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Financial Programming and Policies, Part 1: Macroeconomic Accounts & Analysis
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Intermediate
Online
6 Weeks
04 Jul, 2025 - 15 Apr, 2026
Enrollment Date
Quick Facts
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Medium of instructions
English
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Mode of learning
Self study
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Mode of Delivery
Video and Text Based
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Learning efforts
5-6 Hours Per Week
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Course overview
Some questions are at the heart of financial programming, like how healthy an economy is or the role of economic policy in restoring an economy’s health. Financial Programming and Policies online course will answer these and many more questions in their syllabus. It explores topics such as financial programming, forecasting the economy’s direction and identifying key economic policies.
Financial Programming and Policies by edX curriculum represents the four main sectors of the macroeconomy, namely fiscal, real, monetary and external. You will learn how to read, analyse and interpret the accounts in these sectors and understand how they are interlinked. The course uses engaging video lessons, short numerical exercises, and discussions to make the syllabus easy to learn.
Financial Programming and Policies is a six-week course offered by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It is an online course with optional certification and free enrolment. This intermediate course in Economics and Finance received financial support from the Government of Japan. The learners will have two options to join the self-paced course either by paying the fee or free of cost. While joining the programme for free, the students can audit the programme for a limited period of time.
The highlights
- Financial support from the Government of Japan
- Six-week self-paced online course with certification
- Panel of six educators
- The International Monetary Fund offering
- Free audit or paid enrolment available
- Intermediate training in Economics and Finance
- Effort of 5-6 hours per week with assignments and videos
Program offerings
- Assignments
- Videos
- Free audit
- Paid enrolment
- 6-weeks course
- Financial support from government of japan
- Certificate
Course and certificate fees
The fees for the Financial Programming and Policies, Part 1: Macroeconomic Accounts & Analysis course is :
Course Name | Amount |
Certificate fees | $ 25 |
certificate availability
Yes
certificate providing authority
International Monetary Fund
certificate fees
$25
Who it is for
The following individuals will find the Financial Programming and Policies training useful:
- Civil servants working on economic issues
- Citizen interested in understanding the economy’s development
- Professionals working with economic data
Eligibility criteria
It would be beneficial to have some knowledge of economics before enrolling on the Financial Programming and Policies certification course. However, it is not mandatory. Working knowledge of using spreadsheets will also be required for completing the assignments.
What you will learn
The Financial Programming and Policies programme will make you proficient in the below-given topics:
- Retrieving and analysing data for your own country
- Identifying the four main sectors of an economy
- Understanding the key linkages among the four main sectors of the economy
- Identification of macroeconomic imbalances
- Macroeconomic data: Reading, interpreting, and analysing
The syllabus
How to identify the four main sectors of an economy and understand the key linkages among them
How to read, interpret, and analyze macroeconomic data
How to identify macroeconomic imbalances
How to retrieve data for your own country and analyze it
Admission details
- Admit yourself to the Financial Programming and Policies programme by perusing the course website.
- You can either enrol first by clicking on ‘Enroll Now’ or Sign-up/Login first with the ‘Sign-in’ or ‘Register’ buttons. Complete both these steps in any order.
- Select between a paid verified track and a free audit track. You can change the audit track to verified track later as well. Pay the fee depending on your selection.
Filling the form
Financial Programming and Policies online course offers three ways to apply to the course. First, use your edX account to log in. Second, use other profiles such as Microsoft account, Google account, Apple account or Facebook account to sign in. Third give your name, country, email ID and public name to the sign-up sheet along with a password.
How it helps
Financial Programming and Policies certification offers robust information for anyone who wants to understand how an economy develops. Moreover, you can read and watch the course material free and learn from industry experts. The certificate would be a value-added asset to your CV or recruitment profiles. It will be beneficial in upscaling your career.
FAQs
Is the Financial Programming and Policies programme supported by the Government of Japan?
Yes. The course received financial support from the Government of Japan.
Is this an instructor-led training with a fixed schedule?
No. It is a self-paced learning programme.
Will the Financial Programming and Policies certification course provide video transcripts in multiple languages?
Financial Programming and Policies training does provide video transcripts, but only in English.
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