Course Overview: This is a short course on Macroeconomics relevant to Central Banking. The course focuses on understanding macroeconomic (monetary and fiscal) policy setting given the inter-relationships among macroeconomic indicators such as GDP, inflation, current account, fiscal deficit, exchange rate, and unemployment. Throughout the course, the course will emphasize on micro-foundations of macroeconomics. This course is at the level of an advanced undergraduate course in macroeconomics. The course will have an India and Emerging Markets focus. The course will be extensive with daily readings and homework assigned to the participants.

Workshop Objectives: The objective of the training is to help the participants understand the importance of conversations at work and provide them with tools to manage conversations. The workshop will explain to participants how to:

• Speak persuasively
• Foster teamwork and better decision making
• Build acceptance rather than resistance
• Resolve individual and group disagreements

Objective of the webinar: This session will provide a general introduction to green finance for financial sector authorities. During this session, key global green finance developments and trends are discussed, as well as policies/instruments central banks, supervisors, and other authorities can use for promoting the greening of the financial sector. The session will build on the World Bank Toolkits for Policymakers to Green the Financial System.

Course Objective : The learning objective of this programme is to understand Bayesian Inference and Estimation and its practical implementation using programming language and algorithms. This programme will endeavour to take theory and computer implementation simultaneously.

Webinar Objectives: This webinar will present the recent World Bank’s Guidance Note which examines the CBDC instrument from the perspective of payment systems and services. The Guidance Note seeks to assist central banks and other relevant public authorities by providing a decision-making framework to be used as they investigate the potential use of CBDC as an instrument to strengthen or modernize their National Payment Systems.

Course Objective: The goal of this course Is to introduce time series models that are applied widely in academic as well as policy setting. This course will stress models and methods over formal proofs.

Objectives of the webinar:

• The first part of the webinar will introduce climate change, starting with a description of the problem, followed by its causes and finalizing with the approaches that have been taken to address it. This part will also refer to the implications of climate change for the financial sector and introduce climate risk in relation to the impacts of climate change itself and actions undertaken to stop it.
• The second part of the presentation will focus on physical climate risks and the projected changes for India, including slow-onset risks such as changing heat dynamics and rapid-onset events such as heavy rainfall events or flooding.

Objective of the webinar: To understand –

• Recent general debt management trends observed in the emerging markets, including the challenges arising from the impact of Covid-19.
• Recent experience with sovereign green bonds and the use of hedging instruments to manage interest rate and currency risks in the emerging markets.

Objective of the webinar: To understand –

• Cyber risks in central bank activities
• Measures to strengthen cybersecurity

Objective of the webinar: To understand –

• The concept of corporate governance
• The principles of good corporate governance

The objective of the programme is that the participants will develop proficiency in Excel and Power Query and foundational understanding of PowerBL. Participants will be able to explore features, functions, shortcuts, solutions to challenges they face in daily routine work and create better visualization of data.

The focus of the programme is to enable participants to get familiar with data and technologies likely to be used and to develop the confidence to manage the speed of change and the complexity of associated changes. Thus, it would involve the use of technical programming tools like Python, NumPy etc with use-case studies. Further, there would be multiple assignments and assessments/capstone project involved requiring participants commitment of time and effort.

The main objectives of the programme are:

• Understand key Cybersecurity terms, various Cyber threats and Controls to mitigate.
• Understanding of Cybersecurity Governance, Return on Investment (RoI) and Prioritization of Cybersecurity Budgets.
• Recognize the Operational, Reputational, Regulatory, Compliance, and Legal Risks associated.
• Spread awareness on Do’s and Don’ts before /during/post cyber attacks
• Managing Cybersecurity Threats and Vulnerabilities
• Promote active learning while increasing retention of the learned skills

Two experts from the World Bank - (i) presented its recent research on the implications of climate change for financial sector stability; and (ii) shared the WB experience of working with financial sector regulators, both bilaterally (e.g., in the context of the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) and other collaborations), and as an observer in the Network of Central Banks and Regulators for Greening the Financial System (NGFS). The presentation also discussed a number of diagnostic (e.g., climate stress testing) and supervisory (e.g., bank guidelines on climate risk management and disclosure) tools aimed at assessing potential risks and designing the appropriate regulatory responses.

Corporate Finance was an introductory course that presented the key concepts and analytical methods applied in the areas of banking, financial markets, and corporate decision making. In this course, the participants learned about the concepts supporting financial decision making in businesses. With the completion of this course, the participant are able to appreciate:

• The concept of time value of money and application in capital budgeting
• The features and valuation of marketable securities, including stocks and bonds
• The relationship between risk and return in financial investments
• Capital structure and dividend policy and their impact on the valuation of a firm
• Credit appraisal techniques

The main objectives of the proposed programme on FinTech were:

• Trends: Sensitize the participants to emerging trends in business leading to newer opportunities in finance, which would require new methods for management.
• Management: Viewing the environment through the lens of digitalisation, understand the challenges, opportunities, market dynamics and user experiences from management and regulation perspectives leading to developing strategic plans and operational controls for regulating in the digital world.
• Transformation: Familiarize participants to work with complex data and emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain. This will enable the Bank to create teams that can effectively manage business complexity by leveraging the powers of technologies and data as well as guide and direct technicians and statisticians to provide timely and precise information that can be used for decision making.

The objective of the webinars was to provide to the participants an understanding of the right legal foundations required for effective functioning in their role.

The objective of the programme was that the participants will develop proficiency in Excel and Power Query and foundational understanding of PowerBL. Participants will be able to explore features, functions, shortcuts, solutions to challenges they face in daily routine work and create better visualization of data.

The objective of the programme was -

• To provide comprehensive knowledge of multilateral trade agreements and their implications for business from banker’s perspective.
• To equip participants with the understanding of trade in services and especially financial services.
• To effectively use and analyse trade data for impact analysis.
• To help understand macro aspects such as trade and welfare.

The objective of the programme was -

• To provide comprehensive knowledge of multilateral trade agreements and their implications for business from banker’s perspective.
• To equip participants with the understanding of trade in services and especially financial services.
• To effectively use and analyse trade data for impact analysis.
• To help understand macro aspects such as trade and welfare.

The objective of the workshop was to explain to the participants, self-development with thrust on exercising authority and improving their decision-making capacity.

This interactive workshop explored real-life ethical challenges experienced in the workplace and offered attendees the unique opportunity to vote and discuss on how they would respond when they face similar challenges in their day to day work environment. Anonymous voting encourages participants to vote how they would in real life rather than how they know they should. The participants of this workshop then took the Integrity Matters (IM) test to earn Certificate post the session. IM is an online integrity test designed to highlight dilemmas practitioners may face at work.

The objective of the programme was to acquaint participants with the knowledge of reporting and analyzing balance sheet, income statement and other related financial statements used by the banks and NBFCs to report their financial position. The programme covered topics like investment and advances, non-performing assets and their classifications, Basel III regulations for capital adequacy, Risk Management Strategy and Hedge Accounting. Caselets about banks and NBFCs were also discussed in the programme. There was a focus on covering IFRS 9/ Ind AS 109 in the programme.

The objective of the programme was to acquaint participants with the knowledge of reporting and analyzing balance sheet, income statement and other related financial statements used by the banks and NBFCs to report their financial position. The programme covered topics like investment and advances, non-performing assets and their classifications, Basel III regulations for capital adequacy, Risk Management Strategy and Hedge Accounting. Caselets about banks and NBFCs were also discussed in the programme. There was a focus on covering IFRS 9/ Ind AS 109 in the programme.

The objective of this webinar was to develop foundational understanding of cybersecurity and make participants aware about various threats and attacks. The webinar also discussed about the recent cyber threats and breaches in financial sector and what steps can be taken by participants to avoid such breaches in the Bank.

The objective of this webinar was to develop foundational understanding of cybersecurity and make participants aware about various threats and attacks. The webinar also discussed about the recent cyber threats and breaches in financial sector and what steps can be taken by participants to avoid such breaches in the Bank.

The webinar covered topics such as:

- impact of the pandemic on the management of operational risk

- key findings during pre-Covid-19 supervisory activities (on-site and off-site)

- supervision of the management of operational risk from an on-site and off-site perspective

- Covid-19 impact on banks’ business model

- stress tests (both system-wide and bank specific)

- MIS data aggregation

- regulatory reporting and early warning indicators

- recovery plans

- business model

The webinar covered topics such as:

- impact of the pandemic on the management of liquidity risk

- key findings during pre-Covid-19 supervisory activities (on-site and off-site)

- supervision of the management of liquidity risk from an on-site and off-site perspective

- Covid-19 impact on banks’ business model

- stress tests (both system-wide and bank specific)

- MIS data aggregation

- regulatory reporting and early warning indicators

- recovery plans

- business model

The webinar covered topics such as:

- impact of the pandemic on the management of credit risk

- key findings during pre-Covid-19 supervisory activities (on-site and off-site)

- supervision of the management of credit risk from an on-site and off-site perspective

- Covid-19 impact on banks’ business model

- stress tests (both system-wide and bank specific)

- MIS data aggregation

- regulatory reporting and early warning indicators

- recovery plans

- business model

The objective of the workshop was to provide participants with more personalized learning solutions. Considering that action learning has more impact on learners than simply listening to a lecture or engaging in a case study discussion, the programme aimed to help participants to transfer learning to real-world environment easily and at the same time the approach was extremely personalized. The workshop was designed using a game-based approach to help the officers to bridge the gap between the theory and practice of influencing others.

The objective of the programme was to provide participants a good understanding of the principles of economics that apply to the decisions of individuals-both consumers and producers- within the larger economic system.

This online simulation addressed the following competencies which are in alignment with the competencies identified by the Bank for officers:

• Strategic Thinking and Business Acumen
• Cross functional collaboration and decision making

The key takeaways from the simulation was to :

• Understand and empathize with challenges faced by businesses during the crisis
• Understand the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on a company's cash flow and profitability
• Identify areas of opportunities to help businesses tide over the crisis

The objective was to provide an overview of the SupTech concept as key points to be considered in order to successfully implement SupTech solutions by financial sector regulators, including in the new operating environment created by the COVID-19 crisis. It also included the main challenges the supervisors face for the effective implementation of SupTech solutions and potential mitigation measures that can be applied. Case studies/examples of SupTech solutions were also presented to highlight the areas of supervision that can benefit from the use of modern technologies.

The objective was to present an overview of supervisory measures taken by banking authorities across the world in response to the impact of the Covid-19. In particular, the following was discussed: (i) measures that are meant to be used in times of crisis, (ii) measures that can be used at the discretion of the banking authorities, and (iii) unprecedented extraordinary forbearance measures.

The objective of the programme was to understand macro policy (monetary and fiscal) setting in the economy and other emerging markets given the inter-relationships between various macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, inflation, the current account, the fiscal deficit, the exchange rate, and unemployment. Throughout the course, the faculty emphasized on the micro-foundations of macroeconomics. This course was at the level of an advanced undergraduate course in macroeconomics.

The objective was to cover the main big data sources and associated analytical techniques that are relevant for central banks; the type of insights that can be provided by big data; and how big data are actually used in crafting policy.

The objective of the programme was to understand macro policy (monetary and fiscal) setting in the economy and other emerging markets given the inter-relationships between various macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, inflation, the current account, the fiscal deficit, the exchange rate, and unemployment. Throughout the course, the faculty emphasized on the micro-foundations of macroeconomics. This course was at the level of an advanced undergraduate course in macroeconomics.

This objective of this webinar was to provide a high-level overview and framing of the COVID-19 implications for the financial sector and the policy response around the world, drawing on the recent WB research.

The objective of the the programme was to understand the fundamentals of fixed income instruments and their derivatives and also to understand the market practices and regulations in fixed income market.

The objective of the webinar was to give a thorough understanding of FinTech and Big Data Analytics to the officers working in the Bank and how these technologies can be leveraged for efficient regulation and supervision. The topics will be covered are Transforming the BFSI through Big Data Analytics, Role of Big Data in Market Surveillance, Blockchain & Distributed Ledger (DLT) , Smart Contract & DApp, News Analytics, Predicting default using text.

The objective of the webinar was to discuss a part of Cyber Security i.e. Virtual Network Platform, using which one can help improve security and protect systems from targeted cyber attacks.

The objective was to discuss the importance of fintech applications in P2P lending and crowd funding in current scenario on a platform where participants from different economies will bring different perspective.

The objective was to discuss the global perspective of Regulatory sandbox and its importance with IMF's faculties and participants from many economies.

The objective of the webinar to give a thorough understanding of FinTech and Big Data Analytics to the officers working in the Bank and how these technologies can be leveraged for efficient regulation and supervision. The topics will be covered are Transforming the BFSI through Big Data Analytics, Role of Big Data in Market Surveillance, Blockchain & Distributed Ledger (DLT), Smart Contract & DApp, News Analytics, Predicting default using text.

The objective of the webinar was to help participants in learning skills which will help them to make a greater contribution and effectively lead and manage their teams in this time of unprecedented pandemic. The webinar also provided tools to participants to increase their influence with peers, co-workers, and superiors through greater trust. During the webinar, leaders also learnt about change management with specific focus on how to realign systems to maintain high efficiency and effectiveness of employees who are working from home.

In collaboration with IMF SARTTAC and IMF’s Monetary and Capital Markets Department (MCM) a webinar was held on the captioned subject. The objective was to discuss impact of Covid-19 on the Supervision of Risk Management and Risk Management of Financial Institutions in the time of this pandemic.

The objective of the webinar was to help the participants in understanding the importance of conversations at work and provide them with tools to manage conversations. The workshop explained participants how to speak persuasively, foster teamwork and better decision making, build acceptance rather than resistance, resolve individual and group disagreements.

The objective of the said webinar was to discuss about various strong remote access security controls which can be used by financial firms as well as additional guidance points which could be issued by regulatory authorities based on international technical standards and good practice, given the widespread shift to working remotely for a prolonged time and the inevitable vulnerabilities in this process, new and more cyber-attacks are expected to emerge.

The objective of the webinar was to develop foundational understanding of cybersecurity and how it relates to information and network security. The webinar introduced participants to technological and managerial aspects of cyber security. The recent issues in cyber security & how to address them along with the Caselets relating to cyber security issues in banking industry was also discussed during the sessions.

The Academy had organized the captioned webinar in coordination with IMF SARTTAC and IMF’s Monetary and Capital Markets Department (MCM). The objective was to discuss the Special Policy Notes on Regulatory and Supervisory issues faced by authorities in the context of Covid-19 prepared and published by MCM.

Objective of the seminar was to apprise participants about the macro mapping of non-bank credit activities, risk involved in non-bank credit intermediation, identification of systemic risks and macro prudential perspective and tools. The seminar was a mix of lectures, case study discussions and in-session exercises. The seminar was designed in collaboration with South Asia Regional Training and Technical Assistance Center (SARTTAC), which is a collaborative venture between the IMF, the member countries (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka), and development partners.

The objective of the programme was to introduce the fundamentals of corporate finance, emphasizing their application to a wide variety of real-world situations spanning corporate decision-making and financial intermediation. The course covered basic models of valuation of corporate capital, including pricing models for primary financial assets and investment projects analysis, capital structure and various types of corporate capital employed, derivative assets and contingent claims on assets.

The objective of the programme was to familiarize participants with descriptive, predictive and prescriptive HR Analytics. The programme covered illustrations of HR Analytics from staffing, training, performance management, leadership, organizational culture, etc. and helped participants to utilize HR Analytics to make better people management decisions in their day to day work.

The objective of the programme was to acquaint the participants with the knowledge of reporting and analyzing balance sheet, income statement and other related financial statements used by the banks and NBFCs to report their financial position. The programme covered topics like investment and advances, non-performing assets and their classifications, Basel III regulations for capital adequacy, Risk Management Strategy and Hedge Accounting. Caselets about banks and NBFCs were also discussed in this programme.

The objective of the course is to develop foundational understanding of cyber security and how it relates to information and network security. This course would introduce characteristics of cybercrime, security principles, technologies and procedures to defend networks. The course would also discuss about the recent issues in cyber security and how to address them. Each topic will be followed by hands on session to provide practical understanding to participants. An exit test would be conducted on last day of the course. On successful completion of the exit test participants would be awarded certification from Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management (SITM), Pune.

The objective of this programme is to provide a comprehensive understanding of Time Series Analysis and their applications in modeling and prediction of financial time series data. The programme would acquaint participants with the knowledge of concepts like Vector Auto Regression, Cointegration, Granger Test, Vector Error Corrective Models etc. Each topic will be followed by hands on session to provide practical understanding to participants.

The objective of the programme was to build the capacity of the participants to work with the help of Screen Reader and practice screen reader over MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint. The participants also learnt essential screen reader commands and how to use mail merge function. The programme was designed in collaboration with Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), SBI Foundation. CoE primarily works on empowering PwDs through skill enhancement to make significant and measurable improvement. The programme was held at CAB, Pune.

The objective of the programme was to introduce international finance and macroeconomics. For each topic, Professor started with basics using simple equations and graphs, survey empirical evidence, and then built towards more advanced topics and analysis. Topics such as Exchange rates: fundamentals, regimes, and crises; Financial flows and the open economy and Macroeconomic policy in the open economy were also discussed in detail during this programme.

The objective of the programme was to introduce the fundamentals of corporate finance, emphasizing their application to a wide variety of real-world situations spanning corporate decision-making and financial intermediation. The course covered basic models of valuation of corporate capital, including pricing models for primary financial assets and investment projects analysis, capital structure and various types of corporate capital employed, derivative assets and contingent claims on assets.

The objective of the programme was to teach participants the basic concepts of microeconomics and their applications. The programme was a mix of theory and assignments which helped participants to understand the linkages between firms, market, society and the economy as a whole in a better way.

The objective of the programme was to provide understanding of the dynamics the global financial markets which is essential for a central banker. The programme covered academic research and policy issues in the current US environment, Term Structure modelling, with implications for the premium and natural rate of interest, monetary transmission mechanism in the US in institutional money market, Fed's Balance sheet and Data & models of systemic risk.

The objective of the programme was to provide understanding of Big Data ecosystem, discuss limitations of traditional architecture and explain how business can derive benefits from Big Data, traditional Business Intelligence (BI) reporting approach and demonstrate BI visualisation tool for a specific business. The programme also explained how Big Data is stored, processed and analysed when compared to traditional management capabilities. It also provided insights on industry Big Data use.

This seminar aimed to provide an international prospective on the adoption and implementation of IRB by the financial institutions across the globe. The seminar discussed the main components entering the capital requirement calculation for credit risk and benefit of implementation of IRB approach with cross country experience.

The objective of the programme was to make participants understand the importance of data analytics, explain how big data is stored, processed and analysed using various business analytics tools compared to traditional data management capabilities with special reference to 'R'. The programme focused mostly on introduction, understanding, interpretation and the methods that are used while analysing data.

The objective of the programme was to teach participants the basic concepts of microeconomics and their applications. The programme was a mix of theory and assignments which helps participants to understand the linkages between firms, market, society and the economy as a whole in a better way.

The objective of the programme was to teach participants the basic concepts of macroeconomics and their applications. The programme was a mix of theory and assignments which helps participants to understand the linkages between New Keynesian framework to analyze macroeconomic phenomenon, basic neo -classical model, microeconomic underpinnings of modern macroeconomics etc.

The objective of the programme was to apprise the participants of concepts of systemic risk measures, liquidity mismatch, I theory of money, Global Safe Assets for and from emerging markets.The programme provided a brief historical account of bubbles and financial crisis and then discussed about the financial crises and systemic risk, with particular emphasis on amplification and propagation mechanisms during financial crises, and the measurement of systemic risk.

The objective of the course was to apprise participants, how the financial markets work, the terminologies used in the industry and the different instruments used in the financial markets. The programme also helped participants in understanding the evolution of financial markets in coming years.

The objective of the programme was to acquaint the participants with basic knowledge of regression, financial time series, ARCH/GARCH models and tools for measuring market risk. Each topic was followed by hands on session using R to provide practical understanding to participants.

The objective of the course was to apprise participants about approaches to stress testing and scenario analysis, challenges in developing stress tests, ICAAP framework, interconnectedness between stress testing and ERM, and conducting bank level Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process (SREP). The programme helped participants in understanding stress testing frameworks used by leading regulators globally and learn from their experiences.

The objective of the programme was to acquaint the participants with the knowledge of reporting and analyzing balance sheet, income statement and other related financial statements used by the banks to report their financial position. The programme covered sources of risk in the balance sheet of banks, detecting abnormalities in their loan books and deliberate upon Basel III disclosures

The objective of the seminar was to explain linkages between various aspects of the central banking and financial sector legal framework and their implications. Sessions focused on identifying key policy issues in various corporate laws affecting financial sector, challenges in implementation and adopting best practices to address them.

The objective of the seminar was to help participants in understanding significant IT risks that may impact the operating environment of financial institutions, recognize the supervisory expectations for appropriate IT governance at financial institution and how to incorporate an integrated supervision approach. The seminar was designed in collaboration with Federal Reserve System.

This programme enhanced understanding of the necessary tools and techniques required to understand fundamentals of IT audit, illustrate why these tools and techniques are required, and show how they should be used to optimise the assessment and assurance process. The participants also understood organizational risks and how to mitigate them to provide assurance.

This symposium gave an international perspective on the emerging issues and developments in Cyber Security and Information Technology. It covered IS risk / cyber security risk / threats landscape and recent developments and specific issues for banking/financial sector and the emerging trends.

The objective of the course was to apprise participants of the evolving framework for the regulation and supervision of banks. It also discussed about the implementation of latest Basel norms and challenges which may be faced by all stakeholders.

The objective of the programme was to acquaint the participants with basic knowledge of probability, sampling & estimation, uni-variate distribution, hypothesis testing, correlation & regression etc. The programme was mix of theory and hands-on session.

The objective of the programme was to acquaint the participants with basic knowledge of probability, sampling & estimation, uni-variate distribution, hypothesis testing, correlation & regression etc. The programme was mix of theory and hands-on session.

The objective of the programme was to discuss about the economic history of banking crises to gain a better understanding of uncertain present, investigate how panics during these crises played out and how they were eventually quelled and prevented. Key learnings were drawn from these crises which could help in handling future banking crises.

The objective of the programme was to familiarize participants with descriptive, predictive and prescriptive HR Analytics.The programme covered illustrations of HR Analytics from staffing, training, performance management, leadership, organizational culture, etc. and helped participants to utilize HR Analytics to make better people management decisions in their day to day work.

The objective of this programme was to provide a comprehensive understanding of financial econometric models and their applications in modeling and prediction of financial time series data. The programme acquainted participants with the knowledge of concepts like Vector Auto Regression, Cointegration, Markov switching models, Factor analysis, etc. Each topic was followed by hands on session to provide practical understanding to participants.

The objective of the programme was to focus on a core technical problem in the New Keynesian model and to discuss about the econometric tools for estimating dynamic, stochastic, general equilibrium models like the New Keynesian model. The programme was a mix of lectures and hands-on sessions.

The objective of the programme was to introduce the broad paradigms of Machine Learning and expose participants to popular analytic tools and techniques. The participants learnt how to use them in practical situations for better decision making. The sessions were mix of lectures, case discussions and hands-on tutorials.

The programme was a 6-day short course in macroeconomics with an emphasis on monetary economics relevant for central banking. The objective of this programme was to develop a unified framework to analyze the workings of various macroeconomic phenomenon (e.g., GDP, inflation, employment) in the short run and medium run. Throughout, the course emphasized the microeconomic underpinnings of modern macroeconomics and used basic mathematics to this end. The end goal was to understand real-world and Indian/Emerging market macroeconomic phenomenon.

The objective of the programme is to teach participants the basic concepts of microeconomics and their applications. The programme is a mix of theory and assignments which helps participants to understand the linkages between firms, market, society and the economy as a whole in a better way.

The objective of the programme was to apprise participants about the evolving framework for Market Risk and Operational Risk. The programme was a mix of lectures, case study discussions and insession exercises.

The objective of the course was to develop foundational understanding of cyber security and how it relates to information and network security. This course introduced characteristics of cybercrime, security principles, technologies and procedures to defend networks. The course also discussed about the recent issues in cyber security and how to address them. Each topic was followed by hands on session to provide practical understanding to participants.

The objective of the programme was to explain fundamentals of fixed income instruments and derivatives to participants and impart knowledge about the market norms and regulations in the fixed income market. The sessions were a mix of lectures, case study discussions and in-session exercises.

The objective of the programme was to explain fundamentals of fixed income instruments and derivatives to participants and impart knowledge about the market norms and regulations in the fixed income market. The sessions were a mix of lectures, case study discussions and in-session exercises