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Building Statistical Capacity in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States
Author: Yasmin Alem and Jacinta Bernadette Shirakawa
Series:
IMF Working Papers
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2022: Issue 045
Language:
English
Publication Date:
25 Feb 2022
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400202742.001
ISBN:
9798400202742
ISSN:
1018-5941
Pages:
53
Keywords:
Capacity Development; Statistics; Data; Fragile States; Sta CD mission; government finance statistics manual; Sta CD delivery; Sta CD spending; World Bank methodology assessment; Income; Government finance statistics; External sector statistics; Information and data management; Middle East and Central Asia; Pacific Islands; Middle East; West Africa; Africa; Central Africa; Global
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Based on internal data, this paper finds that the capacity development program of the IMF’s Statistics Department has prioritized technical assistance and training to fragile and conflict-affected states. These interventions have yielded only slightly weaker results in fragile states than in other states. However, capacity development is constantly needed to make up for the dissipation of progress resulting from insufficient resources that fragile and conflict-affected states allocate to the statistical function, inadequate inter-agency coordination, and the pervasive impact of shocks exogenous to the statistical system. Greater coordination with other capacity development providers and within the IMF can help partially overcome low absorptive capacity in fragile states. Statistical capacity development is more effective when it is tailored to countries’ level of fragility.
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IMF Working Papers
ISSN:
1018-5941
Publisher:
International Monetary Fund