1 International Data Dissemination Standards
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Mr. William E. Alexander
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Mr. John Cady
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Mr. Jesus R Gonzalez-Garcia
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Abstract

A key feature of the reform of the international financial architecture since the mid-1990s has been the development of international standards and codes.2 The data standards initiative, on which the IMF took the lead, broke new ground. The dissemination standards put in place as the centerpiece of this initiative continue to be among the most widely known of the international standards and codes.