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Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
Suriname: Technical Assistance Report on Government Finance Statistics Mission (April 19-May 6, 2022)
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
This technical assistance (TA) mission on Government Finance Statistics was conducted during April 19– May 6, 2022. The main purpose of the mission was to review the progress made by the authorities in implementing previous TA recommendations and provide further support to improve fiscal data compilation and dissemination in line with international standards set out in the Government Finance Statistics Manual 2014.
Keywords:
IMF's Statistics Department; Suriname debt management office; staff team of the International Monetary Fund; debt data; World Bank staff; Government finance statistics; Stocks; External sector statistics; Data processing; Western Hemisphere
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Republic of Belarus: Technical Assistance Report-Report on External Sectoral Accounts Mission (November 11-22, 2019)
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
The contents of this report constitute technical advice provided by the staff of the IMF to the authorities of the Republic of Belarus in response to their request for technical assistance. The principal purposes of the mission were to review with the National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus (Belstat) current data sources; identify data sources that needed to be improved; demonstrate how to construct the tables; and prepare a work plan. The mission noted a few instances where the data could be improved through the provision of more detail or verification that the classification had been done correctly. The mission worked with Belstat staff to show how the currently available data sources should be used to compile sector balance sheets and how to use these data to construct the sector financial accounts. The mission recommended that Belstat prepare the financial balance sheets (FABS) for 2017 using the data presently available. The mission recommended that Belstat staff be encouraged to apply for courses on the FABS, such as those offered by the IMF.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; Belstat; Belstat staff; accounts receivable; Belstat request; financial balance sheet; balance sheet data; retained earnings; asset holding; Financial statements; Stocks; External sector statistics; Currencies; Government finance statistics
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Uganda: Technical Assistance Report-Initiating the Stock-Taking of the Public Investment Program
International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept.
This Technical Assistance Report discusses the initiation of the stock-taking of the public investment program in Uganda. This stock-taking will provide a basis for better budgeting by providing information on the existing multi-year project commitments, and the incremental recurrent costs for operation and maintenance of the assets delivered. It will also identify a basic information structure for each project and subsequently collect a data baseline, providing a foundation for more robust project monitoring. It will aid the management of the overall project portfolio. By identifying the scale of existing multi-annual commitments, it will avoid adding projects to the investment pipeline, which cannot be financed under the Medium Term Expenditure Framework.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; PIP information; project data need; information reliability; input restriction; project template; project information; Public investment and public-private partnerships (PPP); Public investment spending; Budget planning and preparation; Data collection; Stocks
Cover IMF Working Papers
Estimation of Economic Growth in France Using Business Survey Data
Alain N. Kabundi
This paper proposes a new way of computing a coincident indicator for economic activity in France using data from business surveys. We use the generalized dynamic factor model à la Forni and others (2000) to extract common components from a large number of survey observations. The results obtained show that the resulting indicator forecasts economic activity with a relatively high degree of accuracy before the release of actual data.
Keywords:
WP; random walk; Dynamic factor models; survey data; economic forecasting; RW model; economic growth rate; generalized dynamic factor model; economic indicator index; time series; negative correlation correlation coefficient; Cyclical indicators; Business cycles; Stocks; Europe
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Foreign Direct Investment Trends and Statistics - A Summary
International Monetary Fund
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Keywords:
PP; investment; developing country; balance of payments; earnings; FDI statistics; FDI inflow; stock data; FDI position; recording pose challenge; Foreign direct investment; Balance of payments statistics; Capital flows; Stocks; External sector statistics; Global
Cover Coordinated Portfolio Investment Survey Guide (second edition)
Coordinated Portfolio Investment Survey Guide (second edition)
International Monetary Fund

Abstract

This paper reviews the coordinated portfolio investment survey (CPIS) guide. The objectives of CPIS are to collect comprehensive information, with geographical detail on the country of residence of the issuer, on the stock of cross-border equities, long-term bonds and notes, and short-term debt instruments for use in the compilation or improvement of international investment position statistics on portfolio investment capital. This paper discusses the scope and modalities of the CPIS. It also presents key findings of the 1997 CPIS and 2001 CPIS.

Keywords:
M&G; certificate; short-term debt; note; property index certificate; long-term debt; index-linked securities; zero-coupon securities; stripped securities; market value; Securities; Stocks; Portfolio investment; Bonds; Foreign direct investment; Global; Caribbean; portfolio investment liability; portfolio investment survey; securities holding; portfolio investment holding; liability position; Data collection
Cover Analysis of 1997 Coordinated Portfolio Investment Survey Results and Plans for the 2001 Survey
Analysis of 1997 Coordinated Portfolio Investment Survey Results and Plans for the 2001 Survey
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.

Abstract

Analysis and Plans, presents an assessment of 1997 survey data and a summary of improvements introduced, as a result of countries' participation in the 1997 Coordinated Portfolio Investment Survey, into national systems for collecting data on international (cross-border) portfolio investment The chapter reviews developments that occurred in international financial markets in the 1980s and 1990s, and the Godeaux Report assessment and recommendations about global data on international portfolio investment flows and stocks. The objectives set for the 1997 survey, the scope of survey results, and the process by which results have been assessed in the chapter. Since publication of the Godeaux Report, substantial expansion and evolution have occurred in exchange and over-the-counter markets for financial derivatives covering a range of financial risks. These markets now have the capacity, in effect, to change the currencies, maturities, and marketability of the financial instruments underlying associated derivative contracts. It is recommended that vigorous efforts should be made to secure the participation of more major investing countries in order to address the under-reporting of global portfolio investment assets and to confirm the reliability of the global data on portfolio investment liabilities.

Keywords:
MTU; portfolio; investment; CPI; portfolio investment liability; portfolio investment assets; portfolio investment statistics; portfolio investment flow; CPI survey; Portfolio investment; Securities; Offshore financial centers; Financial derivatives; Financial account; Global; Western Hemisphere; Middle East; Europe; Asia and Pacific; Africa
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Coordinated Portfolio investment Survey
Survey Guide
International Monetary Fund

Abstract

This paper presents a coordinated portfolio investment survey guide provided to assist national compilers in the conduct of the Coordinated Portfolio Investment Survey, conducted under the auspices of the IMF with reference to the year-end 1997. The guide covers a variety of conceptual issues that a country must address when conducting a survey. It also covers the practical issues associated with preparing for a national survey. These include setting a timetable, taking account of the legal and confidentiality issues raised, developing a mailing list, and maintaining quality control checks.

Keywords:
BOOK; nonresident securities; portfolio investment survey; long-term debt; fund manager; long-term debt securities; security database; securities lending; Securities; Portfolio investment; Foreign direct investment; Data collection; Stocks; Global
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Statistical Issues of Debt Conversions
International Monetary Fund
This paper examines two aspects of debt conversions. First, it examines general aspects of secondary markets of developing countries’ bank debt, and the debt conversions that have taken place in a number of developing countries experiencing debt servicing difficulties. Second, by using common characteristics of debt conversion transactions, the paper analyzes the effects of debt conversions on monetary, balance of payments, and fiscal accounts in the debtor countries. It concludes with discussions on implications of debt conversions for reports of external debt statistics.
Keywords:
WP; debt; currency; debtor country; investor; nonbank investor; debt conversion program; debt-conversion term; debt claim; bank debt; debt conversion transaction; Debt conversion; External sector statistics; Securities; Stocks