Within the framework of its Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme, SESRIC, in collaboration with the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye (CBRT), organised a Training Course on “Monetary and Financial Statistics” on 07-08 November 2024.

The training course was provided by experts from the CBRT for the benefit of 30 participants from the National Statistical Offices (NSOs) and other relevant stakeholders in the National Statistical System (NSS) of the 25 OIC countries.

The main objective of the training course was to enhance the capacity of the participants in understanding and applying statistical methodologies and best practices in the area of monetary and financial statistics.

The topics covered during the two-day training inlcuded:

• Monthly Money and Banking Statistics and Money Supply (Money and Banking Statistics.pdf)
• Deposits and Loans Interest Rates (Deposits and Loans Interest Rates.pdf)
• Securities Statistics (Securities Statistics.pdf)
• Financial Accounts: An Overview and Turkish Case (Overview.pdf )
• Financial Sector Data (Financial Sector.pdf)
• Debit and Credit Cards: Sectoral Expenditure Statistics (Debit Card and Credit Card Statistics.pdf)

The StatCaB Programme was initiated in early 2007 as the flagship capacity development programme of SESRIC. Within the framework of the StatCaB Programme, the Centre collects information from the NSOs of OIC member countries through the biennial StatCaB Questionnaire, assesses their statistical training needs and capacities, matches these needs and capacities, and organises statistical capacity development activities between the beneficiary and provider countries. For more information on the SESRIC Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme, please visit: http://www.oicstatcom.org/statcab.php