovereign debt? To answer these questions, this course combines theory with hands-on exercises.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 6-8 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Macroeconomic Management in Resource-Rich Countries

What macroeconomic policy issues and challenges confront resource-rich countries?This course explores how policy-makers cope with the finite nature of the resources and the volatility of prices.

• edX
• 7 weeks, 4-5 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Programmation et Politiques Financières, Première Partie: Analyse des Comptes Macroéconomiques

Un cours sur les comptes macroéconomiques, leurs interrelations, et l’analyse des événements économiques.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 8-10 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Public Sector Debt Statistics

The course examines coverage and accounting rules for public sector debt, valuation, classification, important methodological issues, and the sources and methods used for compiling the statistics.

• edX
• 7 weeks, 4-5 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Programmation et politiques financières, deuxième partie : conception d’un programme

Apprendre comment établir des prévisions pour les comptes des principaux secteurs de l’économie et élaborer un programme financier pour un pays faisant l’objet d’une étude de cas.

• edX
• 7 weeks, 5-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)