MNSS Academy — areas of instruction
Ten modules in sequence: from the foundations of economics to governance, compliance and risk. On-site and online, three days to three months.
Foundations of economics
How the system you decide within actually works: inflation, interest rates, exchange rates and the economic cycle, explained without jargon.
Topics covered
- What GDP actually measures
- Inflation and purchasing power
- Interest rates and the cost of money
- Exchange rates and trade
- Economic cycles and reading them early
Personal and family budgeting
The compulsory starting point. Nobody administers a nation well without administering their own home well.
Topics covered
- Income, expenses and the real margin
- Emergency fund
- Good debt and debt that sinks you
- An agreed family budget
- Monthly control in fifteen minutes
Accounting for decision-making
Accounting as an instrument of governance, not as a tax formality.
Topics covered
- Balance sheet, income statement and cash flow
- How to read a financial statement in ten minutes
- Fixed and variable costs, and break-even
- Early warning signs of deterioration
- The questions to ask your accountant
Corporate finance
Financing growth without compromising control or cash.
Topics covered
- Capital structure
- Project appraisal: NPV and IRR
- Working capital
- Negotiating with banks and investors
- Company valuation
Investment and markets
Criteria written down before the first dollar goes in.
Topics covered
- Risk profile and horizon
- Genuine diversification
- Fixed income, equities and alternatives
- Real estate as an asset
- Exit criteria
Applied Artificial Intelligence
What AI does well today, what it does badly, and how to bring it into your work this week.
Topics covered
- An honest map of capabilities and limits
- Effective prompting
- Automating repetitive tasks
- Risks: bias, privacy and hallucination
- An internal AI usage policy
Modelling and projections with AI
Where the first two pillars meet: numbers and machine.
Topics covered
- Building a financial model
- Scenarios and sensitivity analysis
- AI-assisted projection
- Automated control dashboards
- Validating the output
Leadership and the mastermind mindset
The third pillar: how a master mind is built and sustained around you.
Topics covered
- Selecting the members of the group
- The rules of a session that works
- Shared accountability
- Handling disagreement
- Keeping the pace over time
Communication and negotiation
Reaching the agreement without losing the relationship or the margin.
Topics covered
- Preparation: the table is won before you sit down
- Interests versus positions
- Public spokesmanship
- Crisis communication
- Closing and documenting the agreement
Governance, compliance and risk
The module that protects everything above. Without control, growth becomes exposure.
Topics covered
- Corporate and institutional governance
- Risk matrix
- Regulatory and anti-money-laundering compliance
- Internal audit
- Accountability and transparency
Where it is taught
- Washington, D.C. United States
- London United Kingdom
- Paris France
- Dubai United Arab Emirates
- Cyprus – Jerusalem Cyprus and Israel
- Doha Qatar
- Santa Cruz de la Sierra Bolivia
- Zanzibar Tanzania
Three days to three months. On-site and online, across our eight international offices.